Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-27
CYCLE RACING OPPOSED.
Chicago Germans on Record Agains
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the ScOrcher.
CHICAGO, April 27-Chicago Germans
went on record last evening as being op-
posed to bicycle racing. Up to this time
the Wheel has reigned supreme in their
rark KS. as elsewhere, with nobody to say
nay out now the spell has been broken.
Inc men who refused to sanction pedal
ing as an exercise are all in touch with
prominent athletic societies, and their ac-
ton was taken only after careful con-
Sideration.
Ii was the twenty-fifth annual meeting Of
Hhat is known as the Indiana division in
Turngenmeinde circles This section in
cludes representatives of the principal Ger
man athletic societies of Chicago. Besides
these, there are two Louisville societies
ana a number of Indiana organizations.
All We're represented by delega ties. who, af-
ter one of the most spirited debates in
the history of the district refused to recon-
mend to the rational Turngemeinde con-
Gentloi,. which will meet in Louisville on
!uLe Fl, that prizes be given for bicycle
riding as well for other kinds of ath-
letic sports.
Ihus the two-wheeled vehicle stands
acre as an outcast from the turner's
ranks for scarcely any other sort of ma
chlne used for exercising purposes has
heen put under the ban by the Germans
frlzes are offered for excellency in almost
muscles
"A uistinct issue was made before the
matter was voted upon. This was whether
"a no. the wheel was conducive to health
- hutioer or speakers argued that it was
not. Ihey asserted that it eneryated the
system, and, most of all, that It made the
pody crooked and caused STOPPING should
eIs ana spine trouble. No machine, they
ciahheu, whose ter dency was to do these
thlnss should be IL dorsed by an athletic
pody. one of the principal objects Of the
organization, they said, was to make the
tiCular. f
The advocates of bicycling had an inn
ing. They cited the out door feature Of
the sport and its II creasing popularity but
their arguments awaited them nothing
Wnen II came to vote the proposition was
defeated by substantial majority
FRIENDS OF the safety got but little con-
ISOLATION out of a compromise. which they
effected shortly afterward but which ha rd-
ly mitfgated the force of the blow which
they had received. This was the passing
of resolution to the effect that an ex-
hibition of bicycle riding shall be given in
the future. 1t was, expressly stipulated
however, that no prizes shall be awarded
and that the only event 10 be considered is
grace III personal carriage. Speed is to
take no part in the show and an effort
to make IT a feature met with so much op-
position that 1t was plain the scorcher
had more enemies than friends present
Georgetown Runners Deaten.
The intercollegiate one mile championship
relay which created most interest at the
athletic meet OF the University of Pennsyl-
vania Saturday was the group of Yale,
Harvard, Georgetown and the University
Of Pennsylvania. The Harvard quartet.
Vincent, Fish. Bremen and HOLSTER, were
never headed Yale was second throughout
and Georgetown WIS third Wefers, for
Georgetown, ran gooE race, but he was
badly handicapped In the last quarter, Cal
laSher being fully sixty yards behind the
leader when Wefers took up the running on
the final lap.
The other event of interest was the five
mile relay race. Only two teams entered
the five-mile-Ya,e and the University. of
Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania won by fifty
yards. Time, 24m. ) lbs.
The affair q brilliant success The
weather was ideal and 5000 persons were
in the grand stand.
The Columbian University runners of
this city came In fourth in their race with
Z. G. n. Y, Johns Hopkins and Fordham
being beaten about twenty yards.
Columbian Athletes.
The field and track sports of the Column
bian University Preparatory School will be
held next Monday or the Columbian field
18th and c streets.
Columbian University sprinters will go
to Baltimore Saturday to take part in the
Johns Hopkins field and track sports
Jockey Crufchrr Killed.
CINCINNATI, Ohio April 27.-At Leba-
non Junction, on the Louisville and Nash
vile, yesterday, James Crutcner, the COL
ored jockey, was killed, and Oscar Alexan-
der, trainer, and George White, stable bow.
were badly injured in accident All
were taken to Lexington, Ky. None of the
cars were injured in the switching accident
except the one containing the horsemen.
Cocked uatTourp,mo,
The second series in the cooked hat bowl
ing tournament of the Columbia Athletic
Club was concluded Saturday night, the
scores made being on the whole very good.
Smith led with 124, Myers second, with liz
and Callan third, with 112. The other
scores We're Denekas, 10S; Sims, 81, and
Bennett, 8.
Gentleman Rider Badly Hurt.
LONDON, April oh. NJ. Ripley, the
well-known gentleman rider, is believed to
be dying as a result of Banquet II falling
upon him at the first hurdle in the great
Sandowne hurdle race at Sandowne Park.