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The evening times., 1896-07-07
IN THE WHEELING WORLD
Good Roads Plank 10 Be Pre-
Sented at Chicago.
WHAT THE "PROFS" WON
Patents for Cycle Appliances as Nus
merous as Ever-Wheel Proverbs
from st. Paul-Beginners Should
Not Ride Too Far at First-For-
eigners Use Very High Gears.

A good roads plank will be presented at
the Chicago convention for Insertion in the
Democratic platform, in the Interests OF
wheelmen. The plank that has been drawn
up is as follows:
I'VE favor the general improvement or
the public roads and streets. The concur
rent testimony of our consular and CONNER
cial representatives in foreign countries, as
well as the practical results attained by Tie
construction of good highways III several OF
Our own States, attest the great value Of
smooth permanent highway surface to the
farmer, the merchant and the users OF all
classes of road vehicles. The general gov
ernment should continue its Department of
Road Inquiry at Washington on broader
and more efficient scale, and the larger and
more populous States should provide for the
gradual and general Improvement OF the
country roads by such judicious system as
will relieve present conditions without i'm
posinga 4 burdensome tax upon the Industrial
classes OF town and country, and in such
manner a viii provide for the payment OF
a substantial share OF the necessary ex-
penses of such Improvement by future gen
erations, by whom the profits and benefits
OF good roads will be enjoyed" =.
The evening times., 1896-07-07
PoIN rs ABOUT TPuGIL1sTs.

Eddie Connolly, OF Boston, and Kid Nc
Partlapd are likely to meet in limited
round bout in New York shortly.
Jimmy Handler has refused to meet
Billy Hill, Muldoon's Pickannny, on ac-
count Of the latter's complexion.
The New York Evening World states
that Henry Baker and Frank P. Slavin are
to box six rounds in Philadelphia on
July 20.
Billy Madden is reported to have added
George Dixon to his staff of boxers. which
also includes Steve 0'Donnell and Denver
Ed Smith.
Jack Everhardt is training hard for his
bout with young Griffo, TO take place at
Buffalo, July 10. Jack wants to meet Kid
LavigDe. and if the latter won't fight Jack
will retire.
Frank P. Slavin, Of Australia, and Jo-
seph Butler OF Philadelphia are to box six
rounds at the Caledonian Club next Mon
day night. Three other six-round contests
will complete the program.
The new ordinance permitting boxing
contests in San Francisco has revived an
interest in the sport on the Pacific coast,
and twenty y-five-round contest between
Corbett and Sharkey in that city now seems
among the Possibilities.
The evening times., 1896-07-07
Standing of the Clubs.
AMONG THE AMATEURS.

The Brooklands defeated the Woodburu
A C. by the score OF 10 to 4. krug OF
the Brooklands struck out nineteen men.
After the third inuing the Woodburns were
shut out. Home battery, Krug and Grady;
opponent battery, Martin and kenney.
The stantons defeated the Petworths
Sunday 10y the score of II to l /. Tie win
ming team would like to hear from all
clubs whose members are seventeen years
OF age or under. Address Theodore Uber,
215 c street northeast.
The Silver Stars defeated the Tennessee
Avenue Stars in two games. The score
was FL to 8 in the first aud IS TO IL
in the second. Tie winners would like
to hear from all teams under fourteen, the
DeMontreviles preferred Send all chal-
lenges to T Tomliu, 1909 BSreet northeast
The Young Nationals again defeated the
Young Belmonts yesterday by the score of
IL to Z. The feature of the game was the
brilliant fielding OF j.. Downey and j.
Frederick, who made several double plays.
They would like to hear from all teams un-
der fifteen. Address challenges to j.
Downey, 326 G street southwest.
The evening times., 1896-07-07
So A MONTH.

taken, but the young man no doubt thought
Cartwright was going after it. The two
men will sooD understand each other, and
then look out for great team work.
Collins, Of Boston, formerly OF Louis
vile, was presented with n cane by his
Kentucky admirers yesterday.
1t will be cold day when Tim Hurst
calls on the National League to protect
him from rowdy ball players.
First Baseman Connor will retire from the
captaincy of the st. Louis Brow as soon
as President Won der Abe Can make up his
mind on some one to succeed him.
Con Daley was yesterda ) yunconditionaliy
released by the Chicago club. This puts
Con out in the cold world, as Anson gave
the ex-bridegroom job Just to help MIN
out 1t looks as though Daley will drift
to a minor league.
A dispatch from Chicago last night said
that Arson would protest yesterdays
| game for the reason that the ball which
Clarke allowed to strike him in the ninth
| inning was Il strike, md with the two he
had would have settled him and ended
the game. Emslic would not let the strike
! 60. :
| There are all sorts of ways of stopping
| the ball. but Capt. Moran Of the Athletics,
at Philadelphia, yesterday, tried a novel
one with success. The ball was driven
| on 4 lin e to left cen ter, and looked good for
two or more bases. Moran, seeing that lie
could not get up to it, threw himself head
long on the ground in front of it. i.
The National League, having recalled
Turner from st. Paul, the Western League
| will demand the return to that club Of
AIertes. Comiskey insists that McGill and
| the loan Of Turner for the season were ths
| considerations for which he gave up Mer.
ties. If he cannot have Turner he does not
want McGill. The affair is looked upon
in the Western League as a case Of sand
| bagging."
| The Cincinnati players denounce the man
| ner in which matters are now run at Sports.
mans Park, st. Louis. Baseball is not the
only attraction there afternoons. The
'shOoting the chutes'' arrangement is
kept going during the progress OF the game
and when the patrons get tired of seeing
the Browns do their worst they watch the
| crowd shooting the chutes or go over anC
have go at it themselves.
Johnny Foreman, the midget pitcher o.
the Pittsbvrg team, will probably not pitci
another game in the National Lea que thil
year. He was laid off yesterday withou
pay by Manager Mack by wire, and the sLs
pension will likely hold good until the enc
OF the season, as the management is yer,
sore at the work done by Foreman thu
far this season. Foreman, it appears, in
tentionally missed the train TO Washing
ton on Sunday night, then wired Mack yes
terday morning that it would be scarcel,
any use for him to go over to Washington
today. Connie wired Foreman telling hin
the club was doing nicely without him, s,
he might consider himself laid off withou
pay. Hastings, who has been lea nedto Kan
sas City, will be recalled, as will Moran
now with Toronto.
The evening times., 1896-07-07

Louisville, July THE Louisville club
is showing the effects of getting rid of the
factions, harmony being alone responsible
for yesterdays victory. Another shake-up
was made last night. First Baseman Has
samer and Catcher Kinsiow were released.
Catcher Warner and Pitcher Cunningham
are on the ragged edge. Holmes has been
reinstated in the center field, and Dexter
brought behind the bat.
Crooks Will be installed at second base
today and Rogers al third, Clingnan going
to short and Cassidy to first. For the first
time in months all the players are in har-
mony and are on speaking terms.
Louisville is said to be Still ready to
give Fraser and bonus to Philadelphia
for Lave Cross.
The evening times., 1896-07-07
ALONG THE BASE LINES

Mertes Is not q strong threwer
Pittsburg may recall Pitcher Hastings.
The Senators moved on to the leaders
yesterday.
Toronto appears to be too frosty town
for bacoall.
Burke helped the Reds along with two
sacrifice hits.
Ticrnan has made twenty-five hits in the
last twelve games.
Lucid and Beam have heen released by
the Philadelphias.
Everett, Anson's third baseman, is doing
splendid stick work.
Rowdyism is becoming too prevalent in
the West for the good of the game.
| When Cooley joins the Phillies Delehanty
will probably cover first.
DeMontreville is playing fast ball since
he has given up his grand stand antics.
New York ball patrons now despair OF
seeing the Giants finish in the first divis-
| ion.
Hamilton has been sent to first base on
| balls sixty times this season. He has struck
out lime times.
udS DCth lCNdliSu by
| Brooklyn, and left last night to join that
club at Cleveland.
If the Senators win as many games as
they lose ON their Western trip no one
will have reason to growl.
For an old man McPhee is the wonder
| of the diamond. He had fourteen chances
| yesterday and accepted all of them.
smoketowDers found him as firm as the
| political boss of Allegheny county.
LaChance of the Brooklyn club has not
made an error in thirty games. Anderson,
of the same team, has not had one charged
against him in the last fourteen games.
| Henry Chadwick, the veteran New York
writer on cricket and baseball, aged sew
enty-two years, has just learned to ride a
bicycle, and will, if spared, become an en-
| thusiastic wheelman. =
| The Senators yesterday gave a delightful
exhibition Of backing up. That kind c:
work is needed, and had it been practiced
last week the home team would he way up
In the first division.
The first appearance yesterday of John
O'Brien with the Washington club showed
that although two good men were given
for the second basemaD, the Senatorial
management have greatly strengthened
the team, not only in fielding but ut the bat.
President Young has an opportunity to
inquire into the official conduct of one
Timothy Keefe, umpire. Yesterday he left
the field. There can be no excuse for such
action, and only an incompetent official
would be guilty Of such a disregard of
duty.
From Boston comes the assertion that
if Rusie carries out his threat to take his
case against the New York club into court
he will forever debar himself from enter.
ing the League. There will be no direct
action, but the several League clubs will
| refuse to engage him.
A generous baseball public IN Wash
ingtoD hopes that Rogers and Crooks will
help the Louisvilles as much as O'Brien
does the Senators. Jimmy will cover
first with the Colonels, and he will do it In
great shape, too. He will be in the game
all the time, and with Caliope Miller as a
partner Cd the base lines, there will be
some lively coaching.
O'Brien Is o ball player from start to
finish, and IL he win conclude to 60 after
| everything in sight, he will sooD have all
the fans roofing for him. YESTERDAY he got
sYay tgom ball that be should easily AaXs
The evening times., 1896-07-07

tits a wise man who looks to his bicycle
before he takes it with him ON the roadsE
The last ride may have loosened a nut here,
a screw there, or strained some little part
to which moments attention will pre-
vent complete breakdown.
Other bicycle proverbs from st. Paurs
are to the following effect: Al
A wise man feareth and departeth from
crowded streets; but the fool rideth and 10
confident. n
scorcher loveth not one that reproveth
him; neither will he go into the police
station. ii
Aflat road ma keith a cheerful counter ance;
but by steep hill is the spirit broken. -
When a biker's ways please the Copsta-
BILE, lie maketh even the bus drivers to be
at peace with him. ~
Whose mocketh the divided skirt, re-
proacheth his manhood and he that is glad
at skirt lifted by the wind shall net be
unpunished. \
1t is better to ride alone on Il bone
shaker" than with a brawliDG woman On Q
tandem. =
1t is the glory OF women to conceal their
ankles; but the honor Of men is to display
their legs. ----s
Many seek the Constable's favor, but every
biker's 'sjudgmentcometh froma magistrate.
Who can find a woman who doth cycle
with safety? For her price is far above rue
bies.
She girdeth her legs with knickers aud
covcreth them with skirt. 4,
Give her puncture-proof tires aud let hef
riding praise her in the parks.
The man who tests his bicycle by riding off
| the curbstone will shortly have 60 bicycle to
| test. -,t
The evening times., 1896-07-07
MISCELLANEOUS SPORT.

Sir Walter is one OF the holiday raccroers'
prime favorites, and many Of them pinned
| their faith on him as winner in the
sheepshead Bay Handicap ON Saturday. ..
Garrison's riding of Ornament, on satur-
day last, proved that he is not in the has
been" class, and he is likely to get more
mounts in the near future.
The foreign racing men use very high
gears. Michael rides with a 94-inch gear;
Lentcn, SS-inch; Huret, S4-inch Stocks.
91-inch; Chase, S6-inch, and Barden.
| SS-inch.
Averoff, the wealthy Greek of Alexandria,
who expended $500, 900 to reconstruct the
Stadium at Athens for the Olympian games
| the structure in marble.
New York as sporting town don't go
| much on amateur boxing. At the recent
A. A. U. Championships the receipts were
81 ,425, the expenses $1,1O6.i5, leaving
net profit Of $31s.55.
The proposed match race between XII.
| patrick and Bredin, the English half miller,
is off. Bredin failed to get place in the
| English championships. He announced, a
| short time ago, that he would not Come to
America unless he won the English cham
pionship. .,-......,,..ss
In the English championships, held in
London on July A, Horgan, the Irish ath-
lete, put the shot 43 feet 1-2 inches. This
performance beats Hickok's By 1-2 inches.
While some OF the other performances were
really great in comparison with our records,
Jim Mitchelrs hammer throwing record
could not be approached. Jim's throw
measures 80 feet 1-2 inches. A throw Of
131 feet II inches won for Flanagan.
OF the Gaelic Athletic Association.
The Knickerbocker Athletic Club. of
New York, intends to hold in October q
set OF games, admission to which will be b =
Invitation only. These will be held at Co
lumbia Oval, and the program will contain
many novelties, and will be made as at
tractive as possible. Among the events
will be the throwing the discus and a dis.
tance race, which will be called the Mara.
thon race, as it is intended to have it tbe
exact distance of the race which was con.
tested in the olympiaD games last Apr;l
This race will start and finish at Col umbia
oval, and will be laid out over the roads
In the upper portion of New York city.
The evening times., 1896-07-07

There is a difference of opinion among
cyclists as to whether the mud which
accumulatcs on their machines should be
cleaned off while wet or allowed to dry.
A plan which answers fairly well is to
let the mud dry, then take a cloth with
a little oil on it, pass it around each
tube of tue frame, and holding the ends
one in each hand pull them alternately,
dragging the cloth backward aud for
ward. BY this means, and with the aid
of spoke brush for some of TIE parts
the mud is quickly rubbed off and the
enamel left uuscratched.
The evening times., 1896-07-07

No sensible man can afford
to let this chance slip by to
secure a suit from this spe-
cial lot of mems regular SO,
$12 and SIS Suits, which
we are running at S6.25.
We may never be in a po-
sition to make a like offer
ing again. They're grand
values-not one suit in the
lot is worth less than SO.
They consist of black and
blae serges and cheviots
and fancy mixtures. So. .25
for choice.
Don't delay, but come
now, while the sizes are I'M
broken.
The evening times., 1896-07-07

Earl Kiser's defeat of Jacquelin, the
French rider, on Sunday, in the preliminary
heat of the Grand Prix at Paris, shows that
the little rider has gained wonderfully in
speed since last season, as Jacquelin is un-
doubtedly the best rider in France, if not
in Europe. 1t looks as though whatever
racing honors are to be won in Europe this
summer by Americans will be captured by
Kiser and Murphy, as Eck's team, with
johnson as the star, are either losing or
avoiding the principal meets with monoto-
nous regularity.
The evening times., 1896-07-07

Hall, Chicago bicyclist, who left that
city on March for trip around the world
in 1s1 days, passed through st. GATHERINGS,
Ont, at O'Clock last night, eleven days
and twelve hours ahead adofschedulet time. He
left Chicago with Mackenzie, who died ia
Australia, and continued the journey alone.
The trip is for wager of $4,000.
The evening times., 1896-07-07
SONS RASH ACT.
Suicided While His and Father
Were at a Festival.

shamokin, Pa, July There was fes-
tval near the Searfass homestead, In Lewis
township, yesterday, and when Peter Scar
fass and his wife left for the scene their son,
Alfred, aged thirty years, was alone in the
house. He said he did not feel well and
would retire. The mother hesitated about
going, but the young man insisted thatnoth-
ing serious ailed him and that he would be
well upon their return.
A few hourslater they came back. Every
thing was quiet, but as the couple proceeded
to Alfred's room. they saw, to their horror,
the doorsill covered with blood. The bed
room was well spattered with blood. and
their son lay upon the bed with bullet in
his brain.
Coroner sbindle empaneled jury, which
rendered verdict of suicide while suffer-
ing from an attack Of melancholia.
The evening times., 1896-07-07

Secretary Bassett, of the L. A. W, an
nounces that next winter the L. A. W men,
bers are TO be moved up" This consists
in the present number OF each Lea que MEM
Der being changed to the lowest number
preceding it, there being thousands OF va
cancies, owing TO members having dropped
out. The old members of the organization
are very proud of their low numbers, in
dicating their early connection with the
sport and with the league.
The evening times., 1896-07-07

Chairman Gideon, of the racing board, and
Albert Mott, of Baltimore, are to be the
guests of a party of New York and New er-
sey riders next Sunday. They WILDE shown
the beauties of the famous Rumson road and
will incidentally pay visit to ex-Chans
pion Zimmerman.
The evening times., 1896-07-07
loEBMlRs,A
WHITE BUILDING.
TIMES LEAGUE MEETING.
Business Transacted Mt the Session
Last Evening.

business lTdnshcteu ht tuc Seseioh
Last Evening.
At the meeting of The Times League last
evening all but two clubs were represented.
Considerable routine business was transact
ed, after which thesubject OF an uptown
park was taken up.
Final disposition of the matter was left
in the hands of the directors, who were en-
powered to act as they deemed best. Sew
eral applications for membership were re-
ccived and acted upon.
1t was deemed advisable by the league
to defer playing until the park question is
settled, which viii be in a day or two. 1t
will be possible to resume games the last
of this week or the first Of next week.
When the league adjourned last evening
it was to meet again at O'Clock tonight,
when it is hoped that every club will be
represented.
The evening times., 1896-07-07
InuSS FISCHER, 6s3 7th.

tion from races, if not suspension from the
track, should follow the detection of such
practices. In addition to criticisnig tue
action of the racing men, it is asserted that
referees who do not take Coguizance OF such
performances should be reprimauded. =;
The evening times., 1896-07-07

Under date of June 80 Benjamin and
Jacob Hess of Granville, Pa, who are
riding from Lebanon to San Francisco,
CAL, on u tandem bicycle, under the au-
spices of the Delta Wheelman of Lebanon,
write that they have arrived at Ellwood,
Nebr., 1000 miles on their way. They
expect to reach Cheyenne, Wyo., their next
mail station, on July 10.
The evening times., 1896-07-07
Standing July Z, 1895:
Yesterdays Results.

Washington. 6: Pittsburg, 2.
Louisville, 8; Boston, 2.
Cincinnati, 10: Philadelphia, ..
Cleveland, 8; Brooklyn, l.
st. Louis, 6; New York g.
Chicago, Is; Baltimore, II.
The evening times., 1896-07-07

SIPS to Baltimore and Return via
u. & o. ...,u
For all trains, including Royal Blue Line
and 45.minute flyers. Tickets sold July
7th to 18th; good to return until July 4.
jy77t
The evening times., 1896-07-07

It evidently pays to be u professional rae
ing man, for besides receiving salary from
manufacturers for riding certain wheels and
tires, the prize money also is an important
addition to the racing mans revenue In
the eleven days of racing on. the recent
New York state circuit over S2,5s5 was
offered in prize money. This was won by the
"profs" as follow ws: E. c. Bald, S465; Tom
Cooper, 1885; L. A. Callahan, $3.50; Tom
Butler, $3.50; Jay Eaton, $14O; ]. A.
Newhouse, $105; Nat Butler, S165; Conn
Baker, $1O5; w. j. Helfert, $155; C. II.
Callahan, $125; Otto Maya, S1O5; P. j.
Berlo, 500; W. C. Sanger, $50; Howard
Mosher, $50; Charles A. Church, $50; c.
Werick, $50; R. p. McCurdy, SIS; F. j.
Jenny, $40; b. R. steenson, SO, and II.
K. Smith, $40.
The evening times., 1896-07-07

$I.25 to Baltimore and return today
via b. & o. r. n v7-7t
The evening times., 1896-07-07

The managers OF the Quill Club meet, td
be held at Manhattan Beach in September,
announce that an invitation three-mile
professional race will be run on the French,
plan, which is to allow q pacemaksr fnaI
each contestant A
The evening times., 1896-07-07

Beginners should remember this much,
that the first ride on the road ought not to
exceed six miles. Three miles out and
three miles back will give the unused
muscles good test, und they will feel the
strain for forty-eight hours. The next
day increase the distance a trifle, and by
carefully noting the result each day, and
taking good care not to ride until COM
pletely exhausted, any cyclist will seo,1
be able to ride twenty miles where six
seemed positive exertion.
The evening times., 1896-07-07
Games Today.

Games Today.
Pittsburg at Washington.
Boston at Louisville.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati
Brooklyn at Cleveland.
New York at st Louis. =
Baltimore at Chicago.
The evening times., 1896-07-07

As strange as it may appear, there Isl
little or no dminution in the number OF
patents granted for special bicycle ap-
pliances. Many are working still on the
problem OF the brake, and expect to have
something good by another season. :4
The evening times., 1896-07-07

Complaints are being lodged with the
racing board OF the L A. W.. that the pro-
fessional teams are resortiug to team work
in competition races, and ttat disQuanfica-
The evening times., 1896-07-07
LOEB & H1RsH,,
Outftters.
.Out6tte
Hot
Weather
Clothes.

The tow linen suit,
or duck trousers with
serge coat, ARE most cor
rect, and are always cool
and comfortable.
Of course we have in
the largest variety and
most attractive pat
terms. l.i
The half-off clothing
sale is in full swing.