The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-06-20
A WALKING MATCH IN FRISCO.
"Dcrrick Dodd's" frank GnssawayI
Humorous Account of ~,

AS for some unaocouutable reason, there
moi the slightest mention made In the local papers
of the recently concluded slx-day pedestrian match
vt the pavilion, the following memoranda, made
during the closing hours last tuesday evening, may
hc " interest Ia such of our readers not
VI the increasing interest taken In such amuscmcnts
cf lae The match concluding atII clock there were
Just fifteen thousand more people than the building
could hold ON hand ut $40, nobody hcng able
TO see anything, Everybody says: GLOW in
tcrcstng.N kcarncy street Chesterfield politely
asks fat old lady IL she has any objection To
standing his left foot little while for change
his right one feels u good deal mashed. Fat lady
says she don want any gas. Polite young man says
phaps Il she full OF gas she'd so ups wishes she
would. Knock-knced pedestrian trips over n knot IN
the snwdust. Terrific cheers, Ragged deadhead
says that somebody has taken his watch. Prominent
clergyman fired out suspicion. Chiopo-
dist on grand stand digs corn out Of walk
cr's foot amid intense excitement Manager Cotton
sayshe' sawful sorry there Is such lam DGscn't care
Tor money himself all he desires is the comfort Of the
spectators. Funny young man says winner viii ac-
compsh largest feet ON record. sarcastic old party
says; "rhat swecd feet aren't half so bad swcllcd
heads Young man breathes hard. Young lady
gggles. Pedestrian has ut in tent Immense APP
p1mse, cotton says ne reaS wiz nave 10 sup ,nen
selling tickets, Enthusiastic gentleman In gallery
tries to lower glass Of lemonade down to lady friend
with string. Spills It inside prominent citizen $
collar. ~ g. makes theological remarks. Trainer
tries to get through crowd with pair OF child $
collins FOR walkers feet. short man says: "Thank
Heaven, he has got something to stand on ut last
Excited mother says that u he doesn get of her little
Johnny she u have his hearts blood. Short man feels
around with his foot, aud says that rs Johnny has
married lady bushes, turns pale, calls for DOCTOR
fainls aud Is hauled NJ Into the gallery by . rope
Leading pedestrian crcaks ut the knee joints is logged
oil to he oiled M. Fat man says when he was hoy
hc walked from Boston To New orleans aud back
In four days, and thought nothing Of II. Pedestrian
In red drawers fails down and dies. C'rhunderous APP
plaise. Young man with red hair asks stranger
what II Is that can make better time with It's hands
than these fellows can with their feet. leung man
companion says lie knows, clock. Young man
scrowls and looks gloomy. stranger makes side re-
mark about these Peiauma rnsiics being always
so fresh. Young mans companion also crushed l..
Secdy customer says In his part of the
country they always had platform reserved
for distinguished visitors Band plays "bon I
Get Weary four walkers, with their hind legs In
the air, having their feet iced. Sporting man wants
To bet countryman twenty that the fellow with the
biggest feet win cover most ground. Counrynan
| asks him II he is looking for HAT. Sporting man
says he only In fun Police sergeant says there is
an o,icer In his squad who can sleep more con-
secutlyc hours leaning against n nmp-post
than any man In the universe. Band plays
selection from ''rinaforc. " Two hundred
spectators taken scasck. Trainer finds fast
asleep and adds hundred miles extra to his man
score. Railing breaks, man falls head foremost into
the crowd AMI has To stand his hands the rest of the
evening. Man with coattails pulled oil says he Will
never come to such n show again. Reckless young
| man says, ''What ncycr?'' Tlilless man replies,
Wen. hardly cvcr.' Both tramplcd down and
crushed fiat by Indignant crowd. Two more peles-
rians fall dead: general congratulations. Eleven
O'Clock, match over and everybody fired out by til,
policc.-Sdn Francisco Post.