St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-16
PRINCE THE CHAMPION
PRINCE THE CHAMPION
He Beats Sohock and the Record, scor-
ing Total of LOAF Miles
and Lap.
The st. Paul Team Lets Duluth Take
Another Game in the Ninth
Inning.
Detroit, Brooklyn and Oshkosh the
Leaders in the Three Base Ball
Leagues.
Myers, the American, Outruns
George, the Englishman, in
Mile Race.
The Record Raa1vero,xe,.

John S. Prince is now the worlds long
distance bicycle champion, and he carries
the hOnorS with an admirable degree of
grace. He has defeated Schock, who was
considered invincible, and by distance
That established him as the champion be-
yond question. Washington rink never be-
lore held so large house as at the finish
last night, and seldom has there been so en-
tnuSlaStlc congregation together. The
two cyclists started in for the last and
final struggle in apparently good condition
Schock was little stiff, but not enough to
injure his racing. However, Prince had
big lead of eleven miles, and this seemed to
dishearten the Levaman. Whether this is
true or not, SchOck took things very cooIly.
and rode slowly the most of the day, setting
the pace for the cyclone from Boston.
Prince got cold and tired and owing to the
slow pace concluded that 1t were better to
squirt little, took the lead and set the
pace for couple Of miles. only to fall be-
hind again and give place to Schock. An
hour later Prince struck out again and set
the pace for three miles. All day when
there was no music the speed was quite
slow, but with the music both men struck
out and
RELIED OFF THE LAPS
packed in the evening, several friends and
admirers presented Prince with good
luck" horse shoe, and Schock's friends,
not to be outdone presented him
with an elegant bouquet of flowers.
Schock's friends then brought him
q bottle OF champagne, which he promised
to drink after the race. Several silk hand
kerchiefS were presented to Prince by the
ladies. Prince also had white plug hat
presented him. Its picnic for me-
| said Prince, as he rode close upon Schock's
| little wheel most of the evening. Shock
| changed wheels twice, thus dismeunting
| for the first time in the race, an unprece-
| denied performance in the bicycling world
| Meanwhile Prince pushed ahead and opened
| up lap after lap until chasm of twelve
| miles and one lap separated them. Prince
went off his wheel at about o'clock long
| enough for Shock to make seven
laps. This was when he had
made 101 miles and over. Later in the
evening Prince was presented with small
cheered to the echo. Prince finished appar-
| emily
| IN FINE CONDITION.
| Atabout 10 o'clock he struck out and made
an extra lap while Schock covered half
mile. The immense audience was wild
with enthusiasm and cheered until the roof
of the rink trembled and shook as though
suspended in mid-air by thread. Schock,
although defeated. was spirited, and
laughed and joked-with the spectators as he
set the pace for the champion. At the very
close Prince rode as though it was his first
days race. and when he had eighteen min
utes more he gained another lap in
| four. The cheering was deafening.
and thereupon he was presented
| with fine silk hat, which
| he wore around the track to the amuse-
ment of everybody. This was followed by
package nicely done up. ''What is this?''
| he yelled. "a night shirt" shouted a
small boy in the gallery. When he got
| around to the farther end the package was
exchanged for huge loaf of bread, which
he gnawed at lndustriously and the audi
ence set up a terrific shout of applause
Package after package followed, but no
| one knew what they contained Many
| were from the fair sex, with whom Jack
has now become an established favorite
Schock was defeated, but he was not killed
off. He rode during the last half hour at a
terrific speed, surprising everybody and
giving Prince plenty of hard work. At the
close of the race Schock issued challenge
to Prince for any amount to a siX-day,
tWenty-fou r-hourS- a. day race.