The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-19
SPORTING NEWS.
Jack Frost is in Observation-Disclosures
Boyer Delayed.

Jack Frost is III Dcmanu-ManaEer
Boyer Delayed.
Will Brown, the well known century
rider of Long Island, and the present
holder of the $50 aud LOCO mile road
records, will shortly attempt % ride
1900 miles on the SO ne wheel he made
his previous records on.
Brown is a great Oh Il ll'Ss enthlls'e.st,
and says the advantage ct this machine
is in that 1t requires 10 care from the
beginning to the end of any ride. He says
the gears never work hard. Which is
vastly different from the chrin wheel.
in which the chain becomes '.ery stiff
after riding awhile in the dust and fuses
to work properly when ire weather is
bad.
Brown will also attempt to reduce the
figures for six days continuous riding.
He says there is no possibility Of the au-
thorities interfering with him, since he
is outside of the city y: New York. and
has q permit for fast riding in ali the
villages through which ne - compelled
to pass. He says that tee State law
against six day racing exhibitors Will
not interfere with him, since his per-
Torrance is IN no. respect an exhibition,
but is simply private test, made in ac-
cordance with the road rules of America.
Manager -Selee of the Boston team, re-
ports his men in fine condition, notwfth-
standing that this is the shortest prelimi-
! nary season the club has ever had. He
says Boston has a fine team this year,
being strengthened everywhere except in
the pitchers box The club has three
crack pitchers in Nichols, Wills and
Dineen, but Selee would like to secure
another first-class man. He has not Civ
en- up hope in trying to get Lewis to
!; sg, ;I-a1,, Il, 1d1y5y would
Join the team before June. if he played at
all Wlrile in the South iSelee picked up a
young pitcher in Rome ]. Chambers, of
Rome. Ga. Chambers stands 6 feet 2
inches, and Selee says he has very free
overland delivery. Being a .'southpaW, =
he will prove all the more valuable should
ne develop.
selee is very much pleased with the
Washington purchases-Dineen, Freeman
I and Barry. The latter, he says. is a fast
I utility infielder Freeman Is hitting ike
/ a fieud. and will be a hard man to keep
/! off the team. He was secured principally
I! to protect the club should ,Hamilton's IN
/ jury of last year prove permanent: but
| Selee says the speedy centerfielder is In
as good shape as ever, and it is nard to
1 see how Freeman can make the team.
/ He said he considered Bradley the
! best man the club could get for third
! base.
In an interview concerning the new
| prize fighting law In New York, Corbeti
/ said:
.Tm sorry haven heard Of this thing
4 and Tn sorry for any thing that comes
4 in to interfere with the conditions ane
i date already settled on. But SO far as
/ am concerned. IT.. doesn't make any Gil
4 ference. Jeffries says he Is In good shape
now, 50 li.tls thing like an eas ! g, aass
fought not TO cut any figure With hin.
Gas for me, unless this license bust
j ness can be patched up and the fight g
through or the date named, why.zl say A1:y
fight before the license runs out. I m VILE,
i ing TO fight Jeifrles the last week ansAprt
a. next week, or even Tomorrow. $500