Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1896, Page 7

rE aa THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1896-28 PAGES Wash. B. Williams, Furniture, &c., 7th and D Sts. > Open Evenings until Xmas—be- ginning Monday. Grand “Holiday” Furniture Sale. We shall name prices on “Gift Furnt- ture" for coming Christmas week that will renwmbered for years to Read ¥ item carefully—for there fs 2 creat price surprise In store for you In almost cvery line. Combination Book Cases And Writing Desks. 10 Solid Oak Combination Book- cases and Writing Desks. Spe. cial price... 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Mezzo Tints from $3.00 up. fallery floor. Peretti Me ESTABROOK, 1227 Pa. ave. CENTRALS AGAIN WON Third Game With the Easterns Re- sulted Like the Second. HIGHSCHOOL FOOT BALL CHAMPIONSHIP fo Washington Athletic Club Team Defeats the Carrolls. CURRENT SPORTING NOTES The Central team, by defeating the East- ern eleven yesterday in a snappy and ex- citing game, established their claim to the High School foot ball championship for the year of 1896. This is the fourth consecutive year the boys have been victorious in the school struggles on the gridiron for su- premacy. The rooters of both schools were out in full force. The girls, on account of the weather, were not so numerous as usual. The partisans of the schools evinced their loyalty by engaging in scrimmages between the halves, and were with difficulty sep- arated by ‘seven policemen. An adventurous Eastern lad climbed one of the goal posts and triumphantly pinned on it the colors of his school. The Eastern- ers surrounded the pole and challenged the Centrals to take them down. One of the Centrals, with a well-aimed stone, brought down the colors, which were rescued by the Easterners after a severe struggle. Then the police interfered. Capt. Jolly of the Centrals won the toss and chose the east goal. Snell kicked off for the Hastern, and the ball was soon iegained cn downs. The Eastern team by the repeated line bucking of Meigs and S. Meirin at the end of five minutes made a to.chdown. Meigs kicked a difficult goal. Albert, left, half back, in trying to stop the rushes ‘of the Eastern lads, received a severe blow on the head, which knocked him out for several minutes Joly kicked off for the Centrals. Sne! caught and advanced the ball fifteen yards. The Central team gradaally pushed the ball within two feet of their goal by steady rushes of Albert and Oyster. The hopes of the Central rooters were cast down when Altert was laid out a few minutes later, end was forced to leave the grounds. Began succeeded, Albert and played a crcditatle game. Albert was taken over to the Emergency Hospital, where It was found he was suffering with a badly spraired wrist, a lacerated elbow and also a severe kpock on the head. ‘The Central boys lost the ball on a fum- ble. The Easterns tried to kick, but the ball was blocked. Bogan fell on the ball back of the line, making the Centrals’ first touchdown. Oyster failed at goal. Score, 6-4. Time was soon cailed. Jolly kicked off in the second half for the Centrals. The Eastern soon lost the ball on downs, and then the Centrals carried the ball up the field and over the line for their second touchdown. Oyster failed at goal. Score, S. The rest of the half the ball was forced up and down the field. Once the Easterns’ goal was in danger, but the lads braced and had the ball well up in the Central territory before time was called. The game was one of the best that the High School boys have ever played, and Was free from protests against the official's decision. For the Central, Albert, Oyster and Captain Jolly played an excellent geme, while S. Maupin, Meigs and Snell divided the Eastern hon The i. line-up follow . 8. Position. -J. Maupin - Worley Albert -Meigs Oyster. b. Time—Two thirty-minute halves. Touch- downs—C. H. §8., Bogan, 1; Oyster, 1; H. S., Sneil, 1. Goals kicked— H. Meigs, 1. Refaree—Mr. Underwood pire—Mr. Humphrey. _ Linesmen—Messrs. McConville and Lunsford. WON BY THE WASHINGTONS. Set of Games Bowled With the Car- roll Institute Team. A set of games was bowled last night on the alleys of the Washington Athletic Club between the first teams of Carroll Institute and the Washingtons. The first game was easily won by the Washingtons, who made a score of S10, but the second game was ex citing from the beginning, and was decided when Jimmy O'Connor made a strike in his tenth roll. Kidd made the highest score, 179. The score follows Washington Athletic Club. FIRST GAME. Kida . 7 Akers oli 1 1 2 2 Schlesinger | 2 7 Schlesinger 161 2 5 Fuller 1 0 5 Fuller . 123 Oo 4 O'Connor | 2 6 O'Connor so 8 Totals ...810 9 28 Totals ...750 8 2 Carroll Institute. SECOND GAME. cSt. Sp. 4 2 4 2 3 1 4 1 6 9 8 Bowling Notes. In the bowling circles things are moving at a lively gait and the Interest in the game increases. The bowling of the week was quite exciting. The league games on the alleys of the Saengerbund Club were claimed to be the best gamés of the season. The scores were exceedingly high, the Carrolls losing both games, their score for each game being 787 pins, which was beaten by 12 and 14 pins, in the first and second games, respectively, by. the Seengerbund bowlers. It is very seldom that there are two games so close at sugh a high Score. The Carrolls lost two games to ‘he Sacn- gerbund Monday, making them a tie with the Washington Athletic Club for second place, while the Saengerbund players have a good lead, which may, howeve cut down the latter part of the season. In- cluding the game played last evening, there are thirty-six more games for each club to bowl. So far only one-quarter of the games have been rolled. Miller played on the two games of the Carroll Institute during the week and made an excellent showing, his average being 36. He made his first appearance at the game last Friday eyening against the Washington Athletic Club. He ts a good addition to the team, and will doubiless make a good showing. Only jpne gamé is scheduled for next week, and that for Monday evening be- tween the Carroll Institute and the Wash- ington Saengerbund, on the alleys of the former club. There will be no playing during the Christmas holidays, and no game‘ is scheduled after Monday's contest until the evening of January 4. - WHIST. Totals . Mr. Milton C. Work of the Hamiltons, it a recent issue of the Philade!phia Evening Telegraph, advocates the adoption by the American Waist League of a standard system of playing, and of a rule that any team about to participate in a challenge trophy match should, a certain designated length of time prior to the match, inform its opponent In what respect its system dif- fers from that adopted by the league. The same idea, he thinks, could be utilized in regard to the play at the annual congresses, where the matters in which each team varied its play from the league system could be posted on the bulletin board. He states that he does not believe, should Make Yourselfa Present ~of a FULL DRESS SUIT—or Coristmas OVERCOAT for ‘Salts and Orercoats nade by us outwear acne are “‘correct” in every — , Eitsre, you ‘a “TUXEDO?” aren Snyder & Wood, 1111 Pa.av. Reasorable Best ‘Tailoring at Prices. del9-148 7 the league take such action, that it win | cause any team to deviate in any apprecia- ble degree from its preconceived notion of what is and what is not trick-winning play. and that he does not believe the good of the game would be enhanced by such a course. Under existing league legislation team may adopt any one of the numerous published systems, but cannot use private signals. It sometimes happens that a team will not know until the match is over just what system its opponents used. The idea is stated to be to prevent such occurrences, and enable each club to know just what is meant by each play of its opponents. Mr. Work shows the intent of the pro- posed legislation in the following state- ment: “The present state of affairs seems to be that a team, such as St. Paul, for example, which has in its membership a whst writer of ability, who airs all the plays and theories of his team in print, is Placed at somewhat of a disadvantage.’ ‘The above will apply equally to the Hamil tons. Mr. Work is a member of the committee on system of play appointed at the Brook- lyn congress. This committee will report at the next annual congress, and will un- doubtedly report in favor of a system of play. Inquiry among local whisters shows that the proposition is not favorably re- ceived here, some expressing the opinion that the league will not adopt any system, and others characterizing it as absurd. The Hamiltons do not seem to be content with having defeated the Capital Bicycle Club in the late match, but Mr. Work of- that team is now trying to show that the addition of Mr. Fogg, a long suiter, to the short suit team of the Washington club, with which he had not practiced for several months, strengthened it, and inferentially the conclusion is reached that if Harry Low had played on the team the C. Bi. C.'s would have been beaten worse. No argu- ment is needed to show the ridiculousness of his position. Mr. Low is recognized as one of the best players in the country, but the fact that he is a short suiter makes him a target for Mr. Work’s pen: The Washington team state that they were beaten because they played poor whist, but look forward to the time when they shall meet the Hamiltons again. The highest scores in the prize compass whist match last Saturday evening were made as follows: N. and 8. E. and W. Bishop and Schoenborn..148 Stearns and Stephens.....144 Myers and Britton.. . 139 Bunnemeyer and Hoeke... 137 Lowest scores. 129 125 At the Elsmere on Monday night last Mr. A. G. Safford’s new system of playing was tried successfully. Eight pairs took part, and each pair played three hands with each other pair. Each pair played each of the twenty-one hands. The results were that Gallinger and Wooten scored 37 plus, and Safford and Hampton had 19 plus. All the other players had minus scores. - The whist contingent of the Columbia Athletic Club has been strengthened by the addition of Messrs. Tibbetts, Davis and Sabin. A team from the Woman's Whist Club Vfayed a team called the ‘Four H's” one evening this week, and won by five tricks. In the compass whist match of the Bal- timore Whist Club, on Friday of last week, Messrs. Walls and Bosler made 170, the top score east and west, and Steele and Tyson made 157, the high score north and south. The top scores in the compass whist at the C. Bi. C. on Wednesday evening were made by Stearns and Henry, north and south, and by Clark and Lewis, 1 east and west. The hand given below was played in the last match between the Capital Bicycle and Columbia Athletic clubs. It was deal No. 2 in which the Columbias gained six tricks. East led, and the eight of hearts was trump. The “X"’ indicates the win- ner of the trick, and the card below it played next: TABLE NO. 1. C. A. C©.-North and South. North. East. South. 40) 6D. 4D Alix Ait SH Kix : oe Q 10D JDx 6H 9Hx mM as mw 7s 8D 2c, 2b ACx KD ADx North and south, 9 tricks. Messrs. Walls and Wooten played the rosth and south hands, and got all there was in them. East’s lead of a trump on the fifth trick is what caused the mischief. Had he first established his diamonds, the result might have been three or four tricks different. TABLE NO. 2. ©. Bi. C.—North and South, Fast. South sD 4D 7 ACx JHx 4 5H KHx ASx 108 iD ADx 5 98 KDx JD 10D oH 6Hx 2 g AHx Qu Qs 9Dx 48 E 78 18. 6Dx North and south, 3 tricks. Had south finessed his jack of diamonds on the sixth trick it would have made a difference of two tricks. It will thus be seen that losses were made at both tables by the C. Bi. C.’s. The peculiarity about the deal is that both teams opened the same sult originally, the Columbias led with fourth best, the Capitals with a lower card than seven spot, to indicate that it is a long suit. BASKET BALL. First Series of the Schedule Will Close the Coming Week. The Besket Ball League did yery little work during the week. There was only one game scheduled, and that for the middle of the week, between the Queer Wheelmen ard the Corcoran Cadet Corps. Both clubs had agreed upon postponing the game Jast week, and consequently the event did not come off. The managers of both teams have decided to play some time next week, either Monday or Tuesday evening, those being the only available evenings for the game. ‘This afternoon the Eastern Athletic Club and the Washington Light Infantry will play a game at the armory of the latter club. The next regular scheduled game is for Wednesday evening, December 23, between the Carroll Institute and the Washingtcn Athletic Club, at the gymnasium of the former. ‘These two games, together with the postponed game of the Queer Wheelmen and the Corcoran Cadets, will close the first series of the schedule, em- bracing just half of the number of games to be played. The second series of the schedule will begin immediately after New Year day, the Washington Lizht Infantry and the Carroll Institute being the contest- ants, at the former's gymnasium. The eee. of the clubs up to today is as fol- lows: Per Won. Losi. Cent. Name. Washington Light Infantry 3 0 1,000 Eastern Athletic Club, - 3% 1 150 Carroll Institute... -2 1 666 Corcoran Cadet Corps. 1 2 BBB Queer Wheelmen..... ae 3 250 Washington Athletic Club.. 0 3 000 ©. A. ©. Nine Pins. The second assignment of the third seried of the nine pih tourney at the Columbia Athletic Club was bowled last evening. The third game of the third series will be bowled tonight, closing the contest. The score last evening was as follows: Demo- net, 23; Sims, 21; Deyo, 18; T. Callan, 17; Flynn,’ 17; Schneider,’ 16; Goodale,’ 15: Smith, 12. Mr. Franz succeeded in breaking the pole vaulting record for the District Thursday evening at the Columbia Athletic Club, clearing an even ten feet. The record has heretofore been held by Royce Hough of the same club, at nine feet ten inches. The world’s record is ten feet six inches, and Mr. Franz is confident that he can come nearer to this than his record made Thurs- day evening. Sharkey Gets His Check. As soon as the Anglo-Californian Bank at San Francisco opened yesterday Tom Shar- key presented the certified check for $10,- 00, handed him by Referee Wyatt Earp on the day of the fight with Fitzstmmons. The ceshier notified the sailor that attachments aggregating $1,500 had been filed against SIX-DAY €YCLE- RACE The First Event‘Of the Kind in the District. eee Tf WILLNOT BEA CONTINUOUS AFFAIR il Wheeling Will Be_ Limited to Eight Hours a Day. THIS PLAN’S ADVANTAGES pe The recent six-day bicycle race which was held at the Madison Square Garden in New York city, and which created so much interest all over the country, will be re- produced in this city in a much better form, making the race more attractive to the spectators. The race will be held in the skating rink at Convention Hall, and for the week in which the races will be run the place will present the double appear- ance of a large skating pond and bicycle track. While it has been settled to have the race and contracts are signed with Ed. Plummer and his contingent of twelve bi- cyclists of great note from England, the details have not been arranged. The race will begin Monday afternoon, Decemier 28, at 2 o'clock, and continue un- til Saturday evening at 10 o'clock, the rider having covered the greatest number of miles ‘at that hour being declared the winner. It will not be a continuous race, but will be for eight hours each day, mak- ing the time for the six days only forty- eight hours. This will keep the men in the saddle all of the time, allowing them no time for rest or rub-downs, for fear of losing too much distance. In the style of race held at Madison Square the men rode when they pleased and stopped when they cared. In a time race every minute will count. , The record for six days, riding eight hours a day, is held by C. W. Ashinger, who ade the record at Boston, Mass., in 1891, over a sixteen-lap track, and upon an old upright wheel. This record {s 752 miles, and has never been broken. It is certain to be broken at the attempt in the skating rink New Year week. A limit of 900 miles has been placed on the race, and no man will receive a prize unless he makes this number of miles. This wili insure spir- ited and fast riding. It will mean that each rider will have to make at least 150 miles a d@y, or nearly twenty miles an hour. This is extremely fast pedaling, and as the prize money is the object, the men will have to mde hard. The prizes will amount to $2,500. The winner will get 40 per cent, or $1,400, an increase of $200 over the prize offered at Madison Square. The second man will get 25 per cent of the prize money, or $875. The third man will get 17% per cent, or about 3002, while the fourth man gets 12% per cent, or a little over $4 id last prize is five per cent, which gives $ to the man securing that place. These are good prizes, and even the fifth prize is a good sum for the week’s work, though in the professional races held here at the na- tional circuit this year for only one mile tae winner drew down the good sum of WII Use the Xéw York Track. A wooden track *4will be constructed around the edge of the skating surface. It will be 46 feet wide, and banked in a scien- tific manner. The course will be twelve laps to the mile, making each lap 440 feet in length. Manager ‘Towers has been suc- cessful in securing the track which was used at Madison Square Garden by the same riders, which is regarded as one of the best in the country. The track at that Place measured only’ sixteen laps to the mile. The course will bé elfiptical, and will fol- low the line of the rafting around the ice surface. As before stated, it will be 16 feet wide, and, on account of its narrowness, it is rather risky to start tos many Then, again, Manager Towers does S who have made the best showing, and he has <ecured all he wants. The track will be banked all the way around. At the curn3 it will have a gradual rise to the highest point, which will be 8 feet. This is not considered too steep forsthe riding, and will just be about right for the riders, as they go around the track at a twenty-mile-an-hour gait. -At its lowest point the track will have a rise of 18 inches, sloping toward the ice. To prevent the riders from going over on the ice, additional boards will be placed, and also a railing, extending all the way around the pole of the track. Seats will be at- tached to the railing, upon which the skat- ers can sit and watch the race, when they get tired of enjoying themselves on the steel blades. To keep the people off the. bicycle track, an elevated bridge will be constructed across the entzanc2 to the ice, and over this the skaters will have to walk to get on the ice. At the other end of the hall a large stand will be erected, avcess to which will be obtained by two broad stair- ways, and another bridge-like structure crossing the cycle track. The audience that does not enjoy the skating will be thus en- abled to get a good view of the racers from all sides of the immense hall. There is an- other thing in favor of the racers them- selves. There is very little danger of their becoming overheated, the icy surface over which the track is constructed keeping tifem cool enough. The track will be erected under the su- perintendency of Mr. C. W. Ashinger, who has had considerable experience in this line. He Is also one of the contestants in the racé, and is the holder of a six-day eight-hour record, which will have to be broken before any of the riders will se- cure a prize. The cost of transporting the track from Madison Garden to this city and its erection will be about $2,000. The track is in sections, and ean be easily put together, though several additional sec- tions will have to be built to make the track large enough to fit Convention Hall. This expense, together with the cash prizes, will represent a total outlay of nearly $6,000 by the management of the Ice Palace for the week, showing their energy and progressiveness. The race will be much better than the one held at Madi- son Square Garden, owing to the fact that the pick of the best men in that race has been secured, and the local public will be given quite a treat. It is the first time that such races have ever been held in this city, and the patronage for the week is expected to be liberal. The track will only be in posi- ton for one week, when it will be returned to New York. An International Contest. The race will be gtrictly an interna- tional one, there being Tepresentatives from countries on both sides of the ocean. Man- ager Towers has lmited the number of contestants to ten. ‘dddy Hale, represent- ing Ireland, who at,the Madison Square six-day go-as-you-please race rode 1,910 miles and 8 laps, willbe the chief attrac- tion. J. 8. Rice of W9tkesbarre, Pa., who finished second, will..be one of the repre- sentatives of Americaj:and Ned Reading of Omaha, Neb., will be another, — Albert Shock, representing. ce and Switzer- land, is one of thei sx-champlons of the world, winning the previous six-day race held at. Madison Square; Frank Waller will represent Germany, and he {s better known as “The Flying Dutchman,” on account of his speed qualities; Harry H. Maddox of Asbury Park, N. J.,.who has a number of friends in this city;~is another one of the entrants, while Fred, Foster of New York and C. W. Ashingor éf Upshur, Ohio, com- plete the American contestants; C. Hale, Shock, Waller and Chappel are mem- bers of Ed. Plummer’s racing crowd, twelve in me pared came over to this betgrate ~ search of records and cash, and thoug’ mer they have made ene showing inthe mer ve made a fine ie last-named respect. Licata Tow. ence ers has in co for the event he has-received over thirt applications from long-distance riders’ over the country, mitted in the contest, but a sent to all. No local man will to the race. — ie ers. plans that Manager Towers is now working is to have a twenty-five-mile race between Starbuck, the well-known Philadelphia long-distance rider, and Linton, to take neg at the ice palace track during the week. After the close of the six-day race every evening at 10 o'clock there will be a spe- cial program from that time until 11 o’clock, the hour of-closing. Tom Linton will be placed against some of the American rec- ords. Eddie Bald, as the representative American rider, has b2en engaged for the same week, and he will ride for records also. It was hoped to have John S. John- son present, but he cannot ride, having sofme trouble with the racing board of the League of American Wheelmen. if possi- ble, Little Michael, the Welsh wonder, will be brought to the city. He is now in Min- neapolis, and negotiations are pending for his coming. The men will all go against the record from one to five miles. All of Plummer's aggregation are in the city, with the exception of Plummer and Hale. Tom Linton and Chappel will start in training Monday at the International Athletic Park, that track being rolled, un- der the direction of Mr. R. H. Dobbins, for the occasion. Plummer and Hale are ex- pected to arrive in the city some time to- morrow. Ashinger is expected this after- noon, and will make plans for the erection of the track. Waller will also be in town either this afternoon or tomorrow morn- ing. His wife arrives in this country from Europe this morning, and he will bring her to Washington. Harry Maddox will prob- ably not show up until some time next week. An application for a sanction has been filed with the league racing board to hold the race, and this is expected to be forthconting in a day or so. CHESS. Mr. F. M. Wright, the District champion, has withdrawn from the tournament at the Washington Chess Club. He at first thought he would not enter, but did so at the last moment, and now feels compelled. for reasons which caused him to hesitate before, to take the present action. His withdrawal takes from the tourney consid- erable interest, as Mr. Wright was one of the strongest participants, and it also puts the leaders, Messrs. O’Ferrell, Hanna and Dunham, farther in the lead. These par- ties had not played Mr. Wright, and under the rules their games with him are scored in their favor. As there are but ten games in all to be played, this will give them an advantage over those who had played and been beaten by Mr. Wright, viz., Messrs. Harris and Walker. - Captain O'Farrell has a long lead on first place. He has some of his hardest games yet to play, however, and it is by no means certain he will come in first. Mr. Hanna is a close rival for first place, and will un- doubtedly work hard to come in at the top. Mr. Dunham was outplayed by O'Farrell last Saturday evening, and in consequence dropped back to third place. The other games completed last Saturday were as follows: Hanna won an adjourned game from Thomas, and then defeated Mr. Har- tis. Gwyer outplayed Tharp in a Frene Gefense, and Tibbetts won from Wrigh On Wednesday evening iast Harris won from Gwyer in a Ruy Lopez, opened by tae latter, in sixty moves. Mr. Harris won a eventh move by pretty which decided the £ame. Mr. Harris has shown ability which places him in the front rank of players here- abouts. He is inexperienced in tournament play. and the keeping of the score and at- tending to the clocks works against him. Messrs. Thomas and Tucker are also ham- bered in the same way, and when they be ceme more used to tournament play they will make a better showing. The standing of the players is as follows: Won. Lost. Won. Lost. O'Farrell ...4 0 |Walker ..... 1 re Hanna 4 1 \Gwyer eee} Dunham 1 |Pucker 0.100 2 Tharp . 1 |Thomas Tee | Harris . 3 [Wright 0020 8 Tibbetts 2! Mr. Wright lost eight games by forfeit. Tonight Messrs. O'Farrell and Thomas, Dunham and Tharp, Tibbetts and Walker will play. It has been definitely decided to play the coming cable mateh for the Newnes. chess trophy on February 12 and 13 next. The American team of ten will be selected from Pillsbury, Showalter, Burite, — Barr: Ilymes, Hodges, Teed, Helm, Delmar, Bampton, Labbatt, Johnston and Baird. The English team will be selected from At- kins, Blackburne, Blake, Burn, Carr, Don- istharp, Jackson, Jones, Lawrence. Lee, Locock, Lord, Mills, Smith and Trenchard. Since the return of Pillsbury to this coun- try nothing more has been heard about the Proposed match between him and Show- alter. He is probably saving. himself for a promised match with Lasker next fall should the latter beat Steinitz, of which there now seems to be no doubt. The ‘rst games in the chess tourney at the Capital Bicycle Club were played on Thursday evening last. Mr. Usina won one game from Pelouze and two games from Rines, to each of whom he gave a rook. The games attracted a good deal of attention. The odds given in this tourna- ment are quite liberal, and most of the members who play chess have entered, and there will be an interesting race for’ first place. The coilege cracks are now getting ready for their annual tournament, which is held in New York city during the holidays. There will be two representatives each from Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Colum- bia. It is said that Pillsbury will coach Columbia’s team, and that Barry will fill a like office for Harvard. Janowski recently defeated Winawer in a match of seven games by the score of five to two The following interesting game was play- ed last Saturday evening between Messrs. F. M. Wright and E. A. Tibbetts in the tournament at the Washington Chess Club. Mr. Tibbetts’ capture of a pawn on his nineteenth move cost him a piece under Mr. Wright's clever playing: 19Q—B would seem to have given him an even game. Mr. Wright’s twenty-seventh move was made hurriedly, and resulted in the loss of a piece and ultimately the game. Mr. Tib- betts played rapidly and accurately. The score is as follows: Wright. Tibbetts Wright. ‘Tibbetts. (Wie) Black White.) (Black.) 1P-Ki —- P-K3 28 B- PRS Centrals to Play B. H. 8. The Business and Central High School foot ball teams will play a game next Wed- nesday at 3 o'clock on Columbia Field. This game will not count in the High School championship, as the Business team has been barred on account of having too many outsiders. The line-up of the Business fol- lows: Mueller, center; Amiss and Procter, guards, Falls and Moore, tackles; Clark and Brown, ends; Seers, quarter back; Downell, F. B.; Lyman, Reiss and Weaver, half backs. —__.—___ A Result of the Election. The successful consummation of another entérprise which depended upon the No- vember election is announced at Tacoma, Wash. Early in January there will be es- BEGSSGSOO0000 G@OSOSOSOGGGOO S OOS ae theles: a Columbia Bicycle Academy, 22d and P Sts. S98S8S8SS6 G2O88S ©0908 SOCE ’Twas Hard to Improve “Columbias” —there was so little room for improve- ment, but the new ‘97 model has never- distinct advantages over the ‘96 wheel that cyclists will be quick to ap- preciate. Up-to-date “Columbias” are absolutely periect. Pope [lifg. Co., 66 60 G0 SENCEGS COOSEEECETE Standard of the World, - 08 BOBOE A We have them on J. Hart Brittain, Local Manager, 452 Va. Ave SOME CYCLING CHAT There is perhaps no more deluded indi- vidual than the pedestrian who imagines that the wheelman finds great sport in run- ning him down when making street cross- irgs. Some people in reading newspapers. and especially the comle papers, get idea, and it fs hard to convince them to the contrary. if the wheelman manages (o escape with- cut injury to himself, but this thing that is by no means certain. time a rider is thrown from his wheel hi “pt to get hurt, though what may strange is in the fact that a heavy secm throw oftentimes results in less bodily harm than | the no ool- a comparatively ea: header. With knowledge that he is apt to get hurt, rider is foolhardy enough to invite a lision, especially with a pedestrian. While there may be a few cases on record where the pede an was hurt, and the rider fortunately escaped injury, the great majority of collisions of this sort clearly show that the wheelman gets the worst of the bargain. he pedestrian, already ou the ground, and possibly thrown or pushed aside by the forks of the handle bar, while the rider, on the other hand, bears the brant of the col- Lsion and recefves a fall. Those who do not ride bicycles,almost without exception,over- leok ihe fact that the cyclist not only suf- fers from the force of the collision, but also the results of the stumbling and Push- ing on his own accord that may follow. This is explainable from the fact that af- ter the rider strikes ihe ground: he is pushel sideward by his momentum, wit out being able to free himself from the Wheel, and the injury to himself is apt to extend over the hands, knees, head, shoul- ders or Kmbs, according to the efforts he makes to save himself and according to the Cirection in which he stumbles. It is gratifying to the local cyclist that at least some sbow is being made of punish- ing those who willfully throw glass in the street. When these regulations were first framed the idea in view was to protect the hoofs of horses. With the advent of tne bi- cycle in general use the necessity of the cn- forcement of the police regulation became More apparent. While there may be a tew cases where horses have been injured by glass on the public thoroughfares, the num- ber fs insignificant as compared with the damage and harm done to bicycles. Bi- cycling has fully shown itself not to be a fad, and it is believed the stateme be safely made that the aggregate ¥: all of the machines in use in the cr almost equal the eggregate value of the vehicles in use in the District. This be- ing the case the riders are certainly entitled to consideration. | More damage is occa- sioned to wheels from glass in the street than from any other one cause. To those un- able to repair a puncture, the accident rep- resents an outlay of 50 cents for each and every puncture. While this in itself may be a small sum, the aggregate of the cost of such repairs foots up to large propor- tions. of the Police Court, as strict as he may ap- pear to be in holding wheelmen within the limits of the law, is opposed to this practice of throwing glass in the streets, and Las in epen court spoken to the members of the police force in regard to the matter. In a recent case of this kind his stateiont the disposition of the case was as follow “This practice has got to be stopped. dangerous to horses to throw gla streets, and particularly to bicycle tires, and causes the expenditure of hundreas of dollars each ‘ar by our citizens for re- pairs. of the District into all the kno guages for the benefit of foreigners. mon sense should prevent people from ing such a thing. Hereafter I shall be very n’ dealing with this class of of- It is impossible to translate the laws lan- The bicycle can be brought into use for decorations for the holidays. and a supply of holly and other greens secured from the country. Many who start out for holly re- turn home empty handed, simply because they do not know where to go to get it. There is an abundance of holly in this vi- elnity that can be easily gathered. There is also plenty of moss within a radius of a few miles of the city limits, which can be gathered, and which will make a pretty bottom for the Christmas tree box. There is an abundance of small evergreen trees that can be used for Christmas trees, but it would be rather inconvenient to carry such a large thing into the city on a wheel. It would prove to be very troublesome, and it is probably cheaper to buy the tree from some of the stores than cut tt and bring it home. Mistletoe is quite scarce in this sec- tion. The evergreen known as “crow’s foot” grows in some localities a few miles outside the District Mme. Cedar and pine trees are plentiful in and around the Dis- trict, and sprays of this can be used for decorative purposes with more or less ‘effect. There are lots of foolish people who ride bicycles. but perhaps the most foolish is the subject of this article. She was out rid- ing with some of her friends. A trip was made to Cabin John bridge, aud the inci- dent occurred while the wheels were stand- ing alongside the picket fence of the hostelry. One of the girls had the com- pound known as puncture cure just placed in her tire, and when she bought it the dealer, by way of illustrating the merits of the mixture, stuck several pins in the tire, with no loss of air. The girl remembered this, but did not tell her friends. At the bridge she said: “I can stick a pin in my tire and not a bit of air will es sa Her friends received this statement with incredulity, which rather nettled the speaker, and she wanted to prove her asser- tion. The others were of course anxious to see this done, and there were some nudges this | Such an idea would be possible | | i | | ruck by the pneumatic tire | Judge Kimball of the District side | exhausted—while a greater number of per: sons are short-winded, who blow a with the st bit of exertion. It is a matter of impossibility to give a rule that will fit both c The hill climbing that makes the best snowing to the person | other than a s iy. an | pearing pull exertion and un j eSSa motion, mpanied by no puff ez wing. It is hard to do this A person who has plenty of wind—one who ‘and some exertion—can climb a hill minner, but with a short-winded person it is more difficult. There are man: iders who take a bill, in cycling parlance. on a spurt, the momentum of the mach!ne rrying them up a short distance, and be fore this di out the power ts placed on the pedals, and the machine propelled at a rapid it, much faster than the rider would probably go on a le The exer- tion comes suddenly and is over much more quickly, and though the rider may be winded scmewhat at the top of the hill it does not prevent him from keeping on method number of ri , a gentle inclir > that is difficult to a pedestrian » many inclines in the city that can climb with hands off th: yet to new riders in das big hills. This $s to illustrate the difference in favorite rs. In speak s not meant is the with hese things. | The Weshington Re {ing during the week iwith President Grav | twenty members present. The main bust- | ness of the evening was the for officers for th uing } Pominating commit was comp F. W. Moore, G Newlan and } Baur. The follcwing non | made: For pre | president, A | P. T. Carter | Rudolph Jose; for captain, A. W. Leeke, W. J. Privce and C. I. Ronsaville: for first leutenant, George Smith; for second lieutenant, Harry % r. ‘Phe election of ofticers will be held on the evening of the first Wednesday in next month. The question of new quarters was Lrought up, and it was decided to secur 1a new home. The jon that it was th ing was of the policy me: a lease on some desirable pla: ; motion a committee for vermane quarters was appointed consistin Prince, F. W. Moore and Rudolph Jos The resignations of Mr. ©. 1. Wood, the secretary-treasurer of the local division of the League of American Wheelmen, and Dted Marlboro’, 32h 14th in char J. F. Melton were read and a Th run tomorrow will be to starting at 9.30 o'clock from | street, with Lieut. W. J. Prince on The run, of course, depends altogether the weather. Capt. Frank Potts of the Arlington Wheelmen makes the announcement that the crganization will be kept on the alert all during the winter, and road riding con tinued on all clear days. Last Sunday the club took a splendid cross country ride. They went out Pennsylvania avenu across the Eastern branch, thence over the Hamilton road, around by the Insane A lum, thence across the eventh bridge and a roundabout way to | bridge, down to St. Asaph’s fur thence over Mount Vernon avenu Ar- lington, Fort My: and Baile Cross | Roads, entering the city over the Aque- | duct bridge and through Georgetown | If the weather permits a will be taken tomorrow to Brandywine, a favor lite resort of Capt. Potts and several other members of the club. The start will be mede at 9:30 in the morning from 513 oth street. | Duriag the week the club members were } Surprised and dumfounded by the ar nouncement of the death of Fred W. Stone club, who for severs tion of lieutenant. His death is rege by all who knew him. Quiet and wi trusive in his ways, wholesouled and open- hearted, he was liked by all. He was a friend of the club and took an sctive in- terest in its welfare. His popularity was attested by the fact that when first tuken sick he was the lieutenant of the «lub and was unable to go out on the run. Thi club would not permit him to cesign from office, and created another office, chat of second lieutenant, which vermit* election of another active ro: funeral will be held Monday Juntata county, Pa., and in death the club shows its respect and honors his by a magnificent floral wreath. LL. A. ment of Loeni Committees. Consuls and _At the first regular meeting of the local division of the League of American Wheel- men Thursday evening several committees were appcinted. Local consuls were ap- pointed as follows: F. J. Put- nam; Georgetown, Wissner; northwest, W. M.- Netherland; northeast, A. Gironaud; southeast, G. Al Mansfield, ir.; southwest, C.D. Church. A. W. Lecke was appointed road consul, with the power to appcint two assistants, to be known as first and second lieutenants. The committee on rights and privileges, rules and regulations was appointed, con- sisting of W. K. Larrimore, G. A. Mans- field, jr., and John Woerner, jr. A com- mittee was also appointed on transporte- tion, improvement of highways, hotels, runs and road book, consisting of J. A Degges, J. J. King, ©. H. Fisher, C. G. Fisher and J. L. Steele. Resolutions were passed indorsing proposed cycle path between this city and Baltimore. The expulsion of Eugene C. De Riva, the young man who disappeared a few months ago with considerable money belonging to a local dealer, was recom- mended to the national organization. ‘The constitution prepared by the commit- tee was accepted, as were the reports of the chief consul and the secretary-treas- urer. A finance committee, consisting of the chief consul, the vice consul and Mr. HA i Be it f F é E