Evening Star Newspaper, April 9, 1892, Page 8

8 READY TO PLAY BALL|Seerstiee mec cates ae city, and led to his engagement in 1884. —_ ligan remained with ee Aibloties four mt ar ive seasons, ranking first of tho im the official averages for 1887 of the American Association. He caught for the St Louis champions in 1888 and continued with this team Jin 1889, whem he ranked — the official averages. In 1890 Mi cal lor the Philadelphia irotherhool chub The Athletics secured him in 1891, and 1892 will find him alternating with McGuire behind the bat for the Washingtons. Milligan's best catch- ing feat was the acceptance of all of twenty chances—sixteon put outs and four assiste—in a championship game, Mathews being the pitcher on that occasion. CATCHER M’GUIRE. McGuire, who will also be found bebind the bat for the local nine, was Washington's main- stay in that position last season. He played in 106 games—an unusual number for » catcher. Even Morgan Murphy played in only ninety- eight. McGuire comes from the Philadelphias, where he used to catch the famons Casey. He came to Washington last year and soon became a favorite. When it was known that “Mac” was going to catch then it was known that our strongest nine was out and that we would get a fight for our money, and Mac was in the fight Members of Washington's Team the Coming Season. IT IS A STRONG NINE ON PAPER ‘Nearly All Have Been Members of Champion Clubs — Records That Are Enviable— Sketches of Their Careers—Their Work Last Year—Manager Barnie and His Ex- Pertence. UCH AN AGGREGA- tion of base ball talent as will represent Wash- ington on the diamond in the season that be- gins on Tuesday would be considered pennant winners in the league or association under ordinary cireum- J__._ stances; but circum- ae vtwnces this year are a 4 not ordinary, for there will be eleven first-qiass clubs to meet, all of them pennant winners in erdinery times. Une thi: certain, that the mine Washington has this year is destined to rank among the leaders. They are = gentle- manly lot of men, free from vicious habits, and hard, conscientious work can be expected of them. MANAGER BARNTE. William Barnie, the genial manager of the ‘Washington clud, has been before the public ee player and a manager since the days of the eid Eckford club of Brooklyn and has boen very successful in both capacities, He was oue Gf the founders of the American Association end bas always bad his band near the tiller in the guidance of that organization. Baltimore and Barnie have been connected so long that to mention him as being anywhere else or other club sounds strange. Mr. the distinction of being one of Ube shrewilest base ball diplomats in the busi- Ymews aud hae beens great finder of young Diood. Mr. Barnie’s great feat in the way of tagning buse ball players who turned out suc- Ceesful was in 1957, when he secured the PITCHER FOREMAN, CATCHER M'GUIRE. from shaking bands to the shouting. It wasn't is fault we didn’t win more games. He cer- tainly tried his best. He is plucky up-bill player. He doesn't give up until the last man’s He is a hard worker and as cureful about bails when game ix apparently hen there is every prospect of suc- cess. Its “play ball” with him from the time the mask ison. Everyone knows about his wonderful line throws tosecond. With the re- coil of his hands from the pitched ball he gathers up the force that sends the bail with rd motion of the arm anda twist of the wrist that catches many an unlucky runner able ‘The lay of weakened his playing tlighliy: bat. toward the cod of "the sensor Se came around in fine He was taken from Brown ee a Boston association ciab Inst thought 20 much of that he was only loaned to the local club. FIRLDER BOY. FIELDER DUFFEE, ground out there has been leveled and mad much easier to play on than it was last yea when even the best fielders made errors, “Duf- fee is a hard-working player and keeps himself in condit» 8 is shown by the fact that he took part in 124 games last season, when ho played with the snappy Colnmbus team. He covered center ficld ‘in forty-eight games and stood third among leven fielders and sixty-seven games in left field. His ficlding avernge in the former place was .938 and in the latter .936, showing that he is equally at home in both places. He is a zealous player and will try for the most Aificult balls, consequently making errors where other players wonld allow a safe hit to be made. It is this earncat style of playing, regardless of records, that mi what is called “ginger” playing. His batting average was .306, the highest of any one on the team. He was at bat 502 times, mado 79 runs, 154 base hits, 46 sacrifice hits and 41 stolen bases. CENTER FIELDER HOY. Hoy, who will cover center field, is well known here and very popular. He is regarded as one of the swiftest runners in the outfield of in the country. Ho occupied the same po- jon in the Washington nine when it was in the National League three ycars ago and won the hearts of all baso ball cranks by the nimble way in which he would dart after a, fly ball. He came with Wilmot from the North- western Association when the league made such extensive raids on that body. who fancied himself sure of the bay what a power he is at the bat. He i hitter. He makes his hits when men are on bases. Last year he made 111 hits, and these brought in 51 rua. Nearly every other hit was good forarun. That's the kind of hitting we all (opposing pitchers barred) like to see. His batting average was .28%. He made 52 runs, 23 sacrifices and 9 stolen bases. His fielding average was .916, a tie with Mike Kelly. PITCHER FOREMA! Foreman's average last year in forty-six games was: Fielding, .925; batting. .229. He batted in twenty-four runs and the patrons of the game know how hard he played for the local nine. Frank's home is at Woolbary, Md. His first professional seazon was with the ‘Lan- caster, Pa., club in 1884, that club being a member of the State Associaticn. His good work with this club and with the Woodbury nine attracted the attention of Manager Barnie, then with the Baltimores, and he was signed. ‘This was about 1886. Foreman’s work, while not being of the very best in 1886, 87 and ’88, continued to improve to such an extent that in 1589, while still with the Baltimores, he was considered one of the very best in the busi- ness, With the formation of the Brotherhood League great competition for first-class men resulted and Foreman was one of the most sought after. He went to the Cincinnati league club. His high salary, as much as anything else, led to his release by the Cincinnati and in 1891 Wash- ington secured him. ‘THIRD BASEMAN RICHARDSON. Hardie Richardson, formerly one of the “Big Four,” was a member of last year's cham- pion association team of Boston. He is one of the pig prizes drawn in the Indianapolis lot- tery, where no blanks wore given eny one. He is one of the best all-around players in the country, for he can fill any position but eateb- er's and pitcher's, and if put in the box or be- best part of the Newark club and transferrea them to Baltimore. These players were Trott, Rucker, Greenwood. Burns and Ca Whata life they led the St. Louis that season! Up to is time the St. Louis team usually had a club ten before the game commenced. It was ‘the concluding season of the great infield— Comiskey, Robinson, Latham and Gleason— who, by their methods of playing, carried everything before them. Recognizing the fact that to counteract this sort of play the same elas of players should be put in against them Barnie went to Newark and secured his players. The St. Louis players were tough, but the New- erk contingent was tougher, and’ it was a nip- end-tuck race until the game at St Lows, wherein Curt Welch spiked Greenwood and Yaid him up for ‘the remainder of the season, n act that precipitated a riot that almost led fo bloodshed. ‘Ihat season the Baltimore club me in third and substantially iliustrated the Vissees of Barnis's kdens of bare ball players. Ithas always been barnic’s ill-luck to be ndicapped by the want of money, except in fhe sensou mentioned, and when be broke away wm Baltimore last season and enlisted with Wagners it was predicted that he would Quake a great record for himself. In two MANAGER BARNIE. DANNY RICHARDSON. geeks’ time he had the whole base bali world ‘Guiking about him and advertived the Athletic lab better ithad_ever been before. He nd Richardson, and, using them o« « nucleus, gathered together a yn that would bave bad almost a walk-over this season had the American Asosciation continued Business at the old stand. With the consolida- tion of the two big leagues Barnie and most of Lis men came to Washington.and this season he will hold the reins over as pretty 4 collection @f hard, earnest, conscientious, expert bali layers as the national capital could desire. Woks Rernic tm abeclete charms of the local Bine the coming season a feeling of confidence Will be felt by the lovers of the game and a Gieeanice wiven that they will Salah well up in eo het CAPTAIN AND SECOND BASEMAN RICHARDSON. “Danny” Richardson, who will in all proba- Bility play on second base. though he may be transferred to short stop, played with the New York League Club ever since 1384, excepting the season he was with the New York brother- hood nine. He has probably been the subject @f more base ball literature during the past three months, owing to the New Yorks’ claim to Bis services after he had been assigned by the @ommittee on players to Washington, than any base ball, player excepting Fred Pteffer. He was obtained by Manager Barnie with Roger Connor from the New lorks for the Wagners athletic team last fail when the association be- Gan its raids on the league ranks. It was these faids that brought the league to sincere de- Bire to end the base ball war, and the Indian epolis peace conference was the result. ‘Danny bas always been a Washington favor- Mte, even when his playing wrought disaster. Be never plays for the grand stand, but always for bis side. He ranked fourth among the twelve secoud Basemen of the league last year. He played in 123 games, playing all but ten at second. base HARDIE RICHARDSON. SHORTSTOP RADFORD. hind the bat could probably make mar: specialist in those positions ashamed. ‘This season he has already played first, second _and third bases for the Wasbingtons, and filled them all to the Queen’s taste, or, more suitably speaking. to the satisfaction of the spectators. He made a remarkable record last season, standing first among 14 left fielders and having an average of .962. This was surpassed by only two fielders, Corkhill, who stood .973, and Cross, who stood’.970. These other two, who stood first among center and right fielders, had what are generally considered easier positions to fill. Hardie took part in 71 games, was 269 times at bat, made 49 runs, 69! hits, 68 sacri- fices, 15 stolen bases, batted in 43 runs and his average was .256. He played on third -base for the Bostons a number of times with great credit and wiil fill that position here. SHORT STOP RADFORD. Radford has been seen often in Washington asa member of the lively Cieveland team, the Grassioppers,” as they werecalled. Before that he played with the Boston and Providence cham- ved ai ort, whe! “" pions. He is an agile player and the ideal of a eee ee eed ta ice ee KUe | Mort stop, though he ‘made bis reputation in forks. Has fi NZ average ¥ the outfield. Last year he was a member of ~ - Boston's champion association team and stdod third among twelve short stops, ranking even with Shugart, who stood third among the league short stopa Paul is always CATCHER JOMS MILLIGAN. on the move. He is an intelligent player Milligan, who was formerly with the Stand keeps his eyes open for points. Louis champion Browns and last year caught | Umpires would have a happy life if all the players made no more of an outbreak than Radford and Hoy. Last year he played in 126 games, was 432 times at bat, made 9% runs, 116 | hits. 41 sacrifices, stole 47 bases, batted in 50 rans and had an average of -270.' His fielding average Was .912. YIRST BASEMAN LARKIX. Larkin or “Ted,” as éverybody call him, played season after season with the Athletics, and his name has become a household word with base ball patrons. Larkin is » big man, but his record shows that he doesn’t let the in- siduous grounders roll away from him or the hasty wild throws of the infielders elude his grasp. He is an “old reliable.” Last year he made only trenty-one errors out of 1,088 chances offered, having a fielding average of ‘97%. Comiskey, who stood frst with Brouthers among first basemen, was only .961, making five more errors during the season." Larkin's batting average was 173. He games, was 516 times at bat, made 94 runs, 142 base hits, 46 sacrifice hits, stoleS bases and batted in 70 runs. He is not what one would call @ fleet-footed base runner, but his batting enables his associates to score. SUBSTITUTE INFIELDER DOWD. Tommy Dowd. Here's a player that has made himself so solid with the Wi base ball followers that he is almost an idol. No player ever introduced himself into a new field of labor with so much success as did Dowd last for the Athletics, will be one of the Washing- fons’ catchers this year. He is a large man a in the neighborhood of 200, rfully fast runner and takes m undoubtedly beyond f. Sian recentiy deseribed a won- fal feat performed by him during the club's Gide of the grounds. To cat Gash into the crowd and up among the “bleach- ers” “Jack” is a man who takes life easy, but When heisin » game his whole heart is set on Winning. Pitchers fight shy of him and treat Bim in the most ungentlemanly fashion as re- foul balk. He is a heavy sod gst season Drought in ninety runs. ‘This was far more than one else in the association, but Duffy of Boston, + with 89. of batting that counts—hits when wed in 114 vis eny men games, was He took part in 130 ganes last year with the St Louis Browns, being 522 times at bat, making 131 runs (more than any other pli on the nine), 155 base hits, 21 sacrifice hits, stealing 57 bases and having a batting average of .296. His fielding average was .912. LEFT FIELDER DONOVAN. Donovan, who has supplanted Wood in left field, and who began this season with John Irwin's Boston Blues, played here some time last year, alter bein@Smost of the season with the Louisvilles. He was a member of the cham- pion league tenm of Brooklyn in 1890 and also played in Boston. He is a tall, well-formed, muscular young man, a hard hitter and a fleet base runner. He ranks next to Duffe? in bat- FITCHEGASTRIGHT. FIELDER DONOVAN. ting, his average last year being .301. He took Part in 115 eames, of which 99 were played in left field, where he gained a great reputation iast year among the association fielders. It was & cause for much wonder when Louisville allowed him to leave. He filled the position better than any left fielder that has ever played the position in this city, possibly excepting Wilmot and Cliff Carroll, when Carroll was at his best. Donovan was 475 times at bat, made 79 runs, 143 base hits, 26 sacrifice hits and $1 stolen bases. ‘% TRE PITCHING TALENT. The list of pitchers includes Foreman, Gast- right, Knell, Kilroy, Dolan and Killen. Frank Foreman is, of course, the best known to us of the lot, for he pitched last season for the Wash- ingtons, coming here from the Cinciunatis. PITCHER KNELL. Phil. Knell, the California boy, will be wel- comed by the Washington patrons of the game this season. In 1888 he played with the Oak- land club of the Pacific Coast League and in 1839 with the champion Omabasof the Western Association. His work with the latter club was of such an exceptional character that in 1890 the clubs of the Players’ League and league al- most fell over each other in their attempts to ure his signature to a contract. Gus Schmelz secured him for the Columbus club in 1891 and he was undoubtedly one of the king itchers of the American Association last year. it year he stood second in the list of pitch- ers of the American Association. Knell's field- ing average in 1891 was .929; batting, .164. PITCHER KILROY. Kilroy is as weil known in Washington as he is in Baltimore, where he has spent the major part of his time since his debut in the Southern League with the Atlanta club several years ago. Last year was Kilroy’s darkest period. His arm seemed to have lost its effectivens but there was no glass in it, and from his work ‘this PITCHER KILLEN. ently in the season his old to have returned. In 1890 ton Players’ League club and last year did very PITCHER KILROY. | semumredehtne 5 seems ¢ was with the Bos- little work. With Kilroy in his old condition the chances of the local club holding « high osition are greatly increased, so think Tim Mfarnane of the Boston Globe and Harry Wel- don of the Cincirfiati Enquirer, two of the best base ball writers in the country. PITCHER KILLEN. Killen is about the youngest of the pitchers im experience on the diamond of the local club's string of twirlors, but from reports received from his work while with Minneapolis and Mil- waukee last season he will be able to hold up his corner without any trouble. In last season's itching list Killen stood third, heading such Ene twitlers as Stivetts, Haddock. Crane and Buffnton, and being headed Milwaukees and Knell of Columbus, PITCHER GASTRIORT. Gastright bas been » fixture with the Colum- bus club for the past three years, his fine work base; Pett H. Kappel Daley, right field; Barbe, center field; vy, left field. ahan and pitchers; i Knight, right fleld; Eagan, leftfield; one vacancy, jew Haven—Fournier and Cassian, pitchers; Burke and Webb, catchers; Morrissey, first base; Shannon, second base; Hannahan, third Paddy” Lyons, short stop; Connors, field, and Brady, left ‘field; one mee—Kilroy and Foreith, pitchers; d Shoe ‘thers: Tom O'Brien, base; Leo &mith, short stop; Fi Friel,: ri Leighton, center field, and Hornu: Troy—Clarkson and Freeman, pitchers; Andy Sommers and Hofford, catchers; Powers, first : Shields, second base; M. Phillips, short Glone, third base: Kearns, right field; worth, center field, aud Mossitt, left field, Rochester—Goodall ‘and Manifee, pitchers; McKeough and Goodfellow, catchers; Bchoenich, first base; Wise, second base; Esterday, short stop; Morelock, third base; Hoover, right ficld; MeTamany, center field, and Joo Somers, left stop: a Cade field. Athletic—Deviin and Wilber, pitchers; Billy Gray and Wilso: Flangau, first; Bas- tian, second; tten, third. Schefller and Costello, fielders; Hanrt Lyons, an, short lecting Cain stop. ‘Lhe board of directors organized b: H. sceretary and electing Malon as the finance committee. The salary limit was fixed at $2.000 per month for a team and the individual salary limit was fixed at $200 per month. ‘The Athletics are generally regarded as the pennant winners. ENGLAND'S GREAT BOAT RACE, The Annual Contest That Has Been Fought Since 1829. Oxford-Cambridge boat race was the nth race between the representative crews of the famous English universities—Ox- ford and Cambridge—ot which Oxford has won 25, Cambridge 28, with one a ‘dead heat.” ht-oared racing originated or not with the universities, it certainly has been kept up to its present high standerd in England by the Oxford and Cambridge University boat clubs, as it has in the United States by the an- nual contests between Yale and Harvard. In fact, these annual contests are the mainsteys of amateurism in both countries, for al- though the betting may be heavy and the feeling ran high, there has never been & shadow of doubt of the honesty of all contending. Many who have rowed in the English contests have reached high positions in the chureh, law, army. diplomacy and medical science. The English records of the first fitty years show that of the Oxford crews 108 be- came ministers, 31 lawyers. 4 doctors and 8 went into the army. Of those who pulled in the light blue boat 80 chose the church, 50 went into law, 2 doctors and 2 mto the army. Each university had 2 bishops, Wordsworth and Macdougall from Oxford and the 2 Adwyns from Cambridge. In the law Chitty of Oxford reached the bench, as did Brett and Denman of Cambridge. One advantage the English crews have had over those of Harvard aad Yale is in having friends willing and ableto compile the histories of the annual races, with biographical sketches of those who rowed. It is comparatively lit- tle trouble to_ know the whereabouts of those who battled on the Thames thirty or forty years ago. The reverse is the case with those for Har- vard and Yale, it being difficult, if possible, to get the names of the crews that rowed in the “fifties.” Yet it is well known that these col- Jeges have sent good men into the world to bat- tle for God and humanity that rowed under the crimson of Harvard and the blue of Yale. All the improvements made from time to time in rowing, in the matter of boats, oar, slidin, seats and otherwise, have been utilized an made popular by the Oxtord and Cambridge race. The first race, rowed in 1829, was in heavy barges, and they continued to be used until 1846, when Cambridge won in a down- river race—from Mortiake to Putney—in an out-rigged clinker-built boat 60 feet long, 32 inches wide, with ends uncanvased, the Oxford boat measuring 5837 fect long. In 1857 the present style of sheils were first used, as were round oars, all of the same length—12 feet 7 inches, A change in the style of rowing also marked the year, and both the crews were taught the art of catching hold of the beginning of the stroke, which was not at all part of the old style, but which was imperative for the new light boats without keelx, which otherwise slipped away before the work could be got on. Oxford had the bet of the practice, in the race rowed clean away from Cambridge, win- ning easily by 39seconds, although rowing a much slower stroke, demonstrating that the old style of high feathering and pulling out hard at the end was of no use. In 1873 the then newly invented American sliding seats were first used in an English uni- boat race. Both erews rowed in cedar shells built by Clasper—that for Cambridge was 58 feet 4 inches long, 2534 inches wide,7% stem, 1437 inches amidships and ‘75g at the stern. The Oxford boat was4 inches shorter, a little wider and a little fuller bottom. The slides were very crude and re- quired no end of oil to minimize the friction. Cambridge, however, won the race in 19m. 858., which is still the fastest time on record. ‘The race was, however, rowed on a strong flood tide. Other incidents have marked the race. There were two contests in 1849, Cambridge winnin, in March, and Oxford in "December on a foul In 1859 the weather was so bad that a post- Ponement was suggested. The crews would not hear of any such thing. Both boats came near sinking in takivg positions. Oxford won the choice of positions and chose the Fulham shore, which was the most sheltered, from the start, the Cambridge bost sinking a mile from the finish, a most gailant perform- ance, for it wasknown that one of the crew could not swim. All wero rescued. The “dead heat” in 1877 was due to the fact that in the last mile Oxford had but seven onrs, “bow” having sprung his at the beginning of the last milé, THE CREWS. he Oxford's crew at the last weighing were 15% pounds heavier than Cambridge, the weights of the oarsmen being as follows: Toda; 2B Pow ‘WHO HAVE BEEN WINNERS, ; The results up to this year have been'as fol- lows: ee au MIND AND: THE WHEEL THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C, SATURDAY, APRIL” 9 Experience of a Feminine Oyolist in Learning to Ride. THE LOCAL DIVISION L A. W. ———___—_ Reports on Preparations.for the July Meet— Social “Affairs of the Clube—The C. ©. C. Pool Tournament-Pians of the Arling- toms, ——— ‘Written for The svenne Star. ID YOU KNOW that bicyole riding is a mental stimulus as well Jas a physical?” said one ‘of Washington's femi- depends if "she be dissipated. Mise.” At the secon and that in makin; the wheel leans. vous because the teacher it seems. complish the feat. DIFFERENT KINDS OF PUPILS. “At this juncture I remember asking my teacher how long it usually took to learn to ride and he answered: ‘A young Indy here day before yesterday rode right off at the first lesson, but there was another that I taught a while ago who looked like she never could learn. I went up to her house steady for a curve hon you If it will, it will, and you can depend +, and if itwon't, it won't, and that's the end ‘on’t, to paraphrase that old proverb, and who- ever has anything to do with itmust be decided, too; if you want to start you must start, and if you want to stop you must stop, and no dally- ing about it in any way. Does it take long for woman to learn to ride? Well, that also on the amount of decision she has. decided and fearless she will learn in five or six lessons. While if she is undecided and timid it will take much longer. Almost ever; one in the beginning is more or less afraid, though Ienjoyed the first lesson hugely as the teacher kept entire control of the machine, and I had not penetrated far enough into the merits of the situation to perceive that I was doing nothing and he all. He encouraged me in my ignorance, too, for when I asked him as I glided gracefully around how much of that I was doing and how much he, he replied, know- | ing that my enchantment would soon enough ‘You're doin’ most all of it, ‘ou see, they buckles wide leather belt tightly around your waist, on the back of which’ is o bandle like the handie of ‘This the teacher takes hold of with one hand, while with his other he ; ps the handle bar of the bicycle. you simp the pedals, lesson, though, he gives the handle bar into your trembling custody, he merely keeping hold of the handle attached to the belt,and then is the time that your discour- | Good: agement and your wobbling begins, for, in spite of the fact that your instructor has given you « brief prefatory lecture on the philos- ophy of bicycle riding, after which you are pompoese. to be converted to the heretical doc- ine that when you see yourself the fence you must turn the wheel directly toward the fence and then quickly back again, Zou, must lean as gin to put this theory into practice you find the education of 8 life time too great to be discarded in a mo- ment, and 60 go quite contrariwise to his direc- tions, and, as ® result, have hairbreadth es- capes enough to completely shatter your ner- tem. The reason you do not entirel the fence or fall inertly tothe earth ill has hold of the belt's handle, those catastrophies being reserved for the time that you begin to ridealo jets quite discouraged even at this workin, month and then every time I'd e' handle bars she'd yell.’ A bit of as encouraging as when a nurse day. two, for I had » course, I wouldn't when I finally like the the fence, claiming in tones that 88 she approached ab-h!! E-e-e! the f just how she felt. fronts you tinued the pretty wheelwoman, ‘the next thing | length of the body, black tights, white sweater, | 9 $i Aus is to learn how to get off. That sounds easy, with club emblent‘and blnsk cloth coy ence 30 {WB Hardy but it is by no. means so easy as it sounds. The | “loth visor. ue ae teacher tells you, of course, that if you desire to dismount from the left all you have to do is to wait till the left pedal is at its lowest Posi- d | tion and when just coming up again, and then you try it, and you find you can’t make up your mind to step off, and as the pedal 1s coming higher and higher you have to wait till it gets around in position again. In dismounting from a bicycle it i a clear caso of ‘he who hesitates is I gan to think that 1 had solved the problem of Perpetual motion, tor I simply couldn't got off. When once on it was with me as with ‘Ténnyson’s“Brook’—Men may come and men simply step off. W Tdid not go to the next lesson with the joyfal enthusiasm that I had gone to the first rivate opinion, ave made publ world, that I was going to prove to be like that Pitiable person whom it was useless to attempt to teach, and I donned that old leather belt with something the feeling that I experience fet into ® dentist's chair. succeed in learni did not know how fanny I looked until one day I went up to the riding school, where a girl just at that very stage of proceedings had the floor. The teacher stood in the center of the inclosuro riding master while that ambitious young woman pur- suing her deviating course round and round reminded me of nothing so much as an ill- educated circus horse. Although she managed to get around without a fall or a collision with ube was not without fear of these disasters.’ In the second of time that she would feel herself going, she would run the whole gamut of emotion from despair to jay, ex- became more crescendo nearer and nearer, ‘Oh! at t ind then, as she just missed e by the skin of her teeth, ejaculate, “There I did it, didn't I? may go, but I go on forever.’ became easy enough. FOUR STAGES. “There are four stages, you know, in learn- ing to ridea bicycle,” she went on, luoking earnestly at the pedestrian. The pedestrian beable to After I had learned thi ith volumes for the to rough with again. to mount!" And the rocess. ‘at that poiut Prrasn's going to give a third, riding to the right, and fourth, mount: ing; and the fanny thing about it all is that at each stage you feel as if you would not possi * ‘particular moveme: ide to the left and to dismount it seemed as if I did not knows ver: a basket. janging into But one 'y period. if one never would be able to ac- ven to reminiscences assures a nervous patient that people afflicted with his particular malady in- variably die if they do not recover the first which, of lic for the When I to ride alone I ‘amphantiy I knew One who has never tried ‘that form of locomotion docsn't realize ti horrors that are concealed in so innocents Jooking thing as a high board fence. It con- e your doom. LEARNING To DISMOUNT. “And after you have learned to ride,” con- After I had summoned up courage to make the attempt » fow times, though, it was not long before it 1892-SIXTEEN PAGES. Pr neg ATHLETES AT WORK. financial matters be They Forsake the Gym. for the Field the question and Track, ing Mr. George S. Atwater. Chairman Casey of the entertainment com- a mittee made his report. committee suc- ORK, HARD WORK, geeded in procuring the large steamers aha ames for July 19 in order has been done by the to give the visiting wheelmen an opportunit: of ‘Visiting the resert where the famous plan shad dinners aro served. The steamers will run during the day and evening, giving an op- portunity for on the new Pavilion. week. They have taken ment of the pleas stating the numerous advantages of their track on Analostan Island he said he was quite sure that the club would donate the use of the track and assist in every way to make the meet a Other ports were received and er committee reports were ve; Mr. Sachs suggested that there was sutticient material in the league to form a musicu party, ‘es he thought a chorus of 50 or 100 voices wot have a good effect on the river steamers or at big “smoker. Before adjournment the vice consul stated that Mr. Chas. K. Overman of the Overman Wheel Company had kindly given permission for the league ‘to occupy desk room in his es- tablishment, 715 13th street, and that would hereafter be the league headquarters. THE ©. C. C. POOL TOURNAMENT. The pool tournament of the Columbia Cycle Club closed Monday night after a series of in- teresting gameseach evening fora week. There was a large attendance at the different games, among the spectators being many visitors. The games were played botween the following: is going to showany champions this year. The will be the fincst in the land. There is some good material in the shells. Capt Wells is hard each day. more they “turn the ball.” COLUMBIA'S TEAM TODAY. tween the C. A. C. and the Washingtons prom: iret; Green, second; Sprigman, third; Wells, left field; Wise, rich, catcher, and Doian, pitcher. AMATEUR BALL PLAYERS. ball for the C. A. C.'s. getting in shape and promises to be catcher of the club. He has reduced his weigh almost twenty pounds and has a glass arm. _ Among the new base ball material in train ing are right. Both men have shown up well. A CONTEST IX THE BIG TANK. The fancy swimming Mr. C. P. Goodacre came out of the serics winner, not having been beaten in a single pene, and he therefore won the handsome gold 6. Following the presentation of the badge the members enjoyed a supper in the club rooms. Last Sunday the Columbias rode to Bladens- burgin the morning, and in the evening they Cabin John. to “Skute,” the club dog, won a victory at the club the ‘other night. “Capt Newman visited the house with his dog and the meeting be- tween his pet and “Skute” was anything but a tame affair. When the canines were separated “Vinee” had to wash the blood off the floor. CXCLE EUCHRE CLUB. The Cycle Euchre Club, which was organ- ized early in the fall by the ladies of the Nomad Cycle Club, held ite last meeting of the season Monday night. On this occasion the club was entertained at the residence of Miss Grace C. Keefer of Capitol Hill and it proved one of the most enjoyable meetings of the season. The favors were both for the single meeting and the season. Messrs. Geo. M. Washburn, secre- tary of thy N.C. C., and A. H. Davidson, first lieutenant of the N.C. C.,and Misses iley and Fannie At Lee were in the lead for the season favors at the ious meeting. The favors were won Mr. Washburn and Miss Wiley, each making more than 700 points. ‘The gentiem was an oak rocker and the lady’ hair ornament. For the at games the ame favors were carried off by Mr. D. L. doe, captain of the Ariii a wheelmen, and Miss Keefer, while the point favors were captured by Mr. Ticher and Miss Wiley. {ter the games were concluded ments were served and the guests were enter- tained with several instrumental selections. CRESCENT CENTURY CLUB. The members of the Crescent Century Club have been training during the past few days, and tomorrow, weather permitting, there will be a century run to Baltimore and return via Ellicott City. By this route the measured distance between the two cities is forty-nine miles, and the additional two miles will be made up in the cities. On the following Sunday the run will be to Leesburg via the Great Falla From the Falls the long-distance riders will travel over the towpath to Edwards’ Ferry, where they will cross the river. ‘The date for the semi-annual century run of the club has not yet been determined upon, but it will be run some time next month. All the members of the clab are joming the L, A. W. and they will take a prominent part in the league meet this summer. ARLINGTON WHEELMEN. ‘The Arlington wheelmen held their regular monthly gmeging Tuesday evouing at tho office of the Inventive Age. The club decided their uniforms this season. The uni- jopted is to consist of a black coat the the time and a number of men are in training. no admission fee is charged. On the i in the history of the club. FIRST BICYCLE RUX. inaugurated his first run of the season. Cabin John bridge. ring. member. with quarterly dues of 1. house and swimming pool. NINE PIN TOURNAMENT. Whiteside, Lipscomb, Jannus and Moore. winner. He has exhibited remarkabie skill i moments display: games at nine pins is a strong lead. move game is extremely fascinating and exciting. The following is the score up to da WHEELED FROM NEWARK TO BALTINORE. Messrs. Charles F. Kocher and Herbert J. Kocher, wheelmen from Newark, N. J., were in the city this week. The former ie a momber of the Riverside A. C., and the latter is con- nected with the Atlanta wheelmen. They rode from Newark to Baltimore, reaching the latter place, Tuesday evening during heavy rain, which caused them to abandon the road and come over on a train. ‘They left hore Wednesday evening for Balti- more, after having spent the day in sight see- ing, intending to home on their “bikes” via Practical Parmer, where the road is said to be the roughest in this section. 1. MG A. ATHLETICS. Lewis and Catlin have the team at work. 9,030 men and boys exercised. room an added. Her feet and hands divinely small, Her stature neither short nor tall. ‘We met, ‘twas in a shady lane, track events and Quackenbush will the field events. ‘The sun went down, night came He also . League Bullet: = The paper, he saif’in tte otitorial columns gua | C-A.C. NINE-PIN. TOURNAMENT all right, end he could not understand why Would print such an article as the one poole oom {a the advertising colnmans, Columbias to Play the Nationals This After- barepneendin. 2 miacturer. | noom—Gossip About Amateur Players= The racing committee was not ready to re- Bort owing tothe change in the chairmanship | Preparations of the ¥. M. ©. A. for the Sea- ried committee, Mr. J. Charles V. Smith suc-| sen, athletes during the past advantage of every mo- track is in good shape and the tennis courts have been put in shape. Tommy O'Neill still reigns king of the island and declares again | and again that his track and grounds this year Tho intermediate eight have done some actual | practice and are rapidly getting down to form. racticing the base bail team have been ordered to report before 4 o'clock and for two hours or The game tobe played this afternoon be- ises to be an interesting one. The following is the make up of the club boys’ team: Shildroth, | 4 igman, short: Fulier, right field; Ul- In order to make the game more interesting the Wasbing- tons will lend the C. A. C.'s ene of their batter- Hare, who pitched for Amherst a year ago “| and proved himself one of the best in the col- lege league, is now pitching for the C.A.C., and Wise, late of the W. L. L. C., will also twirl the Frank Daily, the handy catcher, is rapidly the star | ry for center field and Tinker for a diving contest, which is to take place in the tank at the Colum- bia Athletic Club house, promises to be an in- teresting event. April 23 has been selected as ‘There are some excellent swimmers in the club and the competition for supremacy promises to be exciting. No medals will be awarded and band has been secured and the occasion promises to be a red letter event Manager Oliver of the bicycle enthusiasts bas The cyclers will assemble at the ciub house at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning and taka run to ‘The junior membership of the club is pros- Under the new order of things any oy between the ages of fourteen and nineteen may, upon @ certificate from the captain of athletics as to his athletic ability, become a | An initiation fee of #1 is charged | This entitles them to the privileges of the track, gymnasium, boat The nine pin tournament which was in progress at the C. A. Club last night excited | more interest among the bowlers than any pre- | or Colum! vious event of the kind. The bowling last night was exciting, and a number of brillant’ shots were executed by Messrs. Jones, Walker, At present it looks as if Jones will be the rolling a perfectly straight bail, and at critical xcellont judgment in pick- ing of the pins. Two or three pins in five The object of the game is to leave one pin standing, no more no less, in each trame. Nine pinsare set up, the head pin being re- ‘The pony oF «mail balls are used. The Never in the history of the ¥. M. C. A. bas there been such a great interest in athletics. Under the direction of Prof. Sims the grounds have been fixed up, a track made and a 100- yard dash completed. The baso ball diamond is in excellent shape, and each day Managers In the gymnasium renewed interest is mani- fested. From October 1 to March 31, 1892, a caused the extension of the locker now fifty new lockers have been On a Tricycle. Fifty feet more ground will be added to the x a ear harhea Gam tte, west end of the park for tennis courts. Clare Harding bas boon given charge of the after 1 she passed, I » L fell in love with her at sight, LOOKING FOR GROUXDS, But she seemed to igaure me, quite. raha yee fhe a treycle wa riding, = coe ee on my poeumatic giditig, ‘And thus we rode for neat'a mile, ‘The Bachelor club is out house hunting, 80 ‘While I in vain sought for a smile. tospeak. As aclub its home is in the tennis courts, and those the club have controlled for Senieat ngered and then wee geass several rears past are about to become the site But hed us matcben’d bade yon bet. of residences. The location of these courts suited the mombers of the club admirably, and if they had their way they would open the present season at the old stand. But unforta- nately they do not own the ground and during IT WILL BE A GOOD MEETING Stables That Will Re Kepresented at Bee- ming This Spring. APovT 200 HORSES WILL BE ON RAXD—wert- KNOWN ONES ALREADY aT THE TRack— GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS INPROVED—Aa mUR- ‘Tens’ STEEPLECHASE Local BUNTERA The spring meeting of the Washington Jockey Club will begin at Benning on the 25th inst The meeting will be one of two woeks, and although the most noted borses will not be in attendance because of the early season, stil some 200 or more horses of much more than ordinary worth will be here to make the meot- ing both an enjoyable and financial success. There are now about seventy-five borses at the track, and all are in very good condition, Among the stables already there are: W. B Jennings, with Busteed, 5; Prather, aged; | Rosa H., 4; Luella B., 4; Wallace D., 3; a two- year-old filly by Supenor; one by Bothwell, and a two-yerr-old brother to George Ovater. t | W. P. Burch, with Can Can, 5; Margherita, 4; nine bicylists, as lightly weather to limber up. | Helen Rose, 4. and six or seven two-vear olds, dismountingshe paused | |The question of entertaining the ladies On Analostan Island the | ¢f which » oy wy, Fonso— Bertha one hand on her wheel, | uring the meet was spoken of by Mr. Balch scene bas been a par-| °°! by Frondelac—Motheriess, are « A ie talk 10 « slow-sbod | *2¢ Chairman Overman of the reception co1- rouantrcaaghaers | best. C. H. Draney, with Mary T., age Z wahod | mittee said he would appoint « number of ly active one. | icrer il, 6, and Captain Manning, 5, a jumper. pedestrian. “Yes, in-| indies as members of his conmmittee. He gave Instructor Crossley has | Fred T. Miller, with Geo. W., 4: Larch- deed,” continued she, ts | nero prime the lady = would be been on hand each day | =k J = “J & z neg — 2 i ision, | Well looked after and tai eee . ie ™ ’ ‘it teaches one dec! Crepes —— a directing the athletes. | yc, “Poy, and two good two-year for a bicycle, YouKNOW, | oussed but no definhe section wae teken Capt. He says nothing, but | olia Dr. Street, with Mr. Sees, 4; Knapsack, is itself a very decided | Wilson of the C. A.C. was present, and afver | “winks the other eye” when one asks him if he | 3; Prince George, aged. and two two-year-olds. J. Neale, with Frontenne, 5; Absconder, 8, and Verbena, 8. Geo. T. Leach, with Bellevue, 4; Theirs L., 3, anda two-year-old by Tremont. Orlando A. Jones, with Leonawell, 8; The Sheriff, 6; Natalie 8. 8; Necktio, 3: Dr. Wileox, 3; Beck, 6, and four two-year-olds, the best of the four being Expensive. D. Higgins, with My Fellow. 6; Fellowship, 5; Everett, aged, and Beldemonia, 3. jennings hee also in bis «table Isaac Uccepete, 6, and the Promenade filly, 3, a full sister to Montrose, all belonging to Labold Bros, and ie also training Experience, late Kitty T., 4: Captain Wagner, 4; Great Guns, 4, and @ full brotyer to Swift. McLain, jr., has Ella, 5; Morton, 5, and o three-year-okt brother to Morton, and T. B has Queen D'Or, 4; Ballarat, St. Luke and a two-year-old. Among many others shortly expected are J. & A. H. Morris, with Russell, Terrifierand lot of crack two-year-olds; W. TR. Jones, with Belwood and Charade; P. A. Smalls, with Hercules and Flip Flap. jumpers; J. H. Lewis, with Futurity, Bothwell and Reporter, jump- ers, and G. C. Gray, with Mabel and several others. W.C. Daly’ bas engaged twenty-five stalls, and it has been found necessary to build thirty stalls in order to accommodate all who have applied for stabling. The grounds and buildings have been greatly improved since last season. The «toe course has been lengthened to two anda half miles, and the course so arranged that the horses pass over the jumps in front of the grand stand twice. Mr. George M. Oster, jr. Will be the presiding judge and Jimmy Kor will do the starting. Hi. Clay Ditmas will bave - | the betting privilege and McGrath ot New York has secured the restaurant privilege. The track is in fine shape, and with good weather the coming meeting Wili undoubtedly prove to be the most successful ever given by the club. BITS OF WORSE cap candidate, did his mile in 1.47 a few days agu, and ol! Larchmont did his «ix furlongs in 1.20. ‘These moves are the best made bere so far. Both of these horses are in great shape and they will get a good share of the money here. Green Morris has finally concluded not te ran here this spring. There 1s some talk of the Dwyers coming on, but it is douotful. W. B. Jenuingw’ Wallace D. is full brother to Helen Wallace. G. Harding 1» schooling Hardie Fox over the jumps and thinks be has a great stee; im him. D. Higgins’ Fellowship is now as good as be ever was. He was not trained last year. The published book program of the meeting Talls for wixty-oneruces, of which twenty-nine are at adistance less thane mile. ‘There are | four at 3; mile, three at 45; furlongs, eight at 5 furlongs, ten at 5, mile, iourat 6:4 furlongs, eleven at 1 mile, tive at 11-16 mile, five at Lg. mile, three at 1, mile, one at 15, maile, five at 215 miles over the steeplechase course, and in two races the distance has not yet been an- nounced. ‘There bas been a hunters’ sweepstake steeple- chase arranged for the third day of the meet ing, the 27th instant, for qualified hunters owned in Maryiand, Virginia the District It is a sweepstake of €5 euch, with #150 wdded, of which €35 to second, thorouglbreds to carry 160 pounds, balf-breds allowed 10 pounds. Gentlemen riders. “Spider” Anderson hus been granted @ license asa Jockey by the board of control. NO COMPROMISE WITH THE WINTER TRACKS ‘The board of control, af a meeting held in New York last Thursday, finally dixposed of all talk of « compromixe with the wintor tracks by the adoption of the following resolution: Kesolved, No transfers of any entry can be made to or by any person disqualified under the resolution of December 24, 1891. No horse | trained on the grounds of any association or being in the care of auy trainer disqualified under the resolutions of the board of control of December 22, 1591, shall be allowed to train or race ou the grounds of any association rep- reseuted in the Loard-of coutrol, out this reso lution shail not intercere with ‘the fulnllment or transier of existing engagementa It is now very doubttul if Lenny goes to the post for the Brookiyn handicap, ins front legs | being etid very large from atec: blistering. | Longstreet, on the other band, is in fine shape, | abd Continacs a strong favorite for the event, | We he deserves to be. | At Guttenberg, on Tuesday last, Rencocas | ran six furlongs in 1.13%, the fastest time for the cistance made this year. ‘dhe English derby dus year will be ran the Ast of June. Gallantry, the best two-yeur-old in the J. Ay end A. H. Morris string, Las thrown @ splint and may not start before next fall. nner src New Cycling Clubs. “Go slow with new clubs,” is the advice given by Editor MacUwen of the American Athlete, “He says: A fow weeks ago we took 00- casion to pass some remarks upou the advis- ability of cyclers, and more especially those new to the sport, considering well the question of whether it would not bo better for them to join an old- established club than to endeavor to start some new venture in the club line that might never amount to anything, and which would, whether it succeeded or not, entail a lange amount of trouble to those originating 1 This is the season of enthusiasm in the lane of cycling and as most clubs owe their birth to enthusiasm and are sustained by enthusiasm would 1t not be well for our very enthusiastic new riders to chrow in their lot with and help strengthen what already exists, rather than attempt to add to the present list of small, weakling eycle organizations others of # like natare? Metropolitan Association of Oycling Clubs ‘The formation of the Metropolitan Assooia- tion of Cycle Clubs promises to be an organi- New York Recorder and secretary of the M. A. simply be- ; se haba ert ee manner ee tannin meme inf ace pate . are for hgh peony itt Sa oils Sia tars c heer | beng att miro hn tons of ce yat one, a8 er one lade up my minddo put up with that for the tomuis knows, is on Pastrect betwoon 17th and | 824 she} werent My vets ond seace Srecoon = oe Sooner So EIR SY ira har os . s ‘Bat, dear me! Seo what time it is,” sald loally all the bess places in the city. As they | twenty-five clubs in, the saad she, tGuchiog her tiny chatelaine, watch, have been turned out of their grounds the pro- fae eres eee eee a ecobites » ou a You. oraet that bicysies ute decisive tempt something in this direction is sulll an a i Gongs Oak Oe Sew” ‘horse—you cannot | ized. It is ‘of | open question. it worth some- the clab to make it a loap year ‘and in-| Just now thesearch is being made for an-| thing to have this mighty organisation ight vite gentlemen riders to accompany them on | other location, and if it is successful it is prob- for you when you are run dowa oa their runs. able that nothing will be at present | 7OUr cane eas tng and guar Ghana ‘The students of Wellesley Collego are. tax to secure pian isobar as eeoer” ty ome or ene ed mous wheelwomen. They even a bicycle bere recogatas shat socue ov Inter tenis pay race among themselves once for # box of cara- | ers must ‘the courts can that your meus and a pound of chewing umm 8 prises, | nid out cent owt of never another. ‘were = ‘BACHELORS’ CLUB FIRST MEETING. tom cclsios ta te oven of whew otly ten ‘The Bachelors’ Tennis Club held its first ‘bectmen has first and second at the finish—could geta cevclers ciding Pricer After the rece, there rose nates e | msccting yesterdey afternoon. Mr. Thomas P. tail, after fire serving, and the sir was iled with | Borden was elected president and W. F. Mo- bicyeios to prow. care. ‘think mean of Mame footen ‘elected to vacancies allow {ai to ride fastor than thereat of ua- girs nod | Secon aioe ‘unnecessary censure on all wo ot of grounds for the future was whieb the club has en- Club three on P street be- the name 18th ‘cannot be retained in the exty accom aes "wheel sehen is