Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-05-03
fore the brooklyn Bridge Athletic Club.
at the OlYmnic rink, South Rrooklyn. on

before the Brooklyn Bridge Athletic Club.
Il MAY y's 8 o''"''' ''""' ''''''
The Philadelphia ou,.eld made its frst
error on Tuesday, Delahanty being the
offender.
Mcphec has yet to make his hrst mis-
play, and he has accepted more than sixty
chances.
pitcher Boyd. Of the washing,ons. Is
said to approach Cuppy in the matter of
tedousness.
More hard luck for the New Yorks. They
will conflict with the races In Cincinnau
next month
Jack" and "will' Coburn, of st. Louis.
will ride tandem this year In the profess
sional ranks.
Chairman Gideon has been asked TO
ref ,ree the l.. y. w. national race meet
at Louisville.
I.eeler is showing his abilities as a run
Ee ter already. lie mas scored nitcen tunes
in ten games.
Bench warming takes the nerve out OF
a player quicker than anything else" says
I'D Cartwright.
Joe walcott has sigriiied his willingness
o make u match with raddy Pursell at
q, pounds. the meeting to take place III
Boston.
-Four professional races will he held each
day at the national championship meet
, of the League of American Wheelmen at
Louisville In August
The San Francisco Cycle Board OF Trade
and the Merchants Association. of that
city, have Joined hands In their fight for
better street pavements.
Tom Tucker has abandoned his boiler.
a muzzle on HI HI pixwell. the Bostons
will be more popular than ever
Arrangements, for the Yale Freshmen,
been completed: Tho contest VIII take
place on Lake saltonstali. near New Ha-
ven, Conn, ON June is.
Billy Hamilton didn't leave many friends
behind him among the members OF ne
Philadelphia baseball press. The baseball
they hear of BILLY having a bad day.
II each new rider this season rides 20
miles, which is very low average esti,
mate, the asgteaate distance trayeled
the earth to the sun.
Belgium, Canada. Switzerland. Scotland,
Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy. Norway.
Cape Colony. Denmark. England, France
and tho United States are now all repre-
sented in the International Cyclists As
ISOLATION.
of young ball players; He seems TO have
gathered In Some rattling good younssters
this season. James; Demontreville Rod
the fastest company.
The sGSins eh,nMpoIships Of the Am m
Madison Square garden, June 10 and H.
The regular A. A. u. gold medal will be
| given to the winner of each event. and sill
Yer medals to second men.
The series of matches arranged between
| John S. johnson and j. Michael will he as
| follows: Six paced matches in Europe,
all before the end of July, at intervals Of
not less than a week The distances from
one to twenty-five miles, the stakes to he
5000 side.
The indianapolis Sentinel says: III
| Grand Rapids pitchers can keep up the
gait they have shown against the cham
pions with the teams In the League the
| Yellow Jackets Will not be far from the
| top when the frost comes In September.
| Hewett. Brown, and Lloyd have all pitched
very effective ball against us"
| At Columbus the cranks have been hav-
| Ing season of kicking over the class of
| ball played by the Western League. They
are now waking up to the fact that the
| game being played is faster than the as
| sociation ever put up The cranks were
sore because. as they thought. LOTUS had
| And at that Columbus would have ditticu
| ty in winning the pennant in Gunnels
| league.
| The Erie stable pair-Lazzarone and
| Nanki Poo--are well in the Brooklyn. hut
the big son of Spendthrift and Spinaway
developed leg after his defeat in the
Long Island handicap, and Is now being
| handled very gingerly. Just how good
| Nanki Poo really is nobody but the trainer
and owner know. There is plenty OF trial
! springing a surprise last year. they may
I ptil il off the second time Of asking
| out in Ncw Jersey they are appointing
| women to the position which they call
cycling consul. This Is an office IN The
first woman who was appointed to the po-
| sition was Miss Ida Greeley Ale, OF Tren-
| ton. The qualifications are knowledge of
| roads, of wheels and of the people inter-
| ested in wheeling. All Of these Miss Ale is
| adept at mendinG punctured tires or screw
Ing up damaged wheel