The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-10

while In Cincinnati by Manager Ewing.
All OF which is very small and disgust
ing and unworthy OF the national game.
Baltimore Sun.
Finish the season in the West. then
trips East and West" will be the slogan
OF all the western magnates at the next
annual meeting fthe National league.
Stanley Robinson of the Cleveland club
said the other day that the schedule as
at present arranged was not satisfac-
tory. II do not think that team should
be away from home four or five weeks
I'm the stretch" said Mr.. Robinson. ION
the other hand. IL is a bad plan to have
the team play from 20 to 25 games on the
home grounds without a break. / would
like to see the schedule fixed so that the
Eastern teams will make three trips TO
the West. instead OF two and the West
ern teams make three trips TO the East
ern cities. I'll not vote for a schedule
that does not call for a fourth in the
West"
The Century Road clubs representa-
tive In the State, Centurion Ffed G.
Graves. will at an early date have a
100-mile run for members only. num-
Der OF men who took part In the last
open century are anxious TO make an
other. so that they may add number
of bars to their club badge.
Congdon a. Carpenter OF Providence
will hold their first annual road race
Aug 21, over sixteen miles OF good mac
adam. The prize list amounts to 800
worth Of merchandise. headed by Day
ton bicycle. First time prize will be a
SIS diamond. and second time prize s25
spark" Entries Will be closed next
Saturday.
Member Dorntee OF the racing board
returned from the national meet yester-
day and began an onslaught on the big
- 4. LA1
mulated during his absence. Suspen-
sions will resume operations toward the
latter part OF the week.
In the most unique race Charles River
Park habitues have ever seen. Eddie
McDuffee last night defeated Cowboy
Harry Jersey by eight feet in five-mile
race. while the cowboys OF Pawnee
Bilrs Wild wes: Show. the big crowd
and even the stoid Indians of the show
yelled with all the force Of their lungs.
There was polly party of some 800
wheelmen and wheelwomen on the
moonlight sail of the Crescendo Cycle
club of Providence, Monday evening.
The party sailed on the steamer Bay
Queen down the bay. and on the return
trip stopped at Silver Spring, where
dances were held.
A number OF the Dayton Club men,
bers gathered in the club house on Bea-
con avenue. Providence. last evening,
but no business of importance was
transacted. Newhall and Bullock told
OF their experience on the century ride,
but the Mowrys were not present. The
next run OF the club will be on Aug. H.
to the r.. /. Division Field Day.
There is one church in Providence
which is right in line with the march Of
advancement. and whose pastor does
not preach against the bicycle rider.
This is the Highland Congregational
church. and the pastor Is the Rev. Lev
erett s. Wordsworth. This club is an
organization composed Of cycle riders
who attend the Highland Congregation
al church on Larch street. Ii has near
ly 30 members. and runs are frequently
held generally on some week day after
noon II is a success and many pleas
ant rides are had 10 nearby resorts and
into the country. The members find a
pleasure in thus sharing their amuse-
ment. and this tie also helps them in
churHl work