The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-25
GOSSIP ABOUT
VARIOUS SPORTS
Whist the London Field Says About the
Yale Oarsmen.
THEY WERE WILLING TO LEARN
Way to Retain the Feet on the Pedals
Of a Bike When Going Down Hill.
Connect, the Runner, Is Going to
EngIand..RecOrd for High Jump
Broken by TychO.


Broken by TychO.
In a very complimentary and friendly
article on Yale's crew the London Field
or July ii says, among other things:
There has been one peculiar character
istic of the Yale oarsmen which has
struck all who 4 I'VE observed them. or
nave converseu' with them: this fea-
ture has been their modesty, tempered
with laudable ambition. Instead of ar
irving with the notion that thev We're
going to teach the Old World how to
row, they seem to have started with
the hypothesis that they had come to
see what rowing was on this side OF
the Atlantic, and that they had made
up their minds to make this venture a
sort of preliminary examination from
which they intended to take and COM
pare notes, and, after doing their best
for the occasion. to digest their expert
ences for some future, and doubtless
more effective attempt. We have sell
dom seen club more observant of ais
crepancies in styles, as compsred with
their own, or more free from blindness
as to their own peculiarities."
Many cyclists, especially women, find
1t difficult to retain the pedals when
going down hill at rapid rate of speed.
a little powdered resin spread on the
sole of the shoe will be of great assist
ance. A pair of toe clips will also as
sist both in descending and in ascend
n 10
which are suitable for rubber pedals.
1t is an easy matter for "a rider to learn
to use them, the most trouble being eX-
perienced in catching the clip after
mounting. This is done by first rest
ing the foot on the side of the pedal op-
posite to that on which the clip is at
tached. Then raise the foot from the
pedal and lower it again quickly. The
weight of the toe clip will cause the
pedal to swing half way around, and
when the foot is lowered again, it will
catch the pedal toe clip up.
Captain Cook, who is now on the way
to New York, will undoubtedly give
some outline of Yale's future policy in
rowing when he arrives. Just before
vored going abroad annually and subse-
quent cables have seemed to indicate
that he is still of the same mind. The
cost Is very little more than q a race
on the Thames, at New London, Conn,
and the honors to be won by victory
well worthy of the efforts. Then, too,
with whom would Yale race on this
side of the water?
Tommy Connect the runner, is pre-
pairing to go to England very shortly.
He will run for while and then study
medicine, hoping some day to be
Thomas Conneff, NJ. ID.
The recrd for the high jump was bro
ken Saturday by Tycho Brahe, a bay
Selding owned by Heinemann Brothers,
of the Central Park riding academy.
At 1.So p. m. the gallery was filled with
large audience, who had come to see If
the horse could jump over seven feet
without breaking his and his riders
neck. The first jump was at five feet;
then two were jumped at six feet four
inches. BY this time the horse was
fully warmed uD to his work. The bar
was raised to 6 feet 101s inches. In
making this jump the little horse fell,
with his rider under him. 1t looked Sc
rious for moment, but in "a second
both man and horse We're on their feet
again. none the worse for their spill.
After a few minutes breathing spell
the bar was put up to Z feet 61a inches.
Few present thought that the horse
would try, but he did, getting his fore
feet well over, but knocking the rails
down. Encouraged by this, Donnelly
drove him at it again. This time he
cleared it in great form, breaking the
the ring and carried Donnelly out on
their shoulders.
Dan J. Lynch, the hacker of Tom
Sharkey, is well known Western
sporting man. He believes Sharkey Is
the coming worlds champion. In a re-
cent interview he said: 81 am putting
up the SO, 900 to back Sharkey. That
is "a good sign of my confidence. He
is the most temperate man in the his
tory of the ring. He has no bad habits.
He is not muscle-bound as is generally
claimed. He is an unusually heavy
muscled man, owing to an abundant
use of dumb bells. l have seen. him
in all his California fights and he has
never yet been groggy. He would lick
Maher in no time. He will be the
worlds champion inside of a year.
Stick pin I'm this prediction"
Peter Maher, the Irish champion
boxer arrived in San Francisco on Sat
urday, and will begin at once to train
for contest with Joseph Choynski
before the National Sporting club.