The sun., 1898-02-09
MISCELLANY.

MISCELLANY.
The newest thing in European sports
is the game Of football played on
bicycles.
The Carlisle Indians will not partici-
pate in the intercollegiate championships
this year. But they will be warm mem
bers next year.
Bernard Wefers, discussing sprinting,
says: "rhe secret of fast sprinting lies in
the control the runner has over his
nervous force. 1t isn't his muscular
strength or size but the nervous control
he has over his muscles that makes the
successful sprinter. The most vital
point in a sprinter's action is what is
called the bound, or getting up on your
toes. When your foot strikes the
ground, the nearer the toes the better;
yon rise up on it, and with hard, sharp
spring of reflex action throw the foot
straight out in front Of you. If it rises
behind, or too high in front, time and
motion are lost"
Billiard Champion Jake schaefer
wants to play his match with Ives fn
Chicago, which will, Of course, be very
distastefuI to Ives and the Now York adj
mirers of the sport. A. J. Troescher,
donor Of the emblem, SAYS that under
the rules the holder Of the title can
choose the place OF the contest, and the
"Wizard' seems determined to have the
match come off in the Windy City.
Frank Slavin the Australian heavy
weight, who was reported to have struck
a rich claim on the klondike. has re
turned from the gold field and is not at
Winnipeg He acknowledged that he
did well in Alaska, but the place, he
says, is not what it is supposed to be.
In reply to the challenge Of John Neil
son to skate any one in the world for the
championship. Earle Reynolds, who is
in the West, telegmphed yesterday that
he would accommodate Nelson and as
soon as he returned East would sign for
a series of short-distance races, straight
away, for a side bet Of $500
No records were broken in the worlds
speed skating contests, held at Davos
P,atz, Switzerland, yesterday. Seyler,
OF Munich, won at 800 metres or about
5S4 wards in A - seconds, and P.@
Oest land, of Trondhjem, finished first in
tliN iuAN Nl D,'oo IlttICH VI N,JoJ
yards, in 81 minutes 81 - seconds.
Colonel Hamburger. the American
representative of the Amateur Athletic
Union at Paris, will 60 to Washington
tomorrow to secure, il possible, an ap-
preparation for the purpose OF sending a
team of American champions tr Paris in
1900. Senator Mason, with Colonel
Hamburger, is framing an amendment
to the BILL and thinks he can possibly
interest Senator Thurston and others in
tho measure.
Twenty-Five candidates for Lrhi.h's
basc' all team presented themselves to
Captain Grace Yesterday. The material
is he best Lrliyh has had for years, and
the men will take gymnasium drill four
times Il week until Coach Bannon arrives
,n March IS.
The prnnSylvania-YaIr gymnastic
teams will give a joint exhibition at the
Academy OF Music, Philadelphia, on
evening, February II, 1896.
Jack King threw "i'armsr' Burns at
Marquette, Mich, on Saturday evening
,wo falls in three, mixed style. King
won two falls at collar ana elbow and
Burns won one at catch.as- -catch-can.
Tho Penn Charter School has elected
II. nackett, 1900, captain, and $. Klein
as the base ball team. The
Athletic Association is endeavoring to
secure Henry Schoenlut, the ex-Penn-
,ylvana PLAYER, to coach the squad.
The Harvard Varsity crew will not be
,hosen until a few days before the Yale
ace, SO despatch from Cambridge says.
The Quincy Yacht Club, of Boston, has
'oted a $500 challenge cup to be COM
oeted for by any yacht club, American or
oreign.
Tie Opera House Orchestra scIvnaued
)r. and Mrs. james r. MaIlnffv, who
we're recently married. The musicians
we're invited in and refreshments were
ervcd.
The friends OF DR.. and Mrs {. +.
nalley. who are in Lnuiu as mission-
ries, have received ~uru which states
hat they are in good health.
4 man who was tittr1l by . rattl, snake
rank quart of whisky AS a remedy.
It. died soon afterwards. The question
:, which ot the two cailScu his death ?
y sllgIlt IRE occurred AT the nome OF
Irs. Emily Martin, No. 20 West Ninth
rect, last evening. The damage was
light. The origin OF the fire is not
nUwn.
Mr.. Green, who was injured by fall
'om a ladder at the p, ". 4 B. Rail
,ad station several weeks ago, is
,uch improved and able to be about
gain.
Samuel Connor, assistant stove inspec-
" of the p, W. h b. railroad has left
lis city for a three months visit to
lorida and other places of interest.
[rs. Connor will Join him in few DAYS.