The San Francisco call., 1898-01-08
WHY NOT RIDE
 BASES ON THE WHEEL?

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 Tomorrow will see the opening of the Cycle baseball tournament, and wheeling circles are all agog over the games sched- uled. The idea originated with two of the local clubs, which had organized ball teams from among their members Other clubs were interested, until now eleven in all have entered, and with six clubs conteSting each Sunday the schedule runs along until next May
 When the country roads are ridable the idea is that any two clubs who are scheduled to play each other should have a Joint club run to some out of town point, and that the game between them should be the feature. This will give added interest to country runs. During the rainy months, however, the games will be played in this city, Alameda and San Jose.
 Tomorrow the Garden City Wheelmen and Imperial Cycling Club will meet at San Jose, the Acme Club Wheelmen and California Cycling Club at the Velodrome and the Encinal CycIers and San Fran
 cisco Road Club at Alameda. The Bay | Cltys and Olympic Cyclers, although not scheduled, will play a practice game at sixteenth and Folsom streets at F | o'clock. The Cyclers expect to have Joe Coroett in the box for them.
 Some one has suggested that the Cy- clers might improve on the national game py running their bases on their wheels.
 It would certainly be a novelty, and if man could once get started right the stolen base" column would be about a
 mile long. The thought is worthy of em- ulation.
 The news that George Stratton was go- ing to leaves the coast for good as ex- clusiyely told in The Call yesterday, was all the talk in cycling circles yesterday, and much regret was expressed that the C. A. C. C. and cycling circles generally
 S%ouid lose , such a prominent member. irfrn n bership in the association and the Olyrn- pic Club Wheelmen, however, even after he leaves.
 The regular monthly meeting of the .. A. C. C. will be held this evening at the Encinal Recreation Club, Alameda, which IS situated on Park street, about equi- distant between the broad and narrow gauge trains. Passengers should get off at Park street station on either line. The 1:30 narrow gauge boat will take over most of the officers and delegates from this side.
 A meeting of the officers and commit teemen of the association was held last night at President Adams office to dis cuss matters of general interest and particularly the road book. It is hoped to have this long delayed work out by next March.
 The Capital City wheelmen of Sacra- mento, having over s270O in bank, have de- cided to build their own club house A petition is before the Board of Super visors Of Alameda County to regrade and
 widen the base of the San Leandro tri- angle. If these Improvements are made that portion of the. celebrated cycle rac- ing course will be in splendid shape for the wheelmen this year
 The organized cycling clubs should con- tribute more liberally and freely to the good roads fund. But three clubs-the
 Olympic Wheelmen, Encinal Cyclers and California Cycling Club-are doing any thing in this direction. A monthly do-
 nation of say $1O would help the cause ex- ceedingly.
 The Alpha QadiesO Cycling Club at a | recent meeting elected the following of
 ficers: President, Miss Elizabeth TiIden;
 secretary, Miss May F. Madison; treas,
 urer. Miss Marie Mccarthy; captain.
 Mrs. Addie Wynne; first lieutenant Miss
 Miss Emelie Cheffers; sergeant at-arrns,
 Miss Louisa Kroetz.
 J. Platt-Betts, the speedy English
 rider, has broken the Australian ten
 mile record by 3-5 seconds making the ! distance in 20:02 2-5.
 Badly soiled cork-handle grips can be | cleaned by the use of little turpentine The Century Road Club of America has ! approved of the San Francisco-San Jose
 record made by Ed O. Kragness of the l Olympic Club Wheelmen on November 14 l last. His time was hours 27 minutes.
 The many friends of James Joyce Jr, | the popular Eastern salesman, who spent
 part of 1S95-96 here, will be surprised and l delighted to learn that he will soon be
 married, the fortunate young lady being
 a Miss G. l.. Watkins of South Manches-
 ter. Conn.,. which was Mir. Joyce's old l home There Is a pretty romance con-
 nected with the story, they having been | playmates in their childhood. The an-
 nouncement comes with the opening year.
 and Mir. Joyce writes me from Washing | ton, D. C., where he is temporarily l0- | cated, saying that he wants all his | friends on the coast to know of his good
 luck, and not having time to write each
 one personally informs them this way,
 and wishes them all the seasons compii-
 ments. His oft-expressed wish that his | company might locate him permanently l in San Francisco is re-echoed by hum
 dreds in the wheeling fraternity with | whom he came in contact during his l stay. With Joyce Lozier Iennie Knann | Goddard and Stratton away from inc
 coast, it does not seem like the same old | crowd. ~
 The National Assembly of the L. A w | which convenes at St. Louis next month
 will wrestle with the Sunday-racing oues, | uon and the admission of professionals
 the same as the meeting at Albany las year did. This years delegates may look | at these matters differently, for inc asN
 sembly is, by force of circumsta nces a | garrulous and Irresponsible hodv not = l through lack of intelligence on tbe nart | of the individual members but hecaTse | the personnel of the body chanpes Q , nually to such an extent that each asser,, ] ply Is practically new institution new
 to the questions brought up for consid. eration. NoioAu
 The Cycle Board of Trade will hold a
 banquet for all its members tonight at 112 Pine street at o'clock President
 Fortin and Secretary Hamilton have
 made excellent arrangements for fbe | comfort and entertainment of the p,1ests | and splendid time is assured H. w SPATDINC