The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-17
Bushong / Baldwin |. First base on balls,
of oaruthers, 8 of Murphy, 8. First base
hits, st, Louis o; Cincinnati l2. Errop,
st. Louis6 0inGlnnati4 4. Umpire Clinton.
A GREAT RACE.
Mysrs Again Defeats the EugIIShman in a
One Nile Run.


NEw YoRE, May l5,-The crowd thai
packed Madison Square Garden last Sat
urday saw one Of the finest races that eysl
was run on the earth, When Myers and
George sailed around the big track SIX
times, and made such stunning three.
quarters Of q mile run, they probably did
one Of the finest things in the way Of leV
and muscle that was ever accomplished.
The prehistoric man whom WeTead about,
all muscles and hair, racing through the
old forests since turned into coal, may
have done taller running in final heat
alter those long-leRged extinct animals,
but we don't believe II, and It is no wonder
that the crowd which saw the big perform,
RnGe got wildly excited during the race and
talked about It and nothing else in the
week that followed. Every soul who
saw how easily Myers beat George at that
distance felt sure that he would have
beaten him with ease, even II another
quarter Of q mile had been added on, and
the commonly accepted theory that George
could beat any living man at one mile
was all slashed TO pieces, In American
minds at least Winning that race made
Myers the champion and gave him all the
money, according to the agreement, which
was to win the best two ont OF Three races,
But George wanted revenge, and the peo.
pie Of the big city were plainly ready 10
spend lots Of Doodle TO see another such
race, So 1t was decided not to dlsappoint
George and not to let the money Of the
eager public go to waste, and II was ar.
ranged that the men should run one
whole mile on the following Saturday,
which was tonight, the winner to eel
$4,000 on the outside and all the gate
money.
1t was no lerky start, but as smooth and
even as q naked boy sliding down mud
bank into pond. For q short distance
the men ran together, Myers having the
inside OF the track, and then the crowd
saw Just what It had seen at the beginning
Of the other big race. At the turn in the
track George pulled his long form away
from the little man until he had pulled
fifteen feet ol track away. The pace was
awful for mile, and over such q track es.
peclally. But George chose To take that
gait, and Myers was going to follow. They
flew by the starting point, and one.eighth
Of the great race was done. The women
in the boxes waved everything they had,
and screamed and cheered with the men.
The men ran oil the faster. Half way
round the third lap George made a des.
perate effort TO get further away from the
little old man Of the sea, but Myers
would not let 90, and alter q while
George had to give up the effort. Half
OF the mile had then been run in two min.
utes and sixteen seconds, o time that over
4uch.a track 10 tiresome only to think OF.
In the four laps that followed George made
desperate efforts To increase his lead, but
1t could not be done. AT the commence.
nent Of the eighth and last lap he made
last attempt, o regular hundred yard race
sprint, and did gain few feet, but by
that time the lap was half run, and It was
Myers turn TO make an effort. The time
had come for him To take the lead. George
knew what was coming and his legs flew
and his eyes bulged out in his effort TO
keep the lead. But 1t was all for nothing,
The little man bshind him started of at q
tremendous burst Of speed, a dash that
nothing more human than o race horse
or o locomotive could ever hope
to compete with, and at the last
turn around the track the crowd,
actually drunk with excitement, saw My.
ers racing at Georges side and the two
coming down the home.stretch side by
side. When the Englishman saw the lit.
tie man at his side his face actually grew
pale, as though lie had seen ghost. My.
ers waited until only fifty feet Of the mile
remained before him, and then came the
burst. His legs twinkled, he shot around
and dashed down the wire. The English.
man was Just three feet behind, and the
great race had been run in minutes 80
2.5 seconds.
George remarked after the race that II
he had time before returning 10 England
he would run q race Of ten mileB with
George Hazael and give him three laps
start. al Smith offered to back Hazael
to run q race as above for from 81 900 to
$500 side, the match TO come of within
three weeks.