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quires time, patience and a natural apti'
tude, but wonderful benefits to both body
and mind may be derived from play, even
though the player may not be In cham
pionship form.
Johnson VIII DIE.
%, Toronto, Feb. 20.-Johuson S. Johnson
the famous bicycle rider. has had re
lapse, and is now attacked by pneumonia
ct Bradford. The doctors entertain NJ
hope for his recovery.
Cycling Speed.
A table of hour records, compiled by a
foreign authority and published recently,
shows very clearly how far the bicycle
leads oil the things that speed on the
earth's surface, except the steam engine
and the electric car.
This interesting remuneration starts with
the swimming record of 5 miles. The walk
ing record of miles and a fraction comes
next, with 10 miles for a sailing vessel, IL
and q fraction for runner, IL miles for
trotter, 16 miles for skater, 90 miles for
. running horse, 81 miles for the high bi-
cycle, 23 miles for the tricycle., 90 miles
for the steamboat, 90 miles for the motor
car and 81 miles and over for the bicycle
The red deer, the antelope and the jack
rabbit have never been successfully timed
for that period, but it is well established
that they could not maintain their sprint
ing speed for one-half the time taken as O
standard in this computation.
CycIer Beckers'success.
Very often high honors suddenly attain.
ed have the effect of turning the head" OF
the recipient and working detriment to him
in subsequent endeavors, but this has not
been the case with w. 4. Becker, the young
cycle racer who captured the five mile in
ternational championship at last year g ma
tional meet. Prosperity has not hurt him.
On the contrary, 1t has stimulated his ef-
forts and assisted him In winning other
victories.
Prize Ring Notes.
John White is the manager Of prosper.
Gus boxing club in Troy, N. Y.
Jack McAuliffe Is making every effort to
match Jimmy Anthony against Jimmy
Barry.
1t is said that Jim Corbett intends to
take another trip to England next summer
If he defeats Bob Fitzsimmons.
1t is claimed that one of the first things
Dixon did after he was matched to fight
Billy Murphy was to sign the pledge.
Jim Corbett's old time trainer and Sec
ond, Billy Delaney, has been living quietly
in Oakland, CAL, for some time past.
Frank Bosworth, Bob Fitzsimmons'
former sparring partner, has been appoint.
ed matchmaker Of the Fifth Avenue A. c.,
New York.
Mick Dunn, the Australian, who was
defeated by Joe Wolcott at Coney Island
more than year ago. will return to Amer
ica in few months
It Is probable that Peter Maher and Joe
Goddard will meet in London after God.
dard's fight with Mick Dooley at Johan.
nssburg, South Africa.
Chat About the Cyclists.
Weather prophets promise wheelmen an
early spring.
AS yet there are no signs Of the predicted
slump in bicycle prices.
An English railroad has provided special
cars for the carriage of bicycles.
The French minister of war has called
for 20 additional companies of military
cyclists.
1t is probable that something neater in
cycling costumes will be introduced next
summer.
In the French military gymnasiums
there are bicycles on which soldiers are
trained.
There have been 3,149 lapses in the L.
A. w. membership Of New York state
since last March.
A tandem driven by electricity has been
recently tried in England and Is said to
have proved a success.
new contrivance has made its appear
ance in England for the automatic pump
ing of the tires of a bicycle
There is tiremaking machine, In use
by well known tire manufacturer, that
can turn out 5000 tires day.
There are thousands Of men and women
who are anxiously awaNing the arrival Of
the practicable punctureless tire.
A bill has been introduced In the New
York legislature which permits any person
to take with him, free of charge, u bicycle
on any of the ferries operating in the state
of New York.
Polo Pointers.
Jordan, a young amateur Of Providence
who went to Portland, is doing good work
for that team.
Prof. Livesey will give an exhibition OF
fancy skating at Infantry Hall before to-
nights game.
Look out, boys! The Telegram man is OF
the opinion that after the next gama with
the Grays "you will never smile again"
How about 1t?
The New Bedfords play here tonight and
the liveliest kind OF polo is anticipated
both for the players and referee. The
Providence Grays will meet their hoodoos,
the Salems, at home this evening.
Billy Leydon decided that he didn't care
to leave his own fireside for the chances oil
winning large pay for short time at Fall
River, and Cotter is giving promising
amateur named Monroe chance to show
what he can do.
After the most exciting game OF the
season at Portland last evening the home