The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-21
NOTES OF SPORTS.
The Chcrubs Present Splendid Line
tn This season.

The local Atlantic League team has
given every class indication of being
very high-class aggregation this season
McCabe's Tigers will play splendid
team from Philadelphia this after
noon at west-End PARK. end first-class
game may be expected. The Tigers have
been PLAYING superbly all this season and
have one OF the fastest teams OF young
sters I'm the South. The team from Phil
adelphia. known as the "All-Scholastics.
is the strongest amateur club in that
city McCabes will play hereafter at
West-End Park. and on days when the
Cherubs are abroad. so thai lovers OF
baseball need not worry about lack OF
supplying their taste. The Tigers play In
Norfolk with the Atlantic League team
on Saturday.
The following will be the lineup OF
McCabes Tigers
HoRshead C.: Baughan or Gordon, D.;
Fenner. ID Laughton. 2b.; Bigbie. SIS;
Phillips. Co.; Boston, CT; Lambert, H.;
Drewry, RI.
The entire team works we'll together.
and no rivalries or jealousies have sprung
up. There will be no chickering's or dissat-
isfaction among the players and no in
dividual records will be worked for. Inc
whole team will hang together for the
common good Of the club and under the
efficient direction OF Capt. Klopf this
determination on the part OF the players
will result in the end in keeping the club
at the top notch.
Lancaster Paterson and Newark are
already making claims. Manager Wells
has not got into any claims. but says his
team will do the best they can, and when
this is done the result can be easily
guessed. The makeup OF the local team
is as good as any in the League, with,
probably, a better staff of twirlers. AS
the team now stands II viii probably go
through the season. No changes Will be
made. for the entire makeup is perfect
and satisfactory to the most cynical crit
les.
Reading almost whitewashed Wilkes
barre. of the Eastern League at Reading.
For eight successive innings the visitors
were banked In the ninth, with one
man on base and one out, Smith and
Keenan, made hits. which yielded two
rims. II was "A magnihcently played
game. neither team making a single mis-
plav. OldwelTs wildness gave Reading
the victory Garvn's pitching was the
feature. The batteries were GarVin'
Fertsch and Hayden; Oldwell keenan,
and Smith. The score was TO =
The Torontos proved easy victims Ter
the Lancaster champions I'm the game al
Lancaster They were completely at sea
I'm ATTEMPTING TO solve the curves OF Spro-
gel and White. both of whom pitched
superior article of ball. Mcfarland was
hammered hard in the nth inning and
vas relieved by Reisling. who put stop
to the locals run-getting. Both teams
plaved well in the field. the features being
a lightning double play by Ward and
Chiles. a sensational catch by Leidy. ana
the clever work of Taylor at second ana
Roth behind the bat The batteries were
Sprogel, White and Rothe NICE arlaiu'
Relsling Casey and Rolling Inc score
was 10 ,.
II remained for the Montreal Eastern
League team TO administer the hrst de-
feat of the season 10 tn Allentown Al
lautic League team at Allentown inc
score being ? TO /. The game was an
unusually close and exciting one, ana
abounded i'm pretty plays. Allentown eA-
celled I'm fielding. but the canadians .nad
more hits. and IL was this that counted.
Wood was batted hard In the hrst IN
ming. hut after that kept the hits scat
errors made by his support did not inure
10 the benefit OF the locals. The batteries
were Wood and Foster: McFarlan, Jock
litz and Smink.
T. r. Ten Eyck. the young winner OF
the diamond SOULS at Henley last year.
when shown the Associated Press dis
patch from London stating that his en-
try for this years race had been refused
bv the Henley stewards, said:
II am not surprised TO hear this. In
fact. IL has looked all along as II they
intended 20 bar me out. The fact that
no reason is given for my disqualification
is significant in itself. | am simply not
wanted. and that is all there is TO IT.
James Ten Eyck father Of the oars
man. said: This is an outrage and an
insult 20 the National Association OF
Amateur Oarsmen, and shall be greatly
surprised If some action rs .iot taken by
that body am sure the Wachusct: Boat
| club OF worcester. OF which my son Is
a member. will demand an explanation
from the Henley stewards. We shall re-
turn the diamond SOULS IN time 20 reacn
London by June lst the late stipulated
in the contract signed VIII IN the trophy
was handed over TO our Reepng.'
Young Ten Eyck is student In the
| dental department OF the University or
| Pennsylvania. lie u n ANhtb'a VI wv
| Pennsylvania Barge Club. and Il has been
stated that he VII surely compete In
the national regatta TO be held on the
Schuylkill river 'Diy Sit1.
Henry Smith. OF Baltimore. has IN
nounced that II the weather permits he
will try for the American 2i-hour record
| on Sunday. AITil 9th, IN Baltimore
/ Smith broke the American 2i-hour road
record about year ago. riding Sli miles
within "a hours. He accomplished the
| feat so easily that II was thought he
| could have done much better had he
| tried. He was single-paced most OF the
/ distance. A few months afterward Elmer
Davis succeeded in adding two more
miles I othe record. and there II has re-
/ NAMED ever since. Teddy Edwards.
| the crack century rider. claims TO have
ridden 80 miles within the q hours. but
/ his claim for the record was not a'~>wed.
/ mis- thought that Henry Smith. will put