Evening journal., 1896-10-12
SPORTING NEWS NOTES.
WHAT THE ATHLETES ARE DO
ING ON ROAD, TRACK AND
TURF.

WIlAI i liE Al II LII I'D AltE DO-
ING ON ROAD, TRACK AND
TURF.
eight-mile road race on Kennett turn
pike and the Wawaset track on Satur-
day afternoon. Two miles were made
on the track. William Weiss, scratch,
who covered the course in 24.18, was
disqualified for acceptins pace The
men finished in this order: Elmer
Cornog, minutes, time, PIP; II. p.
Donaldson, minutes, time, 24.40, best
time; w. N. Levy, 43O minutes, time,
2712; r. Lummis, $3.50 minutes, time,
26.55; J. Miller, 6 minutes, time, 29.45;
G. Donaldson, / minute, time. 2451:
j. Hart, G.30. time, 30,46; W. Weiss.
scratch. time, 24.1S, disqualified for ac-
cepting pace; Frank Mayne, 1.30, time
2611; w. Robelen, 3 minutes, time,
27.47.
1t is said that William Weiss will
make affidavit that he did not accept
pace in the Warwick road race and
will protest the decision Of the judges
disqualifying him. This is the second
time he has been disqualified in a War
wick meet
The Wilmington Bicycle Club foot
ball team will begin practice to-mor-
row night.
Neither side scored in the game OF
football between Warren and EDDY
stone on Saturday, though both sides
played a very strong game. In tho
first half Captain Cheatham, OF the
Eddystone club, had his right eye
badly cut by a collision with Ousey, OF
/ his own club.
The Orion football team and the Sen.
ate team will play at Riyerviev
grounds on Wednesday afternoon.
The Delaware School OF Oratory
football team will play the Military
team at Riverview tomorrow.
Delaware College defeated the VIII.
mington Conference Academy team al
Dover on Saturday by a score of 8 to 0
after a hard fought game.
Jerry Nops did not return to Balti
more with the champions, but went tC
his home from Cleveland.
The Delaware State Game Protectiv,
Association will meet in Wilmington
tomorrow
A horse belonging to o. F. Croft, o.
West Chester, trotted twelve and a-hal
miles against Max Meyer on a bicycle
on Saturday, and won, making the dis
tance in thirty-seven minutes. Th'
! course was from West Chester to Ken
nett Square.
At the Tioga races on Saturday B
| Frank Mcdaniel was one Of the Judges
Robert Wier did not try for the Penn
/ sylvania mile record. In the mile nov
/ ice w. j. Pyle of Wilmington, wai
second in the fourth heat, and won tn,
final in $50 AS. Clarence A. Elliot
was third in the half-mile handicap
Frank J. Pyle made % miles, 45O yards
in the one-hour paced professional
race.
Women will be admitted free to tn,
football game tomorrow afternoon.
The West r-Paoli-Philadelphi
century course is the fastest. That il
the verdict the wheelmen give afte
Luther Johnson made q century owe
it yesterday in 7.1422. johnson, Hicl1
man and Jackson left the Court Hous
yesterday morning, at o'clock, owe
the West Chester course, and B. f.. Nc
Daniel and w. r. Cooley started q
the same time over the Dover cours'
Goodley dropped out at MiddletowI
but Mcdaniel continued and finished /
732. This makes Johnson's ride nearl
eighteen minutes faster. The trial wa
mdut unueI century hodu 0luD Iuie
These were the officers: Timers. Wi
mington-George x. Rudert, Charlie
NJ Banks, J. #. Montgomery and J.
Oliver, Jr. Checker and timer, Wei
Chester, Lewis Fell; checker at PhilS
delphia, Isaac Bullock; checker, MID
dletown, J. Lee Hanley; checker, DC
yer, Samuel Cole.
The Alpha Bicycle Club, Of Whining
ton, will have a race meet, open onl
to colored riders, on Saturday.
There were SIS starters in the al
nual century run of the Maryland Gel
tury Club on Saturday including Cal
tain Kirk and Walter Bush, Of Wi
mington.
The West End Wheelmen gave
4 five-mile road race on the Kenne
I turnpike on Saturday afternoon. Sun
mary: ID. r. Nichols, handicap 2 mil
I utes and IS seconds; S. Leach, As Sc
D onds; A. Weller, / minute and As Sc
onds. M. p. Lewis. scratch, won tin
prize, finishing his five miles in 16 mil
utes.
Wharton, OF Delaware, made all thr'
, touch-downs for the u. of p. footba
b team on Saturday.
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