The San Francisco call., 1898-04-02
% % E e x & x T x E 9F Z N x 5 WHEELING CLUBS
 STILL PLAY BASEBALL.

x C ~ N T . N Wheelmen generally are very much interested in the result of the ball game to be played tomorrow afternoon between teams from the Olympic Club Wheelmen and the Olympic Cyclers, under the aus- pices of the Cycle Clubs Baseball League.
 As is well known, these two. organizations thrive under one roof, the Olympic Club, yet there is a great deal of animosity be-
 tween the two factions. The Olympic Wheelmen are acknowledged champions on the road and track, but when it comes to baseball-well, the Olympic Cyclers think they can teach them thing or two.
 In the Cycle Clubs. League the Olympic Cyclers have yet to meet defeat, while the Olympic Wheelmen have lost one
 game and have tie yet to play off. | The game between them tomorrow will take place at the Sixteenth and Folsom streets grounds at 2 o'clock Large del- ! egatons of rooters will be on hand for 1 each faction, and warm time is prom | ised.
 Other games of the League tomorrow
 are California vs. Encinals at the Velo- 1 drome. The Acme and Garden City Clubs
 were scheduled, but the former club has dropped out of the tournament. | Last Sunday a well-known local club
 man lowed triplet of girls, who had broken the chain of their machine, a dis
 tance Of several miles to their destina-
 tion. We see no reason why the rider should not claim reasonable salvage.
 Harry Fitzgerald has been droppeda
 from the roll of the.. San Francisco Road.
 Club for having a hand in conducting
 pr1zefight in the basement of the club house about a. month ago. The Alameda Cyclers are reorganizing. l and expect. to form a strong club H. o.
 Penney, B. D. .CrandaIl and M. G. Curtis
 nave been elected an executive committees
 to govern the clubs affairs.
 The Bay City Wheelmen will have a
 club run via the.9 a. m. broad gauge boat
 tomorrow, under Captain Larkfn, to wit
 ness the five-mile sweepstake face from San Leandro to Haywards between Cofer. Bangs, Schilltng, Macdonald, Lundbere
 and Philips, as already mentioned in this
 column last Saturday. ':
 Next Monday evening the Bay Citv
 Wheelmen will. conduct a progressive
 whist tournament at the club house. Al
 Golden Gate avenue. The club will hold a ten-mfle handicap road race on AnriIs F, and the clubs baseball team will maet
 the California Cyclers' nine at .Elmhurst grounds the same afternoon
 The Reliance Club WheeImen's baseball nine QenleS that they showed fhe white feather in dropping out of the CyvcIs, Cluos' Baseball League. They say fhev entered the tournament with the under hA permitted to play, but soon found that
 professionals were being Substituted in many or the teams. When they attempted
 ao qo nkeWlse general howl was raised ana they were told that any games won
 would De protested, making it. useless for the Reliance: nine to participate further
 hese were the only reasons the nine | had for withdrawing from the tourna- ment.
 Vincent A. Dodd, the popular vice-pres- laent nasl or the .. A; c; C., has left for Sac
 home there. He will associate himself
 with the Capital. City Wheelmen. and what is the EncinaPs Clubs loss will be Sacramento's gain. He was presented with handsome gold watch by his fel- his departure.
 h The Honda Club of 2a2: Capp street will
 hold one-mile scratch road race over the San Carlos course tomorrow. The entries were given in The Call last Sat urday.
 The regular monthly meeting of the
 California Associated Cycling Clubs will be held this evening at the rooms of the
 Bay City Wheelmen, Golden Gate ave nue and Polk street. The 'one-class rule
 Tn racing will be the principal subject for discussion, and it promises a long harangue.
 The much-talked-of match race betwaan e. M. ('Bunt'O Smith of the Garden Citv
 Wheelmen and J. E. Wing of the Olynpic Cluo Wheeimen, at five miles, tandem tomorrow afternoon at o'clock It has created great deal of interest in cycling circles and. big crowd is assured Neyt Saturday Bob" Terrill and William
 Martin of Australia meet at five miles. unpaced, for the championship of the Pacific Coast
 The Imperial Cycling Club will have a run to Warm Springs tomorrow, taking the 8:3O a. m. broad gauge boat and tram to Fruitvale. The return trip will be made by steamer Alviso- At the destina- ton a barbecue will serve 70 entertain the members. Next Monday evening will be members meeting at the club house. and nominations will be made for officers, directors and captain for the coming year The election will occur on April 1S Tha club will hold five-mile road race on the 17th inst. H. w. SPALDING.