The times., 1897-06-06

Since the game on Decoration Day De-
.u,aen the Washington and Caitonsviiie
cricket Clubs at Chevy Chase Circle coh
siderable interest is being taken In TIE
snort. To promote which more tnah
ordioarv effort viii be made The ciup
has hcautifuI grounds and coInfortapie
clubhouse within 200 yards OF Chevy Cbase
Electric. roa d, and the admirers or the game
and those persons who wish TO see IL
MIA we'd and learn more about IL are cor
diaIIy ,nvjted to come to the ''crease on
nractir. days, which are Tuesdays, Thiis-
aavs and Saturdays i'll the afternoon me
oane is one of the most Interesting ever
brought from abroad, and while not as
exciting as baseball 1t has all the elements
os uncertainty and requires almost us
much skill and activity
The local team put up splendid game
.yainst CaitonsviIle and deserves credit
For the excellent showing, especiaily y in view
of the fa ct that the players had had little
or no practice together, as the new crease
had only lust been completed. The leadihg
c,irits I'm the club are Messrs Binney, a
w f,errington c. and l.. j. Mather, =.
A coomhs. Pipgott and Lake. Tire latter
Go ono or the best bowlers south OF Phta-
<t,ohi, in which city an unlimited amount
ae interest is taken in the sport. When the
the team has had more practice ana ac-
CURED team fielding it will be prepared
70 on, all corners and later on games VIII
h.arrauyed !. witbstron out-of- town eieyens.
Tho amateur athletic world has been
s,ar,led mi sweek by the performances III
Flanagan. the champion hammer thrower
oe Eng,ana and ireland. At the n j. A.
IN v. n
new worlds record from the seveh-i'ot
o;,,Ie American style, with throw OF
,5o feet inches, beating the American
raoord ,,itcbell's, of the n. Y. A. c., ny
K feet Z IA inches and feet :nches
.,,t,or ,nan the English and Irish records
ne,d nv himself The throw was marvei-
| GUS and the apparent ease win WHICH ne
| did il called forth great surprise. especially
| from tic mighty Mitchell, n a, V anu
| the great Chadwick, OF Yale He CON
| tinued bis remarkable WORK by throwing
the hammer from the 9-foot circle 1i5 feet
! "a inches, which is WITHIN Ioot 4
| ,,chas M his own, the English record
| He hopes and expects before the seiisoh IL
| oyer "a, make the throw an even 15o feet
| from tie 7-foot ring
Notwithstanding all reports to the con
! tr1rv W pferS W I'LL BlOi )S ttbif W oPP' -
apv track inside of six weeks. HIS IN
| iurv, strained ligament of the night leg
reouires careful nursing for fear that lie
may lose the use Of that meinber. when
all danger is past he VIII again take up his
uractice, aud once in shape he VIII sho"
new time, and the secondraters VIII not
bc able TO take races from bim as was
the case recently.
A report of an athletic meet held oy th'
YM c. A at Memphis last week informs
the athletic world that Otto Schoenfeld' o
Milwaukee, broke the worlds amateur rec
ord for the pole vault by clearing 6wely'
feet five inchesl How did He do IL? d'
must nave climbed the va,ritlEfg pole, which
under the new rule Of vaulting, is not al
lowed.
Another startling report this time OF
bowiing contest in Louisville-informs IN
bowlers of the world that "a MI SEM
made twenty successive strikes before ieav
ing the alleys" How did he do it? Did h
bowl on regulation, standard, sixty-ioo
alleys?