The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-21

After several seasons II success on the
cindcr path, the Yellow Fellow racing
team has been disbanded as the Syracuse
firm has decided TO quit the racing game.
This announcement created much sur
pirse, especially since the Stearns racing
team has always been a great factor In
the success OF national circuit meets, and
the firm, feeling called upon to explain its
unexpected action, MIR. Stearns made the
following statement TO the press:
"First--that the l.. A. w. is an amateur
organization, and therefore the control of
professionalism is not within its prov
1nce. and should its officials determine
that they could exercise sny authority
over professional bicyclers. the men of
that class, whom they would be certain
10 suspend for violations of their rules,
could run races on their own responsible
ity TO just as good advantage as under
J.. A. w. auspices.
ssSecond- Because the character OF the
advertising obtained by such methods
has changed with the employment of pro-
fessional racing men. While Class Il was
professional TO a certain extent. the men
who rode in that class were attached to
their wheels by Other considerations than
money alone, preferred TO ride their
mount throughout the entire season, and
became closely identified with the wheel.
This would. not be true OF professional
ism.
"Third--The character of the people
who are riding bicycles today has redi-
cally changed. "A year ago, the patrons
of the wheel were limited largely to the
young and .enthusiastic, whose interest
could be easily aroused by the advertising
incident to Glass b racing, whereas nova
days all classes are riding, and the large
majority do not know either the riders or
the wheels which are out after the hon
ofs of the racing track. With these con-
ditions in mind, Il. Z. Stearns a. Co have
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will not put team out to follow the
national circuit"
When the news arrived at Cambridge
that Harvard had defeated the well nigh
invincible Browns TO i, last evening,
the students assembled in front OF the
Crimeoa Office and indulged In an old
time celebration. Not since '91, has the
Heryard cheer rung out so merrily and
full OF life as 1t did last mig hit. In the COM
mon perlance OF the day the boys have
been "willin' " but the Drawn had been
tco weak to give them any pretext for
cheering.
1t hardly seemed right to put Summers
gill in the box yesterday; his arm has
been out OF shape for a week past and at
the present he Is no more tit to pitch
good game of ball that he was in the mid
die OF the winter. But in he went, de-
spite his own protestations, and as might
he expected, the result proved disastrous
to Brown. For some unknown reason
there appears TO be blind belief among
bal, players that pitcher with a reputa-
tion. can do effective work no matter
what condition his arm is in. This SEEM
ed to be the case yesterday and truly 1t
was O sorry exhibition.
Meller, who was substituted after the
game was lost, pitched steady and effec-
lively, and judging from HE form he
should have gone in at first. But be that
es IL may, tnere Is one thing certain, IL
ths management of the team insist upon
putting Summersgill in the box before
his arm is in fairly good condition IT
will get.beyond repair and ne will be of
no avail for the remainder OF the season.
The latest novelty in bicycles Is a new
type which has frame in the shape Of q
perfect triangle. At the apex OF the
figure the seat is placed. and the two
other angles carry the axles of the wheel.
Tne sprorxet wheel is put at about the
middle OF the bottom bar, forming the
base OF the triangle, while the handles
ano steering gear nre attached to the
front slanting side in an ingenious man
ner. This type OF wheel closely sembles
the old machine known as the "freak"
which was without steering gear and
proved extremely difficult for the average
rider TO master. so hard was Ii to guide
on the s.rst trials hat the manufacturers
made stsncing offer of one of the wheels
to any man riding ii on the first trial.
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