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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

The suggested movement with the
object OF inducing the l.. A. W. 10 hold
two national meets-one In the west
and another IN the east-in the future
Is Endorsed by prominent wheelmen
throughout the country A member Of
the board OF officers Of the New York
state diylsloa Of the league In talk
ing with a reporter on the question
said Il am In favor Of the league
holding two national meets. The
membership OF our organization eX-
tends over such a vast territory and
our annual meet according 20 the pres
cnt custom. Is purely such a local AZ.
fair. that two meets. with a division
Of the championship races. strikes me
az an excellent idea. The registration
returns al the recent meeting held In
Philadelphia showed that oyor three
quarters OF the visitors came from all
points within n radius Of 100 20 400
miles Of Philadelphia. Thus q Is
evident that few OF our western mem
bors attended the annual affair. The
change. a. suggested. will enable all
the members IN each section 20 enjoy
greater chances OF attending the meet
Two meets will 10 some extent DO
away with the present competition Tor
the annual fixture and ! am co. hopes
that such a movement will be- intro.
duced and carried at the next meeting
OF the National Assembly
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

90 whom he explained that the person
named was = child Jus, about 2 -ears
old. and that, although be possessed
as much judgment a. some jurymen.
that point would probably he disputed
by all persons except the fond parents.
OF course. the name was taken on the
list, and inquiry disclosed the fact that
Il got there through the directory. The
name got into the directory through q
statement made TO canvasser by a
house servant who wanted to see the
Kids name In the book just tor Fun.
Some months after the family had
cease dto talk of the matter another
oficlal document came 20 the house
addressed 60 the child This time 70
was "a notice that he had been assessed
Tor $4,000 personal property. The tax
lists are also made up largely from the
directory. and AZ the tax ONCE @ was
explained that the name appeared in
the directory.
The residence given" said the COM
missioner. lis IN a good part OF the
city and the business named Is such
that We we're justified IN naming the
amount
Despite the warnings TO The jury de-
nartmeni. the boys name has been
drawn again, aud his parents say that
the next slime d happens they will
send him to the Jury room with his
nurse aud ssk that he be allowed to
serve
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

Pete Browning Who had been
picturesque 90 figure in base hall Cor
o. number ~ years refuses Co bc down
eI. ps.c BIS ciouw.ug his old home
.n Louisville a1I declares that hofore
another season rolls around "Old
pecy' VIII Or u demand. BroWulug
lowered around one Clue.una'ls when
ihrg were iu Louisville and % one ~
tfe gentlemen u lhe party hc con-
GI.l hIs future cold Pete aint
lr, number Ul q iugful said the
Gladiator Take q peep a. them
'amI'.on.6s So moss growing in
'b,m lamps clear as q locomotive
headlight and u'l Co. bas, hits. Only
used ',m in iOHr rmcs end Kin e.,
tHu seasons u base hits out % 'em
iu one year That's neat season. The
game Amt risht without Petey. and
before the next season opens Pciey'U
have Offers 20 turn down browning
claims tina, {; was not poor playing
THAI knocked him ont % his Job With
Columbus. but religious differences
There alu't no use talking" pnllos
ophi'cd Pete IAN 4. p. A. and a Cath
Ollie cant ge, along no more on a team
than van one OF these ere Greek fel.
lcrs make roommate Of q Turk"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

Cycle racing conditions for next year
may be radically affected by the trans
actions OF a meeting Of the National
Cycle Track association. which Il 10
be- called before the month Is ended
The association 10 made up OF owners
aud managers Of cycle tracks. There
Is a general feeling that or exemplihcd
during the last session. the race meet
promoters found themselves the pos
SCISSORS OF the Hon share Of the pro-
ceeds OF the majority OF the meets. and
the receipts Of the track owners were
not sufficient to pay good percentage
on the money invested. To remedy
these conditions q proposition Is being
considered by the track owners and
managers that IN future they shall
promote race meets themselves. either
ior the whole season OF on such dates
as are no, filled when a schedule Is ar
ranged early In the season Even
more radical departures have been
suggested. but their reception was not
attended With much cordially T. H..
Ryan. the manager OF the Manhattan
Beach track. In explaining the scheme,
said that II 10 was adopted. FIRST chance
would be offered 20 clubs and cycle
associations but that professional pro.
moters would receive the cold shoul.
der.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

recently bu, had charge Of his affairs
up 10 that time. In the race At Man
haitian Beach, IN September. when
Michael rode away from the Phlladel.
phlan. Hines was the moving spirit IN
all the arrangements for Starbuek. Il
was said AZ the time that Hines had
implicit confidence IN starbuck's abil-
ity TO win from the little Welshmah.
and that he wagered $500 on the out
come.
Starbuck has certainly been badly
handled. In his race with Michael. the
receipts Of which were said 10 be near
ly $4,000. starbuck only got something
Hike $3.50 In the race with Lesna he
got nothing but lot Of debts for pace
making. and bis subsequent auapen-
sion. For the recent race with Michael
at Willow Grove X Is reported that 30
far starbuek has not gotten a cent and
his manager. o. s. BunneD Is out
something like 81 800.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01
stony OF A GHOST,
One ~ Grsv-.end That Threw Cesi snd
Was Otheruise Very Troublesome.

one NJ grav~-end That Threw Ceai and
Was Otherwise Very Troublesome.
Great excitement was occaslcned In
Gravesend recently hy the report OF an
extraordinary occurrence at 20 Wroth-
am road. q street adjoining the Kent
County crlcke: ground. The house Is
occupied by tenement dodgers A re-
porter who made inquiries In the
nclghborhood OF Wrotham road heard
o number ~ stories ~ ghost most
Of whose manifestations occurred IN
the coal cellar OF the house. These
stories were told by Mr.. John Reed.
ticket collector On the Southeastern
Railway. and Mrs Beadlo. both oil
whom reside In the house. Mrs. Bea-
die stated that ss she was sitting 10
her room In The evening she sudden
b. saw "shoal" OF clndera fall In front
OF her window. Thinking that some
OF the children had thrown them, she
went ont to them. but they told her
they had done nothing OF the sort. A.
hNf vas fAAfllNh AAf NNNA ANaAN 80"
was startled considerably by heavy
lump OF coal falling AT her feet from
upstalrs Becoming alarmed at this
extraordinary state OF AFFAIRS, Mrs.
Beadle went 20 see a neighhor on the
matter lie armed himself with q re-
yolver. and accompanied her 10 the
house. lie went upstairs 10 see " any
coal was kept In the bedroom. and as
he was mounting the first few steps
a lump fell heavily just behind him.
This 80 startled him that he turned
and fed. Mrs Beadle then sought the
advice OF other persons living IN the
neighbofhoO0. sho suggested that all
the dodgers In the house should leave
before anything else happened one OF
| SIR. Reeds sons. who was more enter
prlsing than the rest. said he would try
and hnd the ghost As soon as he
/ started TO 90 upstairs. however. he wa,
/ pCltcd with coal. one nut striking him
on the head. Nothing daunted. the lad
called Ia "a couple OF companions. buI
on opening the d,or leading 20 "a,
stairs the candle he was carrying sud
denly became oytinglIshcd. Reed ad
dressed the ghost. and asked him Q,
throw thc rest OF the coal u there wal
any more left Hardly were the word
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

Orlando s. Bunnell. the originator Of
professional bicycle races and one OF
the best-known race promoters IN
America. Il 10 give ~ the sport Tor
good. In a talk with a Philadelphia
reprtcr last week the Father OF Cy-
cling" a. he Is called. announced his
permanent retirement from the sport.
ne gave a. his roasons that increasing
business demanded all his attention
and that in the future he would be
seen az race meeia only a. Hpecta-
tOr.
Friend OF Mr. Bunncll. however.
hint that there are other reasons Tor
tho gentleman's retirement Some
time ago ho managed a race meet for
a concern and spent more than 81 900
Tor pace makers and the like. the con.
cern agreeing 10 pay an such expenses.
Altar the meet Il said Mt Bunnell was
unable 10 collect the money. ~ IN dis
gust decided 20 have no morc 20 do
with hls favorite sport
Cycling loses one Of lts shining
lights and wheelmcn good and true
friend In the retirement Of Mr.. Bun
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

Teddy Hale writes that he viii r..
main in Australia Tor an indefinite
period.
Australia has taken the Initiative and
decided to send a representative 10 the
international championships of 1888 al
Vienna.
Ken Lewis. Joe Megson and Charley
Kellow. the latter winner Of the Aus.
trail wheel race OF Australia. contom.
plate trip TO the states" Ia 1888.
Stein, who recently returned 20
france after a disastrous trip To this
country. has announced his intention
Of returning to america In time for the
six-day race.
Charley Church. the most popular
short-distance man In pennsy lyania.
attends taking up middle-dlstance rac.
ing 10 be gets down fne he will be a
strong drawing card.
The announcement is made that Mi-
chael the Welsh wonder. will engage
On racing for one more setson. and
will then 30 into training for honors
"a a iocsy on race tracks. As no Is
a lightweight and as strong almost a.
steel. he has hopes o. being successful
al a kuigh, 90 the plgakln.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

A western judge was approached b.
q yeriaut couple who wanted Ia be-
married The wuuld-hc bridegroom
asked the price OF tying the knot and
was told % WAS a dollar. Cant YOU
take becsway9" inquired the rustic
Yes said tho squire. The wax was
hrouehl iu and, upon being weighed
was found 90 Dc worth ius, 60 cents
We'll said the anxious groom. tile
the kno. an ru fetch moro way next
week 40 sir. don't trust. that
Be- against The rules OF the oaicc. SLOW.
~ the disappointed youth turned TO 20
out, saying Come Sal. lers 70" 81
say, mister" answered Sal. with a
womsus w.t. can't you marry us as
Car as the wax viii co." YES. can.
and Will" responded the Judge
laughing. aud he ga Detroit Free
Press.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

Now Isck Doyle oan lean back and
ur'usis over his desplcable treat
ment Of Joe Corbctt IN that memorial,
same al brooklyn In August by biz
outrageous language and abuse of
Young Cortett the earnest pitcher De-
came incensed and lost his head A.
The time Corbstt had a bis lead over
Rrooklyn. lie protested Doyls's rant
treatment by throwing the ball over
the grand stand. and then retired from
the field Doyle was called 10 account
for his misguided action. but the sc.
Qusl Is that when Corbett threw that
bah over the stand the pennant vas
probably thrown away With a. And
Jack Doyle. the chief u klckers. IL on.
doubtedly responsible Tor the loss ~
The ponnant No wonder Hanlon IL
talking OF trading him Tor Ia Chance
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

Although Il has been decided TO hold
no National Board OF Trade cycling
exhibition In New York city this win
ter local boards OF trade 10 the east
have taken up The subject aud Il "a
likely that a number OF small exhibit
lions will be held. The expenses al.
tending the BIG show In this city last
winter we're no great that many OF the
manufacturers had 10 draw the line.
and 80 Il was agreed by tho majority
not % participate N IsfmiiIl Dcposi-
ton this year. except In a small way
Il has been the history Of the last two
or three years Of cycle making and
trading that a number OF firms have
entered into the business with the pur-
pOso OF undertaking all others and
trading on the strength OF low prices
alone. In order to DO 50 they have
held aioof from all the extravagant ex-
penses which have prevailed among
other makers for popularlEing and
marketing their wares. and have trans
acted their business In cycles exactly
a. they would u engaged In other lines
u commerce. In pursuance OF their
inientlou they have frowned upon the
project OF large exhibitions. and have
lntlmated that only the strongest In
iucomonts, such a. will minimize e.
penses. will engage their consideration
Of small showa-Ex.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01
STAGE TRAGEDIES.
aEndsa ISIS bags as an Actor 0uEht TO
Do


DO"
One OF tie dramatic little stories Of
Mr.. +. Frankfort Moore. the London
novelist turns on the actual stabblng
Of Juliet by jealous Romeo during
performance In q German court thea
ter. says Harpor's Weekly. Such trag
ic incidents have not infrequently &C
cured In the annals Of opera and play
house In our own city's chief lyric
tkltor last season We had In what
seemed the lively comedy OF an actor
something leading mp 10 his sudden
death. when the unfortunate Casicl-
mary. as Sir Tristan Mickle'ord. was
pursued by a crowd OF Richmond Fair
folk In Martha" There are at least
a dozen well-attosied suicides that have
been consummated by luokless actors
and singers under cover OF the tragic
movement OF their part. a more recent
example occurred at the theater In
Arad. Hungary. when well-known
leading member Of the company. Kol-
oman Balla. put real and loaded re-
volver 10 his forehead In concluding
the last act Of the nights drama. He
fell dead. amid an immense demonstra-
ton OF applause from a crowded house
quite unaware Of the reality Of the ac-
tors emotion and gestures. lie was a
man OF excellent family and bright In
professional prospects. disappointed In
love. morbid. and. as he grimly wrote
TO a friend. determined 20 end his
days as an actor ought to do-to the
satisfaction Of his public"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

out o. his mouth when = shower Of
coal was hurled a. him. one lump stIik.
Ing him 90 heavily on the face that he
tainted Tho reporter vas informed
that although ine house had been thor.
oughly scarohN, no explanation can b.
E.yca of the mystery Many put these
strange Manifestations down 10 prac-
Zeal Joking. but the house o. so stu
atcd that Il Is difficult 10 accord cred
ence 20 such a umor Hundreds ~
people visited the place. hut order was
raIuiaiuoi by The police ENGLISH Ex.
change
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

During the past week the special
bulletin OF Chairman Mott has been
the cause OF more talk IN cycling cir
srlos then anything else which happen
I'd here for many months, This bulle-
tin announced the suspension Of New
York writer for cycling papers, named
Dixie Hines. who has been dabbllng In
cycling on the side a. a manager OF
trick riders and racing men, together
with Frank Siarhuok. the local raelng
man. Both Hines and starbuek were
Suspended from all track and road rae
ing pending the payment OF pacemak-
ing fees
In all OF his races starhuck has had
10 employ pacemakors. and frequently
tho cost OF these FOR a single rao, would
run up a. hlsh a. $500. Hines did not
manago starbuck when the latter mot
ana defeated the woishmAn a. me
willow Grove track. In Phllaoelphia'
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

The ever fascinating problem Of the
conquest Of the air seems somewhat
nearer solution by the experiments
with a soaring machine which have
recently been conducted In England hy
Mr. Percy s. Pitcher Tho machine
consists Of two large nat planes, or
Wings. made oi bamboo. and covered
with "a lisht textile material. the en-
tire apparatus weighing nfiy pounds.
Between these acropllnos the operator
Is suspended his arms fitting into stIn
sleeves. one on each wing so that his
whole weight is on his clbowa. By
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

ere very little iu use then In asld.
OK the netroits we're well toward IN,
op. and they were also fair In base
unning although by no means IN the
ace horse class Nearly an the mem.
en- 81 the team were veterans A. the
Dung blood craze had not begun 20
1ke effect"
uauiop's Companion.
Can you compare ,ho teams man foF
AMI"
That o. hard" replied Hanlon 'be.
ause some persons may take oneuse.
m IN DO The best can and will show
o partiallty First. lei ~ take the
oatchets ON the one hand are bennett
nd Camel and on the other Robinson
and Clarke, IN my honest opinion
Charley Bennett was the greatest
throwing hackstop Ia the country.
barring one. Bgck Ewing Bennett
ias a horse fosW,lrk and could han.
le an sorts Of Nchcra with case.
comparing him with Robinson I will
az that be could catch no better. but
was a superior throwcr TO bases
le lacked The hesdwork. however that
.obinson possesses. and was not So
valuable as a coach for Young pitchers,
emmett was a good hitter. perhaps a
hade better than Robbie" In tina,
Is drives were longer and harder |
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

help Of a cord attached TO the machine,
- a. 20 turn u into q species Of Kite,
Nj Pitcher has been able 20 rise TO =
height Of seventy ice, and 90 travel
two hundred and htty yards through
the air before descending gradually TO
the earth. II Il Intended % continue
these interesting experiments and to
attach to the machine a light four
horsepower engine 20 drive a pro-
psllcr.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

A Glasgow man has ln h,s garden
what he calls tree clock" Fir
trees are planted lu such positions that
one Of them viii shade O. portion ~
the house az every hour of sunlight
For example at 9 o'clCcI in the morn.
ms the "g o'clock tree shades the
dininE room. while. as tho sunlight
change. the 10 O'Clock tree shades
the room above or the room adjoining
o. and so ON through the d1y ON 70
sunny day This tree clock nWros a
succos slun OF shady places .ouud tbc
house
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

With three OF Australias best pro.
fessionals Ia this country next season
and a number Of European flyers as
well the sport should take on added
interest. The cracks coming from
down under" are Joe Mcgson. Ken
Lewis and Charles Fellow. They pro.
pose 10 start Tor the land Of the free
and the brave Jus, a. soon as the rae.
INK season ends In their native coun.
try.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

championship 30 handy ~ i'o', a.
then captured the worlds champion
shin series from the st. Louis team
The wonderful batting power OF 'no
Detrolts will probably never be eA.
celled. at least by teams OF the presen,
time. especially when Il is considered
that the pitchers box was Ave feet
nearer the plate.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

NN.NN|NH NN'NN.'IH NN "MNHNH
.ulu,a Richardson was great BAN
player hut Joe Kelley lisa better man
all th.ugr considered Richardson wa
not qu.Cs thinker and had no AZ.
grrT.ycrHsE ln comparing Keller
and Thompson there is one thing to
cay Eoc',r o. iho greatest right Geld
90 wc have ever seen. and with one or
two exceptions thJ best Eastman IN the
business Thompson was a heavy hit
ter and a. good ncldel. considering bis
size. but he never could bcgin 70 play
ball 10 Kceler's class Hanlon was
quite modest when % came 10 making
comparisons between Stencil and him
SELF. but experts who saw him In his
prime all agrec that he was a better
fielder and base runner than s,enfel
but not s0 clever a haisman.
Halon also declared that training
methods had changed somewhat Hs
believes iu permitting HE men "a
drink o. glass ~ beer after playing. OF
whenever they feel like o.. % long a,
they do not abuse the priyilege. lu
the Old days drinking In any form was
strictly forbidden. "a Il o. Ia some Of
The National lsagus clubs today.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

In the hfth inning yesterday, while
Grim was up behind the bat, a hot
foul struck him on the les. lie llmped
about In agony for a few moments.
and when about TO resume work no
thoughtlcssly picked mp a mask that
was on the ground and tried to pun
q on over his own bird cage" which
he had not taken on. when ne real
ilcd his mistake he threw the second
"mu1ale' away In disgust. The crowd
reared with laughter. New York Her.
aid.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

man who received a bin for a BOOK
that be bad NO rclllectlon OF having
ordered, sent the following answer: Il
never ordered the book. II I dld. you
dld not send g. u I gut Il. paid for
H. II didn't von'L"--New York
Tribune
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

A Herman s,isntl,t's GREAT undertaking.
Herr SchultEc OF the Berlin Acadc-
my OF Sciences. has taken upon him
self the formidable task % preparing
work describing AN animals that exc
ist now or have existed within historic
time. The academy allows him $1,000
TO cover the expenses OF his undertake
Ing.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

Nine. Adollna Patti possesses gr,at
collection of rare jewolry Her d.a-
monds alone are valued at $4,000.
and are made up chiefly Of gifts from
lhc crowned heads Of Europe and by
purchase.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

n official notice,
printed on an OBJ
long strip OF
orange or green
colored paper.ofton
spells the good IN
NOR Of men who
are usually cheer
ful. says the New
York Tribune.
These documents
call the receivers
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

win come 20 this country this winter
without fall. When she comes here she
wants TO meet In paced events some
OF the mlddle-disiance American riders
OF the male persuasion. and Is ready
TO ride any female rider In America a
% or 80 mile paced match race.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

Bond Don't yon realize tha, mar
rlagc broadens a MANI Benedict
'Oh. yes; I suppose q can be put that
way. nui asi,ons Is the Wort I've al
Ways used -pucl.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-01

Ned nanlon. who has suce 'ssIuly
managed the Baltlmores 30 that 'hey
have won the league pennant the last
three years. losing II this year ohly
by a very few points was the captain
aud center fielder Of the petrois' anu
was also one of the fastest base run
ners and best neldcrs In the country
Big Dan Brouthers az that time inc
heaviest batsman 10 the league. played
frat base. Second base vas guarded
by Fred Dunlap. who was a wonderiul
fielder Jack Rowe played short stop.
and Deacon Jim White covered
third. Hardie Richardson was the lei'
fielder. ana Bis sam Thompson vas 10
right garden Charley Bennett anu
Camel were the CltchoIs. while inc
pitchers we're Lady" Baldwin. Charl
GotzeIn. Gcorgo Wo.lmin and Larry
Twltcholl. OF this l.t Camel Us the
only one who D. actively engaged In
the league tie is catching Tor the
Bosloua Bennett. Who lost hts legs 10
o railroad accident some years ago. "a
living IN Detroit Brouihcr. s play
Ing FIRST base Tor the spr.ngnclls of
the Eastern league Dunlap. Jim
white. Harllo Richardson Baldwin
Cttzcln and Twitchc.l have dropped
ont ~ sight, Thompson Do on 'h'
Philadelphia clubs bench Rowe 8.
manager Of Buffalo Eastern league
toim. and. as has been said before
Haulon o. handling Che nllum1rc'