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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
Tn tbe Wprld cf Sports.

and may be relied upon to get them
selves in good condition whether they
report for the practice season or not,
so there Is on that account no reason
for anxiety, as might be the case with
young players or players of less tenn
perate habits.
All this week the men will be prac-
ticing at Athletic park twice each
day. The training will be not hap
hazard, but according to a regular pro-
gramme which Griffin has outlined.
There will be regular hours for eat
ing, sleeping and work, and the latter
will include jaunts afoot or awheel as
the men may elect.
Scranton's manager believes as does
several National managers, that IL a
club is to open a season and continue
1t in the north, the men should be
trained In the north. He said yester-
day: Base ball training has always
been by contraries, but is improving.
II 1 was to engage in long series of
athletic contests in Pennsylvania, par
ticularly in the spring of the year,
the place for me to train-if 1 have
only two or three weeks to do it's
near the scene of the contests. Then
there is no sudden change Of water,
weather, diet and surroundings, any
one of which would be a handicap
| This junketting about the country for
two weeks with lame backs, arms and
legs, sore hands and a lack of con-
veniences is all wrong. If 1 can't get
my boys in shape at home, 1 couldn't
do IT anywhere"
Scranton's first game will be played
Saturday with the Olyphant Browns
The only games away from home are
in Philadelphia with the Athletics or
Easter Monday, April 10, and at Read
ing on the two following days. From
then until the opening games with
Syracuse the dates are pretty we'll ar.
ranged for games with local crac
semi professional and amateur clubs
the Cuban Giants and other goot
teams.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
DIAMOND DUST.

Sweeney, the Scranton shortstop of 1895,
has signed to play that position this year
for Allentown" Smith at Pawtucket, r.
/. He may be placed in charge of the team
as captain.
John Gaffney. once the king of umpires,
will officiate at all home games at Holy
Cross until the opening of the Eastern
league season, when he will once more be
enrolled in Pat Powers corps of umpires.
Exchange.
Jimmy" Dean, this city's ex-Young
Mems Christian association pitcher, has
been re-engaged by the Hamilton cont
team and ordered to report on Thursday.
He played second base for the Hamiltons
last season, being then farmed Toronto
player.
The Syracuse players on Saturday had
all reported at Newark except Ryan,
Lampe. Eagan, Lezotte and Mason. Ma
son was not ordered to report until May
/, and Lezotte has failed to sign up to date
The Syracuse team should profit by the
following well-arranged exhibition sched-
ule: At Newark, April l3; al Philadelphia
April H. Is; at Baltimore, April l6, II; at
New York, April IS; April l9, 20. Cornell at
Ithaca; April q, Cuban Giants at Syra-
cuse; April 20, Syracuse university al
Syracuse; April %, "a, Rochester at Syra-
cuse; April 26. st. Johns at Syracuse
Apri! q, 2S Buffalo at Syracuse.
1t is not at all improbable that Jack
Doyle will captain and play first base fol
Brooklyn. Just before leaving for the
9TH Byrne told Hanlon that he would
' have Doyle. The Baltimore man.
1 asked the scrappy first baseman how
would like the change. Doyle replied
tsat 1t would suit him best to pay in
| Brooklyn, provided he was appointed cap
| tain. Upon this Hanlon made the propo
sition to exchange Doyle for Lechance and
a bonus. Since then Hanlon has hearc
nothing from him. but negotiations will
probably be resumed when he returns ~
| Sunday.-EX.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
SATURDAYS BASE BALL GAMES.

At New York-New York, II; Yale, 8.
At lizabeth--Princeton, IA; Eliza
beth, 5.
At Cambridge-Harvard 20: Tufts, O..
At New York-Cuban X Giants, g.;
Manhattan college, 4.
At South ethlehem-Lehigh, 49,;
Rutgers, 2.
At Paterson-Paterson, Q; Toronto 4.
At Norfolk-Baltimore, 8; Norfolk, 3.
At Washington - Washington, 10;
Athletics, 5.
At Providence-Brown, 27; Worces-
ter, 0.
At New Haven-Edgwood A. c., 15;
Yale Freshmen, 8.
At notwithstanding, 12; U. of p.
second, 4.
At Philadelphia-U. of p, Is; Univer-
sity of Vermont, l.
At Observation-Disclosures, Z; La
fayette, 4.
At Richmond-Boston 10; Rich
mond, l.
At worcester-Holy Cross, S; wes-
leyan, l.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
FOUR BOXES DID 1T.
Remarkable Success of a New Pile
lnrn-


People woh have suffered for years
or months from the pain and incon-
venience of that common disorder,
piles, will look with skepticism upon
the claims of the makers of the new
discovery for cure of all forms OF piles,
known under the name of Pyramid Pile
Cure; nevertheless the extraordinary
cures performed by this remedy are
such as to warrant the Investigation
Of any sufferer. AS n case in point the
following letter speaks for itself:
Mr.. Henry Thomas, of sub-station
No. 8, Hosack ave-, Columbus, Ohio,
writes as follows:
Pyramid Drug Co.:
Gentlemen:--I want you TO use my
name If it will be of any use to you. I
was so bad with the piles that I lost
work on that account. Nothing did me
any good. l read i'm Cincinnati of the
many cures of piles by the Pyramid
Pile Cure and l went to a drug store
| and asked for 1t. The drug clerk told
me he had something else that he
| thought was better, but / told him i
wanted to try the Pyramid first.
The first box helped me so much that
1 tried another and then to complete
hllt Nult uStu lNO lllOIt DOAtS, llldhiil :
four in all. am now completely cured
Have not trace of piles and ] had
suffered for four years with the wo'st
! form of protruding piles.
! l suffered death from piles, but
have found the Pyramid Pile Cure tc
be ust as represented. l have recon-
mended it to several of my friends and
I am thankful to be able to write you
what good the remedy has done fol
| me-"
Physicians recommend the Pyramit
Pile Cure because it contains no opium
cocaine, or mineral poison of any kline
| and because it is so safe and plcasan
to use, being painless and applied a
night. The patient is cured in a sur
prisingly short time with no inconveni
I ence whatever.
The Pyramid Pile Cure is sold by
| druggists at so cents per package, anC
If there is any constipation it is well t,
use the Pyramid Pills at the same tim,
| with the Pile Cure, as constipation IL
| very often the cause of piles and III
| pills eflectually remove the costivt
condition. Price of pills is 25 cents pc
package.
Write to Pyramid Drug Co., Albion
Mich, for little book on cause and cur
OF piles; sent by mail free.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
THE CH,INLE S PICYCLE.

Quown, there is still much opposition
shown to it's passage, and this the
leagues representatives are making
every effort to overcome.
There seems to be opposition this
year, just as in the past, to any road
bill which will be of real use, but III
view of the great number of wheelmen
in the state and the influence they can
WELD politically, some favorable action
is looked for at this session in spite
of efforts which are being made to de-
feat the bill in question. Shouldn't for
any reason fail to pass, the wheelmen
will doubtless remember the fact when
the next election takes place.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12

The outlook for a race meet this
season is anything but rosy" The
Scranton Bicycle club seems to have
been permanently cured of the race
meet fever in 1898. The Green Ridge
Wheelmen caught it the following sea-
son and it took just three seasons and
he same number of race-meets to cure
them. To run a first class meet is
difficult task at best, but to actually
pay for the privilege is rather hard,
n as James Tooney says: IT'S gener-
ally frost in the heat of the summer
producing a peculiar chill among the
promoters, until they fully recover from
the necessary ante"
The fact of the matter is: our people
will not, or at least have not patron
zed this, the cleanest of all sports, as
they should. In this respec. Wilkes
Barre is way ahead of us. In that city
three or four meets are conducted each
season, and are invariably successful
in every particular. The best class of
riders have been here, and everything
possible towards making a meet sue
| cessful has been done, but the crowds
come not, and the promoters have usu-
ally had a big deficit to make up. In
| this connection it might not be amiss to
say that the West End Wreelmen of
| Wilkes Barre have received a sanction
| for race meet to take place on May
| 81, This organization is noted through
out the entire country for it's success
| full race meets.
| The California Associated Cycling
| clubs met at San Francisco last week
| a,,t ;oI
| practically sewers their connection
with the League of American Wheel
men. A constitution and bylaws were
adopted, officers were elected, and the
clubs officially assumed control OF
track and road racing in the state OF
| California.
The new organization differs in sew.
eral important particulars from the
national league. Professionals are
not excluded from membership. clubs
are permitted to pay actual expenses
Of members participating in races fol
club trophies in which the rider has
no personal interest, and the League
of American Wheelmen rule suspend
ing members pending investigations i,
not included. The constitution alsC
provides for individual memberships
| Tic Ice lOl WHlCH VIII Dt Sl per
with no initiation fee, until after Jan
l, 1898, when 81 will be charged. Clul
memberships will cost $40.
Amy white person of good charac
ter over the age of Is years. is tn
constitutional description of eligibility
j. Coffey tried hard to have the wore
male" inserted. The fair members
however, had numerous champions I
fight their cause and Coffey's amend
ment was defeated. A. p. Swain wa
elected president of the new organiza
ton, ]. Hancock, treasurer, and Stan
ley G. Scover, secretary.
From the accompanying cut, a goo
idea of the latest thing in a chainles
bicycle may be obtained. The inven
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
WORKING FOR GOOD ROADS.
itrenuous Efforts at Harrisburg Nee
with Scant Encouragement.

highways of the Pennsylvania division,
League of American Wheelmen, is still
hard at work trying to secure the pas
sage of the good roads bill through the
legislature at Harrisburg. Although
many prominent members of the legis-
,ature have promised their support, and
Notwithstanding the fact that wheel
nen throughout the state have urged
their representatives to support the
Hamilton bill known as Senate Bill
No. o." and introduced by Senator Nc
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
DON'T BE CARELESS.
Bicycle Riders Should Heed the Fins
Sign of a RreakdoWu,

Attention has often been called to the
Importance of carefully looking over
the wheel before starting out on a ride
of any distance. The jar and strain
of riding is apt to loosen the tightest
screwed nut, just as well as 1t is apt
to tighten the same, though 1t seems as
though the former is more often tho
case. The peculiar part of the trouble
lies in the fact that the rider often does
not discover the cause of a mishap un-
til he is thrown from his wheel.
A case in point shows fully the value
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
L. A. W. FULL OF FIGHT.
At Work Aiding and Opposing Legis-
IatIon at Harrisburg.


Harrisburg, April ia new element
has come to the front in the legisla-
tive lobby at the state capital. 1t is
the bicyclist and he has become a po-
tent factor for good in shaping legisla-
tion. His efforts are directed through
the League of American Wheelmen,
whose greatest aim is to secure better
roads.
The league is pushing the Hamilton
road bill and the indications are that it
will become law in spite of the farm
ing interests. The bill has gone through
the senate and its most bitter foes
concede it will pass the house. The
league is fighting the Spatz and the
Upton bills taxing bicycles 81 a year
for road purposes. Both have been re
ferred to a sub. committee of the way
and means committee.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12

Pottsville, Pa, April 1.-THE local
Pottsville High school will enter team
in the Pennsylvania relay meet at Phil
adelphia on April "a. The team will
be the following: Clayton and Gilbert
Hayes, George Hamilton, Clarence
Whitehouse, John Brigham and Gus
Swavng. In a test dash Saturday af-
ternoon they covered 440 yards in 81
seconds
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
Not Good Bargain

Grabenheimer-If my leetle sohn gives
me his benny 1 will gif him den cents to
spend.
Little Ikey (eager.y)--All right, fadder
Here Is der benny.
Grabenheimer--Gooti Here's der den
cents-go undt puy mo two fife cents see
gars-Puck.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
Turfman Kneebs Released.

Berlin, April lit was learned yes
terday that Robert u. KReebs, the
American horse-owner, was released
from prison on Tuesday. Kneebs, on
Feb 8, wes sentenced to nine months
Imprisonment and to pay a fine OF
1000 marks, besides being deprived OF
his civil rights for two years, after
having been convicted of trotting the
mare Bethel In races on the German
tracks under the name Of Nellie
Kneebs.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
THE LONGEST HIT.
Record Claimed by Zig Dan Brou-
Tiers. of the SpringfeIds

Dan Brouthers says: II have always
mad the credit of making the Longest
nit on record, although it is a hard
thing to compute. l think it was in 'S2
or 'S3. and in Philadelphia one day with
Hardie Henderson in the box,i lined
one out which went over the fence and
not content with that it also sailed over
small church standing next the
grounds.
1T was commented upon at the time
and many story was written about
it."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF BICYCLE WORLD
This Is Very Frosty and Improbable
City for Race Meets.
THERE IS A REVOLT IN THE WEST

Organization Formed with a view to
Suppianting the League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen--Titus to Go Into
rraining--Prcparations for the '97
National Meet in Philadelphia Now
in Progress--Notcs Local ani Gem
erai of Interest TO Wheelmen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE
SEASONS FORECAST
Strength Of the Major Base Ball Teams
for 1897.
BALTIMORE IN SPLENDID SHAPE

Chicago, Cleveland and
Washington should BE in the First
Division--AIl the Clubs Seem to
Have improved Their Pitching De-
partmcnts and Gathered in Fast
Lots of F,rldcrS--Noirs About the
Heroes OF the Diamonds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
CYCLING NEWS BOILED DOWN.

CYCLING NEWS BOILED DOWN.
The pleasant weather of yesterday
brought out hundreds of bicycle riders
in this city.
The various unpaved streets about
the city are drying up, and Will soon
be in fair condition.
The Scranton Bicycle club and the
Green Ridge Wheelmen will conduct
club runs over the famous Port Jervis-
Stroudsburg route on Memorial day.
Carroll B. Jack, of Philadelphia,
racing man well known in this city,
won the one-mile professional at Chat
tanooga, Tenn, last Saturday. Time,
| 2l0.
The New Jersey Legislature has pass
| ed a "bicyclc bill' compelling the rail-
road companys to accept and carry BIZ
! cycles free of charge in lieu of other
! baggage.
| The West Side Wheelmen are a very
| contented lot since Robinson street was
/ paved. From Main avenue to Lacka-
| wanna avenue, via Jackson. Robinson
| and Ninth Is in first class condition.
| a bill, introduced into the New York
| assembly, and now before the commit
tee on general laws, provides that not
| alone DlCyCl6S, out all NtHlClco llStu III
the state shall carry lights at night.
The high-gear craze is again with us.
AS may be supposed it is mostly If not
entirely confined to new and ineNperi-
Cmttd riders. The loCal dealers are
having much trouble convincing buyers
Of the error of their way" in this re-
spect.
The North End Wheelmen deserve
the sympathy of all fellow cyclists
| hereabouts North Main avenue, the
main thoroughfare of that section is In
such condition as to make 1t impossl-
bic to ride a bicycle thereon. This may
sound like an eXaggeration but it's alb
| solutely true nevertheless.
Walter C. Sanger has mailed a chal-
lenge to L. c. Bald, of Bu%alo for a
match race Sanger asked for a match
of three races, one mile each, the win
ner of two out of three to win the
money. 1t is to be for $1,000 a side
and the largest purse offered. This
race is to decide which is the better
man.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12

L.. Inomas Carroll, of Philadelphia,
claims great things for this wheel. 1t
will be known as the Carroll chain
less" and placed upon the market i'm
mediately. The gearing of this cycle
consists of three cog wheels. Two la sc
ones and a small one, the latter about
the size of an ordinary rear sprocket,
The teeth are very small. The points
Of contact, 1t is claimed, are 40 per cent.
less than on a chain gearing.
Starbuck, the great Philadelphia pro-
fessional racing man, is said to have
made some wonderful rides on this
wheel in private, and is now in train
ing in New Orleans. He has signed
contract with the Carroll people, and
will therefore be seen this season on a
chainless bicycle. The cycle fratern-
ity will watch this wheel with much in
terest.
Preparations for the great annual
roundup of the League of American
Wheelmen, which will be held in Phila-
delphia during the first week of Au-
gust, are now going on apace. The
executive committee recently appoint
ed by President Hare has done con-
siderable preliminary work, including
the selection of suitable headquarters
the present A. c. c. Office being en-
tirely too small to accommodate the
various committees which must nee
cessarily hold frequent meetings from
the present time until the meet.
The recent decision of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad to carry free of charge
bicycles accompanied by riders means
much to the meet, for it must surely
result in a great increase in attend
ance. The "Pennsy" and it's branches
touch not only every section in this
state, but a large portion also OF the
other middle and the western states.
With the reduced rates (Which the ex-
ecutive committee is already moving
to secure) and the abolition Of the bag
gage fee, the expense attending a visit
to Philadelphia during the week of
the meet will be so materially reduced
that many wheelmen of the sections
mentioned who might otherwise have
remained at home will hasten to take
advantage of the favorable conditions.
Fred Titus will soon go in training at
Fountain Ferry track, Louisville, KY.
at which place he hopes to get in such
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12

An experiment of unusual interest
which will thoroughly test the bicycle
as an adjunct to the military service,
is about to be made by Major r. r.
Davidson, of Chicago. He proposes to
send company of young men, who
are students i'm a western military ac-
ademy, from Chicago to Washington
awheel, attired in heavy riding order
and under strict military discipline.
No attempt at records will be made,
but the corps will travel as fast as
conditions will allow. The distance
| covered will be over one thousand
| miles.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12

condition as is necessary to profitably
ride with the pros" Fred Is the last
of the suspended Spaulding team to
be reinstated. He expresses himself as
being confident of getting back to his
old time form. In 1895 Titus, Cabanne
and Sanger were on the Spauldine
team, and no doubt comprised the most
formidable trio of riders that ever
rode on the same team.
Titus friends are not so confident
that he will be able to regain his old
position in the front rank under exist
ing conditions. Cabanne tried 1t last
season, but was sorely disappointed
However, Fred has the best wishes OF
the cyclists throughout the country
and may agreeably disaDpoint the
doubtful ones.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12

Fred Titus will soon go in training at
Fountain Ferry track, Louisville, Ky.
at which place he hopes to get in such
The evening times., 1897-03-04

Is of white uncut velvet, a material pe-
cuiiarly suiting her gracious manners
and soft white hair. The skirt Is ar
ranged with N ost artistic simplicity, de-
pending for effectiveness on the graceful
lines and folds OF the delicate velvet.
A plated fold at the left is ornamented
with design in silver embroidery, and
caught down at half the distance TO the
corsage with a mass OF creamy feathers,
the silver embroidery being continued to
the waist line. The train, which is about
five yards in length, is without ornament
other than the beauty Of the heavy, softly
drapcd folds. The bodice Is pointed, with
square neck. but slightly decollete; scarf
The evening times., 1897-03-04
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

IL is oaught at the point of surplice with
another butterfly OF pearls and diamonds.
The sleeves are elbow length. shirred and
finished with butterflies of pearls and dia-
monds. The gown is set Off with girdle
OF pearls.
Mrs. Abner Mckinley will wear band of
diamonds fnterspersed with pearls four
inches wide. fitting closely around her neck.
In her hair she will wear bandeau of
pearls caught up with blue aigrette. Her
hose viii be of pearl blue and her shoes of
blue satin. She will wear handsome pet
ticoat trimmed with duchesse lace.
Her state reception gown. which she viii
wear at the reception Immediately after the