St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-22
schOck, the German Phenomenon, But Six
Weeks Ago a Waiter ina
Restaurant.
Tom ECk's Scheme to Open a Six-Day''
Roller Skating Contest il
This City.
Ted Sullivan Gives st. Paul the Cold
Shoulder, But Advises the Or
Animation of Club.
Frank Glover Meets Curtiss mt the
Olympic Tonight, Four Rounds,
For Scientific Points.
The whirr of wheels.

Albert Schock six weeks ago was waiter
in Chicago beer saloon and had gained
some distinction as a lOng-distance roller
skater. he came into notice as a wheelman
but two months ago. His power of endur-
ance is only equaled by his appetite.
William Eek, the professional cyclist and
successful manager, proposes to open a
rOller-skating contest in this city between
Sn0wden, who won the siX-days' contest at
Minneapolis, Judge arruth of Crookston,
BOyst, Bromley. Cole and others. His idea
Is TO put the races on three hours each day.
between and S O'Clock p. IN. This will
render the race more interesting as it will
have tendency 10 push each contestant to
do his best work and struggle for the lead.
An event of this kind should draw well
here.
Miss Marie Carlyle has retired from the
roller-skating field, and will take to the
stage.
NOTES.
William A. Rowe, Lynn, Mass; George NJ.
Hendee, New Haven, Conn. Edward p. Burn
ham, Newton, Mass; G. L. Kluge, Jersey
City, n. j., a. o. McGarrett, W. N. Winans,
Springfield, Mass. w. A. Rhodes, Dorchester.
Mass; +. +. Ives, Meridian Conn; Joe
Powell, George Z. Weber, Smithville, N. ]. ;
ID. +. Hunter, Salem, Mass; George II. Ills
ton, John lllstOn, Hartford, Conn; Fred Russ
Cook, san Francisco, Cal. \. a. McCul dy,
Lynn. Mass; John Williams, Dorchester.
Mass; W. II. Huutley, Newton, Mass; +.
W. WeStervelt, Springfield, Mass; E. ID.
Palmer, New York; L. ID. Munger, Detroit.
Mich; Asa Wendell, Lynn, Mass. c. o. Dan
forth, Cambridge, Mass, have been sus-
pended from the racing track, aud clubs and
race committees have been instructed not to
receive their entries for races, and all anna
teur whcelmen warned not to race against
hav fa1 hxr
vote Of the racing board.
Tho fort1ights tour of the Club de Cyclists
OF Paris, France, is to be held in June over
the following route: Paris to Strasburg,
across the Rhine, along the banks for u dis
lance of seventy miles to b isle. through
switzerland toGeneva. and back from Geneva
over the Juras to Lyons, and thence TO p iris.
The Missouri Bicycle club of st. Louis has
elected these officers: President, Louis
Chawvenet; vice president, ID. A. p. Cook
secretary, Ed ward Sells; treasurer, George
+. Baker; captain, William Brewster: first
lieutenant, I. A. Lewis; second lieutenant, J.
otto Hunicke.
Miss Ella Won Blumen won the twenty
seven-hour bicycle race at Fitzhugh rink,
Rochester, y. Y, March IL and II. Miss
Won Blumen had scored les miles II laps in
an actual riding time of 16 hours 5 minutes
81 seconds.
81. Paul cyclists should begin to move to-
wards making PREF IratiOnS for the coming
season. There are good riders in the city and
arrangements might be made for interesting
sporting events ON wheels.
The Detroit Mich Bicycle Track associa-
ton have hled articles OF Incorporation
Officers: President, b. j. Hslcombe; vice
president, c. ID. Hastings; secretary and
treasurer, \. F. Peck.
Twenty-fOur members Of the New York BIZ
cycle club covered 9.4Sl miles last season.
Dir. +. VI. Daniels has the best individual rid
ing record, l,4S4 miles in los riding days.
Armaindo threatens 10 challenge Schock
Tor SiX-dayS' race. Armaindo had better
lay in stock of appetizers before she does IL.
John s. Prince. ex-champion bIcyclist of
America, left quietly for England some time
ago, anu at last adviceS was In Birmingham.
SchOck and Armaindo will enter the six-day
bicycle race in the Globe rink. st. Louis, to
open the first week in April.
The interest in boating on the Pas saic has
almost died out and oarsmen are turning
their attention 70 the wheel.
The Capital Bicycle club of Washington.
d. C., has purchased a lot for $500, and
will erect a club house.
The l.. 4. W. will hold a meet in Boston
next May. 1t is anticipated that sou wheel
men viii be present.
Westbrook a d Hacker. the double riders
arc charged wIsh beating their board bills in
Chicago.
The Detroit Bicycle club will hold a race
meet on their new track during June.
AUuiontown, Pa, pastor has been expelled
from his church for riding bicycle.
B. Lewis of Lafayette, Ind, is the Oldest
bicycle rider in the state.
The Big Four association held a meeting at
Buffaio yesterday.