Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1903 — ODD & ENDS SPORT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ODD & ENDS SPORT

Bicycle records are going to smash with a vengeance this season. At the Charles River Park track, in Boston, the other day, Harry Caldwell of Manchester, N. H., bettered Joe Nelson’s time for from one to five miles, inclusive, in a 15-mile race against Bobbie Walthour of Atlanta; Will Stiriuon of Cambridge, and Basil de Gujotard of Paris. Walthour won the race by hard riding in 17:40 4-5. Caldwell maintained the lead for nine miles. He was out for the records, and fairly flew arwind the track, but the weatheT was ¥ so warm that he had ridden himself out at the end of 45 laps, Walthour and De Guiehard passing him. Caldwell’s times were: One mile, 1:112-5; two miles, 2:22 3 5; three miles, 15:321-5; four miles, 4:42 3-5; five miles, 5j54 3-5. The mile trotted by Lou Dillon, In Cleveland, lowered the world’s record for trotting mares td 2:03%. The previous record, 2:03%, was made by Alix, at Galesburg, 111., Sept. 19, 1894. Thus the record of Alix stood for nearly nine years as the record for mares. In truth, It was the world’s record for trotter* for six years until The Abbot, driven by Ed Geers, set the mark at 2:03%, at Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 25, 1900. Thi« record atood until July 26, 1901, when over the track on w'hich Lou Dillon mado her mark a week ago, George H. Ketebam drove Cresceus a mile in 2.-02%, that at Columbus, Aug. 2 of the same year, he drove the son of Robert McGregor a tulle in 2:02%, which is the present world’s record for trotters of npy age or •ex. Speaking of the billiard aituation In Chicago the other day, Jake Schaefer said: “George Wheelock of New York is willing to bet any sum from SI,OOO to SIO,OOO that I can defeat any man living at any sort of game on a billiard table, and lam ready to follow his wishes. 1 am the Champion.” Ed Delehanty, who met a tragic death in the Niagara river, came of a family of ball players. Four of Iris brothers—Joe, Jim, Tom arid Frank—have played on the diamond at one time or another. None of them, however, was in Ed’s class. Terry McGovern has returned home from bis vacation in the mountains, and Is said td have been greatly benefittid by the rest. He got rid of his sttack of malaria, and says he feels fit to fight agaio within a few weeks’ time. l ' Aurelia Herrera, the Mexican, who has made rapid strides to the front in his class, Is now after a match with Young Corbet L Herrera lias Issued a formal challenge to the champion. Beaumont, the Pittsburg outfielder, who led the league In batting last eeason, la the first player in either of tbs big leagues to make 100 base hits.