Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-10
THE BIG SIX-DAY CONTEST.
Chicago Defeats the All America
Team at Brooklyn.
ANOTHER DEFEAT FOR PITTSBURG.
Staley is Raped Quite Lively by the St.
Louis Browns.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

ENGTNDOuN VIII ueu AASo eAoe WY oA@A
day race now going on was in any way
hippodrome, or anything like it, could have
been satisfied to the contrary yesterday at
noon. At the hour named the race was one
of the cruelist that has been seen in Pitts
burg, DESPITE the fact of the intense strug-
gle that is momentarily going on many peo-
ple think that the winner is already bought
sold or bargained for. Anybody who will for a
few minutes watch the poor wretches who are
webbing round the track will soon be con-
WINGED that there is nothing soft in the
contest The writer can say positively
that every man on the track is here to win if
he can. There is not an inducement of any
shape or consideration offered to a contestant
to miss or neglect yard or a mile. This ought
to end all the talk of all doubling Thomases.
There is not man in the contest who is worth
backing who has knowingly been backed for
cent The fact is nobody can reasonbly say
who the winner will be.
AN INTENSE STRUGGLE.
Yesterday the struggle was an intense one.
Little Sammy Day took the lead before mid
day, but was very tired when be did it. Hegel-
man couldn't help it, and Sammy went to the
front entirely because of pluck and the resolve
to do without sleep. Day went on and on and
eventually covered 70 miles before he left the
lEdCh 1ulS AdCb was hOlbh wv
cause it was an unusual thing.
During the afternoon the race was to some
extent between Day, Hegelman. Noremac,
Connors and Cartwright True there was
danger now and then of Messier landing among
the winners. He never had, however, the
stamina to stick to a leading chance when he
had it, Sammy Day, who seemed to ignore
sleep altogether kept everybody guessing. He
was on the track when the others were sleep
ing. Really this seems to be Sammy's only
salvation If he can stay he will win, but he
can only do so by holding men down who have
faster gaits than he has Cartwright is going
well. and so is Noremac. The latter has the
best attention on the track and if he does not
get into money it is not his fault nor his
trainers. 1t seems safe to say that the
entry from Edinburgh will be near the front at
the finish. People interested in the race are
warned,by good judge to look out for Mes
sier, the Colorado man. The racing, so far,
has only aroused partisan feeling. There are
six men at least in the race who each have
friends who think they have winners named.
More than score of inquiries have reached this
office asking who we think will be the winner.
To stop any further postal card speculation we
saw nobody can tell. We will take reasonable
margin and may be left at that.
AN UNCERTAIN CONTEST.
Either Noremac, Messier Connors or Cart
wright may be the winner. Of course an hour
makes many changes IN a nlgnb anu Qay race.
At any rate we cannot venture any more def
mite opinion than the above. If Hegelman
wins il will be a surprise
The crowd held out long after midnight and
Still the racing went on. Old Norman Taylor
= was an anxious and interesting feature. He
stated definitely that he was there to stay. and
at o'clock he looked like staying for a week.
Yokum is surprising everybody. He is from
the Woods Run stoekyards, and so far has
given the talent to understand that he is man
of stamina. Yokum has kept in line until now
almost. He has big chest, and that means
considerable. 1t is a fact that fat chested men
are not stayers. Hegelman is one of them.
All day yesterday the attendance was good.
Probably 1000 people paid for admission. Not
a prominent man had declared weakening
quality except of weariness and Connors COM
planned of sore legs at midnight.
Hegelman was pegging away when midnight
approached. Many of the peds were looking
weary
SAMMY TAKES THE LEAD.
Atl:SOD Day, Dillon and Brown were the only
men on the track. Little Sammy was evident
" trying to steal mile or two while the others
were sleeping. He passed Hegelman's mark,
EOS, at 1:3I, and scored 2O6. He then took front
place Day really makes his miles, that is
his good ones, when his opponents are
sleeping. Sammy seems to need less sleep
than anybody in the race. So far he has not
slept three hours. He plods on good naturedly,
and remarks that he needs the money"
Siebert complains of bad knee. Cartwright
was resting for the tenth time, and couldn't
sleep. That is the difficulty. He cannot sleep,
and it may ruin his chances. Following was