The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-31

programme for the An-Nigbt
Smoker.
DR.. S. Leon Cans, chairman of the
L. A. w. Emergency Corps during the
coming National Meet, has perfected
arrangements for handling all cases of
accident to wheelmen during that time.
One member of the corps will accom-
pany each run that leaves headquarters
at the Arena, at Broad and Cherry
streets. st. Joseph's hospital, at Sew
enteenth street and Girard avenue, be-
ing centrally located, will receive all
accident cases. During the meet
physician will be in readiness at any
hour of the day or night to answer
any house or hotel call Hotel clerks
will be instructed to call up Telephone
6S23 and a physician will be dispatched
at once. The races and runs will be
attended by sufficient number of the
corps to take care of any ordinary
emergency which may arise. The corps
will include among others, Drs. Dare,
Kusel, tSavidge, McCombs and Cans,
all well-known local physicians, who
are, in addition, greatly interested in
the work of the league.
The subcommittee of the entertain
ment committee, which has charge of
the supplementary excursion and run
to Atlantic City on Sunday, Aug. s,
has sent to each local club the follow
ing self-explanatory letter:
"On Sunday, Aug. s, 1897, the en-
tertainment committee has decided to
give an excursion to Atlantic City and
have appointed this. committee to have
charge of the same, and we would APP
peal to your honorable body to assist
us in this matter. We have made ar
rangements with the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad to carry us on spe-
cial trains from Chestnut or South
street wharves. They give us all the
accommodation for wheels we want,
and render whatever other assistance
they can to make this excursion the
| largest that ever left Philadelphia to
| that popular resort. The tickets are
! to be 81 for the round trip, or will be
accepted either going or returning, so
that our friends desiring to ride down
may return by train. or vice versa.
| We would ask that you see that the
tickets sent you are disposed of, and
use your best efforts to make it a big
success. Hoping for your cooperation
in this matter and that you appoint a
/
we remain. Yours respectfully,
Excursion Committee"
THE LADIES.
Just word for the ladies'. Mr. Fl. "
| Casey, president of the Centaur Cycle
| club of Baltimore, who was in this city
| last week, speaks as follows in the
| Baltimore Sun: II would particularly
| urge the lady riders of Baltimore to
! attend the meet to see the difference
| in cycling between Baltimore and
| Philadelphia. l would caution all going
| to the meet to carry lamp and bell as
! city ordinance requires this, and be-
ware of scorching, as the cops will
| politely but promptly call you down,
| ana don't forget your League of Ameri-
! can Wheelmen card"
| Regarding the big race days, On the
| 9Th and 7th at Willow Grove, the COM
| mittee announced last night that al
| most all of the local riders will be seen
at the National meet this year, thus
| ensuring a big representation for Phil
| adelphia. There will be as many prizes
in the amateur events as the racing
| rules will allow, and the heats will be
so run as to give every rider the best
possible "show" to win. This will be
quite feasible, as the trials will be run
off in the morning.
Among the out-of- town professional
! riders who have entered the big events
of the National meet is Major Taylor,
| the colored rider who has been cutting
such a wide swath in and around Bos-
ton. He will probably be the first coll
ored man seen in national champion
| ship event.
| The committee on the all-night smok-
er are working hard to secure a pro-
| gramme that will have a lasting effect
| on the minds OF our visitors. At the
| last meeting of this committee a rough
| outline Of the list of athletic events
| was shown to include five six-round
boxing bouts, several wrestling bouts,
| including one between w. Irvine and
w. Coupe with the probability of an
other between George Hoslkins and DR..
j. Shell; fencing and foil exhibitions
by Paul Wendler and Captain William
| FricdSen, sabre contests by Friedgen
and Hcirtze, club swinging by the
| amateur champion. W. G.. Troelsch,
and general athletics by a picked team
from the gymnastic club champions of
the Philadelphia Turngemeinde.
Mertens, Johnson, Wells, Becker
Eaton, Randall, Titus, Jefferson, Har-
rison and quite a number of other
prominent professionals are now quar-
tered at Willow Grove where they will
| train faithfully until the National
meet races. August 6 and 7.
ALL THE PROFESSIONALS.
The National meet will be the means
of bringing together for the first time
this season all the American profess
SIGNAL flyers of note, and it is quite
probable that after the big meet the
crackajacks will again scatter so that
on August 6 and only will the Nation
al circuit assume its old-time import
ance.