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cent trade with Washington will greatly
strengthen the team, Hanlon thinks.
DE Montreville at second is expected to
be star.
Washington fans would like to see
Tommy Tucker retained at first base and
Jack Doyle at third, but question as to
whether Doyle would agree to do SO is
agitating them. 1t is conceded that
Doylescan play the base as well as on the
opposite corner. Tucker is getting to be
a veteran, but he is looked upon as being
the equal Of any first baseman in the
league in fielding.
Tucker played good first base last
year. although handicapped by bad
hand. His batting was consistent and
timely. and his coaching put life into the
game, But will Jack Doyle play third :?
There's the rub.
In baseball Cornell this year will
adopt the graduate system of coaching.
CYCLING.
The time when pacing by electricity
VIII be seen in this country is believed
to be not great way off Tandems and
triplets propelled by electricity have
been tried on several Of the French
tracks and proved successful. In the re.
cent match race between Jacquelin and
Linton an electric tandem was used and
it proved that mechanical pacing was far
superior to that furnished by trained
athletes. Pacing as seen here has been
quite an attraction and has had much to
do with holding the public's attention
during many of the races hepabouts,
their ability at carrying the man alone
being inspiring. The electric pacing
machine would do away with much of
the interest centred thus. Notwith-
standing this certain amolnt of good
results from electric pacing that would
not tail to be appreciated by the public.
No rider, such as Michael who now has
the opportunity of gathering the best
pacemakers around him, will be bene-
fitted by the electric machines and every
rider has equal chances. The speed, Of
course, can be regulated, but tandem
teams will have nothing much to do
beyond steering and conducting the ma
chimes.
A new tire which it is said combines
all the merits of a punctureless tire has
been placed on the market. 1t cannot
leak and it need not be pumped up. 1t
is made OF composition OF fibre, granu-
lated cork and rubber covered with a
canvas coat covered with rubber. It is
said to be just as light and serviceablc as
The pneumatic tire.
}. Platt-Betts, the great English record
rider, is pronounced by a man who is
posted one of the poorest racing men at
his favorite distance in the world. Belts
is record breaker, but in contest be-
comes ratified where there is one other
Or many other riders Belts has done
nothing else but record breaking in Aus
jraia. A prominent meet promoter Of
ered at one time $5,0 600 for the appear
,nce of Belts in this country, but recon
'idered the offer when he learned the
rue facts of his ability to ride the best
'nly when following PAGERS.
Irving Harrison, a lineman of the
llackensack Electric Light Company,
lays claim to the national record for the
year 1897, having covered 26,253 miles
from January ], 1897, to January | 1888.
He rides $50 wheel.
John West, who is training Iehr and
Kaiser says that he is willing to match
Kaiser and Arthur Gardiner against any
andem bicycle racing team in the world
This challenge is aimed particularly at
iougaltz and Lmberjack, the French
men.
The three ,Jalu brothers, the famous
french triplet pacing team will visit this
country the coming season. They will I
,ring an electric pacing machine with :
hem. =,
August hhr, the German, and Charles
\aiser, the Swiss champions, together |
With Arthur Gardiner, of Chicago, have {
'een training for the past several weeks
t Belleair and the trio are already in ex- ,
client condition.