New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-10
FOR c.. Fl. EBBETS'S BENEFIT.
HIS FRIENDS HOLD NAklhlf w
SPORTS At EASTERN PARk.
SERIES or BICYCLE RACES Run OFF on THE
oID-TIME TRACK-A STlERIN" Fo'i oN"
GAME PLAYED AND MANY NErER-
,Ns OFT Of THE DIAMOND.

ANS OUT oN THE DIAMOND
Abou, three thousand spectators oraNeu "e 80
ing breezes al Eastern Park BiookN"' 80
dav 10 witness a feast OF sports. in't'
cycle races baseball and football. ana 'he e.'""
e.t,c followers of each sport enjoyed themselves -
,h, fur The contests began al 80 p m. ana con-
,t,uod for three hours The games had been az
ranged bv many friends OF charles IL. EDoett. 'ns
popuar secretary-ueasurer OF the brooNN" p'e.
hail Club 10 celebrate nttinGly the htte'h'h a""''
yersary OF his connection with that orSahA'"o"'
and his host OF friends turned out In eoodly num-
hrs IN do him honor Ebbets's inyididual popu'
lority cannot be questioned hereafter. lie VIII re-
ceve about q 80 from the sale Of tickets ara PRIV
icSes. -
While the old track. made famous IN me Gay
OF the Cash Prize League cannot p' sam 10 W q
the scientific sort in to-day it served 's pu'-
nose IL enabled several prominent amateur r"e's
TO reap harvest of unset diamonds. and also AL
lowed several less experienced wht'lmen 10 taAe
nasty falls over the embellishments ohiF one u
the riders was injured. however and ms irouo'
came to him not In the races bui earh'r III '"7
afternoon. when he was out on the track pracusn'
August NUM- is the unfortunate Young man. lie
suffering from a disocatcd shoulder
The bicycle races probably attracted the most az
tenton. In the half-mile handicap the victory
to A. 5 Jungknd. OF the Riyersid" "hee-
men, after an exciting finish with II. y. BcdelL OK
the same club The half-mile scratch race Tor
practical walkovcr for +. w Holmes. Twelve men
qualified for ihc mile handicap. but only zen
started and of this number only three finished Al
the far turn in the second lap seven Of the rldefs
bit the dust. and. wnic the machines were wrecked
in every direction. fortunately none of the riders
were dangerously injured George sweeney, OK
Brooklyn. captured the Hrs; priz". -.
The baseball game between the players ot
the Brooklyn team now IN thnJ city and "A pickea
team called the Al Amri can nine. on IN. M
American team were susn veterans a. Allen hein;;
ming. Ward. Burns and Terry. The veterans payee
finely and won ~ they pleased IN hve-inning
game by the score OF T. 10 - Terry pitched fneh'
and Ward showed that he can don "A uniform to-
day and Play s.ha with the best OF them. HIS
income from tn" law j. now sufficient 10 prevent
him doing anything OF the sort except al long IN
tcrValS.
a football game between the Irving and ne
Staten Island Cricket club teams ended the ia!
programme. The Irving team held their iigner
weighted opponents from the start. and won az
they pleased by the score OF - To q. Two iueeh-
minute halves were played Robertson The centre
of the Irving team. IL probably the most MASSIVE
football PLAYER ever TN, grdiron. lie might
have trouble crawling through hogshead ne
was remarkably spry Tor such big man. and ms
work excellent. In Two OF the touchdowns ne
simply tucked little Burt under his massive ches;
and ploughed his way through the Staten lsand
Cricket Club line. and then deposited the little fr
back in the rear OF the opponents goal line Inc
teams lined up rs follows: