Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-25

| not seem 10 realize tha' .,... did
Big Dan Brouthers Is doins som cue
time hitting OF the Eastern "a,
pltchers. Some manager may Di'" ..s.o,,,,r
hack to the big league as
| blood" - hou than
thts vear his long lsy-off dld rot ahsI'
| hin, 81 many persons believed II woNiI'
| ror the big fellow kept Ia constant ua'"
| in. .,o,od n take
m Warner's place 1n-helder CohIoy,
| ~ tba Milton pa club Conroy y 800
80 he very clever and rising youHB
| player. .,or. "a no
| s,,,b ching az & salary limit in the le"H-r
| 10 nav. Rusie =. go with prom
| s9oo extra II he keeps w his sooo W. W.
TN, Louisville club has pIIcL'a'.'
| Tbird-Baseman Hans Wagner OF -
| son: price. not stated, and pitcher 49,
/ bowling of Pudacah, for 500 anu -
| or Jones In exchange. IL Is 10 DO -,
| maj Louisville didn't throw away W.
,,,,ch noney on the Wagner deal -
| times are hard, and wagner W. 80
| tho league world afire as thlId pa
- IL IL a better out-fslder than IN
fielder. a.. .i.ober
IN George Mahoney the college pitcher'
,bo Ros,ons nave probably the largest
man that ever played in the Nauoi,Hl
League Hillary Swain, tho giant OF l'e
Waehingtons. is not in IL with MahoHeS
,vbo is C feet 8 inches in height anu
weighs ~ pounds. ,..,,.
BROOKLYN has released Pitchers McMd
hon and Daub. Mac could hot VIM q,
all for the club. although he pi'cHe-
some fair games. Daub, on me o''Gl
hand seems lacking in sand. Ihis j.
tbo fourth time he has been served WIN
notice Of release by BROOKLYN.
In the wheeling world.
William Martin. the American PROBES
sioual. who has been racing IN Austla-
liza during the last two years hd7 i1i'
that country and intends visiting F Ianoe'
Charles Wenzel OF the Century NheeI-
men who last Friday made an uhsuc-
cessful attempt TO make new twenty
four-hour road record viii pToDapiy
make another attempt during tho iuiI
moon next month.
A meeting OF the General Committee OF
the National Cyclists Union OF Eng
land was held or July %. The actloh
or Albert Mott, the chairman OF the
League Of American WhceNneh I.dcln5
Board. in allowing Jimmy Michael the
Welsh rider. 10 compete IN TINS colHug
whuJ undcr -pensiou BY tho Nauoi.di
Cyclists Union was brought up o4lcldI'y'
The sentiment was 10 ceIalre the League
- American Whcelmen for its violation
OF the alliance between the two organ
zations. but the receipt OF letter from
Mott explaining that Micnae. coWpeu-
tion on American tracks was que 10
Misunderstanding, qucllci what mlsht
Itborypfso have resulted in tho creation
~ unfrierd!y relations between inc
Teagu, of American Nncelmen anu thS
National cyclists Union. ... -
the 'Cvclist. W London, In its issue oil
r,,lv I'm. SAYS. The French twenty
Co.,r-bour re for the Bol dOr last week
rrovod quite q fascO, and resulted III
no. ormance which certainly VIII not
pl,ce The celebra cd French rider HuIc.
any hisber in tho estimation Oh the pup
B. owing TO there being no other com
netitors OF any calibre, Huret pIacucalF
had the race at his mercy ana "hc"
leading by no less than fourteen hlO-
metres IL is stated that nc delhailuCu az
extra monetary s0latium for ms l"UoI
from the company whose machine "o
was riding. 1t is stated that the com
many refused this request Whert upon
Ituret promptly complained Oh soEle'iil,
dismounted, dressed, and retlreo. III VIC
end tho race was won by Stein with
,,lrfc~nance Of 76l kilometres. S2j metres.
or nearly 100 kilometres behind the lo-
cord. ,-,...
An effort will be made TO induce j.
pi,tt-R.tts the crack English rider 10
visit america next fall. lie IS re-
earded as the fastest short-distance man
in Toeland. Among his recent per-
forn,nces was covering mile WIN
standing start. in ] minute ana ~ Sc
conas and FIVE miles in minutes ana
az seconds. Platt-Betts Is only - years
"a feet inches tall, and Is
,toclkilv built. He has WOhdeIIui
erript He has been riding since lo9-'
ar,5 has beeo successful, While train.
inc, he rides five miles in the morning
a,'7, lin I'm he afternoon. and lives on
Main hut substantial. food. If the Eng
iisbman comes here he will hkely prove
a formidable opponent for the crack
American sprinters.
Tho one-hour worlds record STANDS 10
the credit of J. ". Stocks, the Ems 'lsn
rider. 1t is 81 miles AS yards. Se'eIal
attempts wiz be made 10 lower III.
fgures this season. When Mlchael ana
Starbuck meet at Manhattan Beach Oh
August DIST efforts VIII be MADE 10 lIil-
prove on the time. Stoch0 = pew i'-'.' -
reoarlcd as wonderful, and good JUDGES
believe that it will Withstand assaults
for this season, at least
The membership OF the League OF
American WheelmeE took another jump
the past week. Secretary Bassett an
ro,nces that 1888 renewals have been
received making the total membership
81 $50 At this time last season the total
was & .2l5. The returns from the lead
ing divisions follow: New York 532' totai
o. S39: Pennsylvania. ,36. total N,m;
Ntaeeacbusetts. lG6. total ll09l New Jer-
sew 1s3 total 100 illinois, 6. total 5000:
ohio 80 total 2Ni; Wisconsin, 81. total
. gol. Connecticut. 10, total 1851; Missouri,
total 1850: Michigan. So total l7S3;
MARYLAND. a. total 1910; North Carolina,
3 total 40; Rhode Island o. tota. 1853.