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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1895)
8 THE COURIER. iii m Simmons, who was recommended to Manager Ebrigbt by a personal friend, has proved a desperate failure and has been sent back to his home in Colorado. Omaha has signed Billy O'Brien to play first base. O'Brien once played in Denver, but has been in tho National league for several years. Does anyone think that Omaha is within the salary limit? Umpire Snyder is an old ball player. He started his base ball career at Grand Island, Nebraska. Bill Kreig reported at Des Moines Thursday and played good ball for Rockford. Last Wednesday arteraoon Billy Hart let Cincinnati down with one little hit. This is the best work done by a pitcher this season. Tho Lincoln's uniforms will jirobably be changed before long to black trim mings. Dugdale, manager of the Peoria club, is an old National league catcher. All the home teams won the opening game Thursday. Snapper Kennedy is a trifle lame but manages to play a good game. President Kent was in attendance at tho opening game. Haller, of tho Peoria team, is a kicker. Hollingsworth did not have a chance in the opening game. ON THE WHEEL It has been suggested to Tin: Cockier that tho B. & M. would make a desirable move both for the road and the cycling world hereabouts, were it to run a train from Nebraska City via Lincoln to Kearney on the occasion of the meet at that city on July 4th; and return the same day. It is safe to predict that Beventy-five per cent of the wheelmen on this route would take advantage of the trip, many of. them accompanied by their families. The track at Lincoln park is now surveyed and teams are at work getting it in shape. It is hoped to have it ready for the race meet on Decoration day, though it is doubtful if it can be sufficiently hardened by that time. The track at the fair grounds is being well pounded by the boys every night. A glance each evening at the number spinning around the track will reveal the fact that there aro several of the boys anxious to cover themeclves with glory an(i incidentally to win a prize at the coming meet. The club meet on Decoration day promises to be the greatest event that has ever taken place in cycling circles in Lincoln. There will be three prizes in each race, and at least ten races, not including the boys, old men's, ordinary, and other special races which will inter vene between the regular club races of the day. Many of the prizes are already in the hands of the committee and will soon be on exhibition. There will be do class B races unless some ambitious member of the club can be found to go against the invincible Mockett. A number of cycle races are on the card for the afternoon of university field day on May 11th. The winners of these races will compete in the college "bicycle meet at Kansas City. Few people in the city are familiar with the fact that the Capital City Cycling Club has one of the finest and most luxurious club rooms in the city. The boys are comfortably housed, hav ing a reception room, parlor, billiard hall and reading room in which it must be a pleasure to meet and entertain each other and their friends. Belays are beginning to be discussed by the wheelmen of every state on the occasion of any meeting of large organ isations within their borders, the latest beiaga proposal for a relay from the Governor to the Grand Noble Grand at Montrose during the meeting of the Grand Lodge I. O. O. F. in Colorado. The Montrose club ie tho god father of tho proposed relay. President Cleveland's friends have been trying to persuade him to shake off some of his extra flesh by riding a hard trotting horse. Exchange. Trotting horses are not the things. What our poorly fed president wants is to rake up 8100, buy a bicycle, learn to ride and then to take a- twenty mile spin into tho country. Amusing the small boye by cavorting in circles with " them and executing fancy twists is also recommended. If by this process he doesn't perspire until his No. 12s are full of sweat then ho must remain fat that's all for there's no earthly remedy left The Cycling West. The wearing of bloomers will have much influence in the purchasing of diamond frame wheels by ladies. With tho rational costume the mounting of a diamond frame wheel by a lady becomes a matter of mere child's play. The Tucson Cycle Club of Tucson. Ariz., is extolling the reputation of the far west for good weather by calling weekly runs every Sunday. Refresh ments are served on these runs and everything possible done to insure the participants having a good time. The Cycling West. Lincoln wheelmen have been keeping up this practice nearly two years now. Dr. Wheeler, of Westport, Mo., has caused himself to be despised and villi fied by the lady cyclists of that city by having championed an ordinance which was recently passed by the city council forbidding the wearing of bloomers. The girls will not have lived long though before the' will see tho ordinance re pealed. There was an interesting and eventful expedition on bicjcles Sunday. Ross Curtice. Lew Marshall, C. P. A. Clough, Beman Dawes and Fred White started at 9 a. m. to go to Seward. Curtice's wheel broke down at West Lincoln and he walked back to town. Lew Marshall came to grief at a point about eight milbs west of Woodlawn. Dawes, Clough and White got into Seward at 12:15. Clough came home by rail. The other two came back on their wheels On the return trip Dawes' wheel was In capacitated at Woodlawn; so that White was the only one of the five who reached home on his wheel, arriving at 7 o'clock. The club run tomorrow will be to Beatrice under the lead, as usual, of Capt. Frank Hoagland. The start will be made from the club rooms on South 12th street at 6 a. m., and the boys will take dinner at Beatrice, returning via Courtland arriving there in time for the ball game between Lincoln and Peoria at that place at 4 p. m, Capt. Hoagland hopes to 6ee a number make this run which if no rain falls between now and the time of starting will be one of the best of the season. When is the run to Omaha to be made? Alvy Hawley and Frank McKane also made a run to Seward last Sunday, returning late in the night. The club run to Raymond last Sun day was made by (Japt. Hoagland, Counsel Allen, J. A.Benson.C. M. Cobb, Leo Copeiand, Meserole and several others. Ed. Millmine follow ed the club and missing them at Raymond the boyB were fishing went on to Valparaiso returning to the city after dark. The Wanderers, a cycle organization of this city made an evening run to Western Normal last Friday evening. There were a number of ladies in the party who wore the rational costume and won the admiration of alL who saw them. Why do not tho young ladies of this city who wear bloomers call a meeting of themselves and organize a bloomer club? Thus the good work would go speed y on and a parade of the Bloomer Club be an event of co distant date. The Coubier suggests the formation of a drill company among the cyclists of Lincoln. All the marching evolutions of the militia-can be successfully achieved by a company of expert wheel men and a cycle parade be made of much more interest by the riders executing the various movements along the line of march. Who will organize the com pany? The Courier cyclist will be the first to enroll his name. Manager Hickey might have added appreciably to his base ball parade had he extended an invitation to the cycling clubs to partake in it. The dealers are each hustling for the big end of the "95 trade. If you want to get a conception of the number of people who contemplate rid ing awheel this summer take a run out on South 17th street some night this week. LAWNTENNIS. More Ladies Are learning every day that not only pleasure but health and strength are to be found on the wheel and as a consequence I at CURTICE CO'S. bicycle school over their music store on South Eleventh st. Bicycles are a healthful, .rational mode of hardening the muscles, improving the complexion, and a ride Every Day The "Cream of the City" lawn tennis - toward lcPPn- club was organized at the home of Miss SeS Very lar toward Keep Johnson in EaBt Lincoln Saturday ... . , ... night. This club proposes to have mg the mental faculties in teams that will bo strong enough to compete with aDV amateur club in the the best Working Order. state. The state lawn tennis association was J reorganized Wednesday evening at a meeting at the Commercial Club. The .. nnnnni following officers were elected: Presi- "Uri OuHUUL dent, S. L. Geisthardt; secretary, W. Bjles, Omaha; executive committee, E. A. Carey, Wilber: O. A. Abbott, Grand Island; E. A. Guilmette, of Hastings. Arrangements were made for two tour naments.one in singles to be held in this city June 10-12, the other in doubles to be held at Grand Island July 16-18 Nine clubs eutered the association at this meeting and much interest was manifested, is now open and scores of ladies are learning to ride. It is not difficult if the pupil 18 UNDER A CNT TEACHER kAGROSSE. and we have one. Many do not ride gracefully because not properly taught. There was only a small number of persons present at the meeting of those interested in lacrosse called for Tuesday evening in the parlors of the Y. ft M TQ m JHOUSNND LADIES M. C. A. Another meeting is called for tonight, when it is intended to organize a club. this season. It's the ladies we wint GEO. A. CHANCER. 2 q. T)AWES specially. Make an appointment and Lincoln Cycle Company 208 South Eleventh St., LINCOLN. look and cycles. s TERLING YRACUSE YIPH Our line of Sterling, Syracuse and Sylph are the very highest grade don't buy before seeing them. and IKUL Hi OUR SCHOOL THE BICYCLE SUNDRIES of all kinds BICYCLE REPAHHNG BICYCLES RENTED .. (I 207 South Eleventh St. ' .. i "7 - r- 7' " . V