The sun., 1897-12-28

2S, 1897.
charge Of the Princeton students Ten
ney will be at Brown. SD Lewis at
Harvard and Grortrc Davis at Columbia
University.
The Scranton owners have notified
President Powers that unless he finds Il
purchaser and closes the deal tor their
franchise, at the price asked. by Jan
uary |, they will accept the offer of the
local association which is now aiming to
acquire the club.
Samuel Incvrr, the new Pitsburg
pitcher, secured from the Richmond
Club, employs his time during the win
ter season teaching school, and is AT
present engaged in that occupation a,
Goshen, Ohio.
Here is Tie ''mhcr side Of the strike
for an ADVANCE stnry:-Pitchcr klohc-
danz says that he has not seen President
Sodcn since the season ended; that he
has not made any demand for money,
and that hc has not yet received his
share OF the Temple Cup money.
>pcrlcin. New Inrk',. new pitcher,
won seventeen out OF twenty games last
season. lie is twenty-five years OF age,
five feet ten inches in height and weighs
lS5 pounds.
Secretary Muir, OF the Cleveland Club,
declares it to be the fixed policy Of the
management to neither sign nor release
players until the men now on the list
have been tried out at Hot Springs,
"Tony' Mullanc, the former Cincin-
natl pitcher has been in Washington for
about Il week and is said to be an appll
cant for a position ON President Young'S
umpire staff
The National League drafting season
ends December 81. Then the minors
will prey upon each other for month.
Umpire Docschcr has announced that
he is not candidate for a National
League berth. In that respect DoeScher
is unique. Nearly every other umpire
has.
Three of the Washington Clubs pitch
crs are Ohioans.
CYCLING.
4 good bicycle with decent use will last
six seasons or more, and pair of road
tires OF fair weight may be ridden from
5000 to 10000 miles on ordinary roads.
An English authority states that pair
of tires in one instance was known to
run 10000 miles and still BE- fit for use.
Walter c. Sanger broke his own worlds
half-mile indoor unpaced bicycle record
of one minute flat at Milwaukee on Sat
ur'lay, riding the distance in 0.59 80.
On the same track, Edward Aldridge, OF
this city, broke the worlds record for
twenty-five miles unpaced, his time being
l.O4.2S. The. Drcvons record for the dis
tancc was l.O5.3O.
Bald, the present champion, and Zim-
norman, the champion of old, both have
many points OF great similarity. Zim-
norman was rather modest and Bald fol-
lows his footsteps. Jimmy" was true
sport and Bald certainly is. Zimmerman
was popular with his fellows, and Bald
is certainly us popular Zimmerman
combined all the qualities of an ideal
champion, and there are none to deny
Bald these qualities. There are many
other notable points of similarity, and
the successor OF Bald, whoever he may
be, who is at the same time the successor
Of Zimmerman must follow in the foot
steps of his predecessors, or be the most
unpopular follower Of the path that ever
wore championship honors.
Jean Gongoultz, the French rider, has
issued challenge to Jay Eaton, the i'll
door king, for Il race ut one or two-mlc
heats, unpacrd, for 1000 Il side. Eaton
has announced his intent ion Of accepting
August Lchr, the German champions
challenge.
The Wheel says that the chief reason
for the French sprintcr>' success is the
careful way they train for IT," final end
ing jump. They are daily timed to ride
IL hundred yards with Il flying start.
American and English short distance
cracks rarely practise Il sprint ut this dis
tancc. and might do worse than take Il
lesson from their French rivals therein.
After the race with Taylorc next Satur-
day night, Jimmy Michael will 60 abroad
for months for rest. This will be his
last race until spring, when he will be
prepared to defend his title as middle
distance Champion against the best rid
rr> Of the world.
Earl KiScr is at home in Dayton. Ohio,
doing sumc lit lc athletic work and rid
ing on the road, preparing himself forthc
coming season.
The Glasgow cycle show followed the
example Of the l.ngIi>hmcn, and refused
to allow American wheels to bc cx-
hibitcd.