The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-11

Ohio West Virginia league, has filed 9, J.
dence of his acceptance of its terms and
states that contract was rendered him.
From all accounts the Maine State
League Is already on the ragged edge and
1t Is only a question of few weeks when
1t will have to go under.
Kelley and Ladd are the only Fall River
players who are batting over the 300
mark. The former has an average of .372
and Hi comes under the wire with .342.
Peter Anderson, the pitcher from Read
ing, Pa, who was signed by Manager
Murphy short time since, and over
whom there was some controversy, 10 to
wear New Bedford uniform.
Roger Conners has done very little hit
ting as yet for the Fall Rivers. The Fall
River Globe says that once he gets his eye
on the ball there will be trouble In the
ranks of the opposition pitchers.
Cycling Chat.
Probably one-third Of the mishaps
cling accidents are caused by riders turn
ing suddenly to the left or right without
first looking to see what may be behind
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merous collisions between cyclists.
The Irvington- -Millburn road race this
year was noteworthy as showing what can
be done in the mud. George A. Soden
won In hour 90 1-B seconds. On account
Of the poor condition of the roads the road
committee decided, In justice to the riders,
to extend the time limit from hour and
Is minutes to hour and 90 minutes.
Even with this extension the time Of the
winner has to be winked at, as he was 1s
seconds over time.
II makes wonderful difference to the
comfort Of q cyclist II he breathes through
his nose. When cycling, tho breathing
should be entirely through the nose. But
this IL not all: The habit Of slow, meas
ured, deep breathing that calls into action
the entire lung surface Is Of moro value
and Importance than one will ever believe
until he has tried it. II one has been sub.
ject to any kind Of throat or bronchial
affection, he will pronounce deep nostril
breathing "a wonderful discovery"
J. Platt- Belts, tho English professional,
is fast acquiring reputation az the fast.
est short distance rider In tho world. In
a recent assault upon records at the Crys.
to 106 and paced by half q dozen multi
cycles, he made the following times: One
mile, 1 minute 40 AS seconds; two miles,
minutes 38 AS seconds; three miles, s
minutes 26 seconds; four miles, minutes
10 seconds; five miles, 0 minutes As
seconds. Platt-Betts placed the mile rec
ord at minute AZ 3-5 seconds, 80 that he
now holds the record from two TO five
miles. He proposes to shortly make a trial
to reduce the figures from one to Eve
miles, and will be assisted in his trial by
the fastest paoemakers available In Eng
land.
Horse Talk.
John r. Gentry weighs 045 pounds
Patchen wilkes and Allerton have been
mated with over so mares each this spring
+. .. McVey, who made reputation
as first class trainer while at Jewett
farm. has just bought a very fast 2-year-
old by May King. dam by Dictator.
The big summer meeting at Moscow.
Russia. is now In progress. 1t began on
May and will continue until July 81
The purses offered will aggregate el45.
600.
OF the "a trotters In the 2:10 list, all
but four have the blood Of old Handle
tonian in their veins, and of the l46 PAGERS
In the 2. 10 list, all but % trace In some
line to the Hero Of Chester.
James r. Ksene has S-year old sister
20 Voter At his stud farm In Kentucky
that 10 rare good lookes. She has lots ol
substance, With considerable moro quail
ity than Voter.
@. H. Niles. the Wisconsin trainer who
has developed 20 many Of the fast ones In
che Adrian Wilkes family, 10 NJ 81 Al
bans, VT. preparing q stable for . cam
| paign over the New England tracks.
| Star Pointers fastest mile this spring
| 90 far was paced In 2:27k. but the rail
birds at Pimlico truck, Baltimore, assert
that he paced an eighth Of q mile one
morning last week faster than any Other
harness horse has ever covered that dis
| lance