Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30

and without coming out in Precipitation,
either.
Presently Jim Stoddard, Austin Glib
bons's hacker, came along and expressed
solicitation about the lads knee he
was assured that the accident did not
amount to anything, and accepted Jim
Gibbons's testimony on the point with
out hesitation. Norton came in before
long, and he and Gibbons spared
three six-minute rounds. When
this part of the days work had
been gone through rest followed
and supper came later. Then there was
a six-mile run, and afterward TO bed.
Gibbons covers from sixteen to
eighteen miles on the road day. 1t is
nearly all done on the run, and is not
confined to level ground by any means.
HILL climbing is considered by the Glib
bonses to be most efficacious in straight
ening the legs and steadying the wind,
and Austin gives portion Of each fore
noon to running up and down hill. He
wears no sweaters on the road, as IL is
not essential for him to reduce weight.
He has two faithful companions in
his road trots, and never takes
up his blackthorn cane for his pedes-
destrian exercise without becoming
aware that Luke and Nellie are both
ready to accompany him. Nellie, as
may be guessed, is dog. Gibbons calls
her retriever. She is not handsome
creature, for her long body is covered
with short, curly hair that is enough
brown mixed with the black to make IL
look dirty. But man would be unap-
preciative, indeed, II he did not admire
her for her intelligence and respect her
love and devotion for Austin. She has
little regard for any other person, but
Austin cannot make a move that is not
instantly detected and watched by Mel
lie, who is ever within sight, whether
the man is at work on q mountain top or
asleep In bed at home. When on the
road in the mornings Nellie joys along
with her master over the entire course,
and II any other animals, startled, per-
haps, by the appearance OF two men
running along at rapid pace, display
any signs of objection, Nellie is at
them in a jiffy, and holds them at bay
until her friends have passed on. II the
dogs along the road manifest no par
ticular i'll feeling toward the runners
Nellie pays no attention to them.
- Gibbons's other lieutenant is Luke
Dunkerly, who is not only runner OF
high class, but has also witty tongue,
and Gibbons likes his company as well
as his capabilities To look at him one
would hardly think that he could run
even straight, for he is afflicted with
reformation of the neck that throws
his head over toward one shoulder and
makes him appear "lop-sided." On the
day the Sun reporter was in Gibbons's
boxing room, Luke made a crack at the
football that was hanging up TO be
punched, and as ii returned past his
head he cried:
"See how little work I have when I
punch the bag; l don't have to dodge
it,"
That morning Luke perpetrated Joke
at the expense Of his twisted neck that
will be appreciated by persons who have
had much to do with professional run
ners. Ee and Gibbons were plodding
along a road, when Luke challenged
Austin to a sprint OF a few hundred
feet.
"There's no fun racing you," retorted
Gibbons, banteringly, you never win
race"
"Why?" returned Luke. because
I'm crooked?"
AS they were coming back to town
Luke lit a cigar, and Gibbons, who
would have paid So for Whit Of the
weed, asked Luke to blow some OF the
smoke in his face.
"No, sir" replied Luke, that's very
highpriced cigar. 1t cost so much that
1 had to wait until the man in the store
stepped out for moment before | bought
1t, and can't afford TO blow any part OF
II in on a prize fighter"
Luke can run from morning till night
without firing or becoming quiet. and
he knows, too, how to rub down, which
Is part Of his duty after each run. In
this process Gibbons again departs from
the usual custom. Most trainers ply
their towels on their men while the latter
is standing up. Gibbons, on returning
from a run, throws himself on a cot
holding hard mattress, and undergoes
the rubbing while lying at full length.
'In that way" jim Gibbons theorized,
'the man is put at rest, and the muscles
relax and the pores open more freely.
The rubbing under those conditions Is
far more beneficial than when the man
is still standing and using the muscles
OF his legs, back, and arms, at least to
an extent. Moreover, the athlete en-
Joys the rub more. and can take more
of it,"
So it can be seen that Austin Gibbons
is receiving the best possible attention.
and, as usual, will enter the ring TO fight
McAulife in the finest form. He says
he will have no tout OF condition" plea
to make II McAuiffe defeats him. Jack
must be better than me at my best to
beat me-" says Austin: ~ hope Jack
will be able to say the same thing OF
me-"
The residents OF Paterson are taking
a greater interest in the coming match
than in any event that has stirred them
In years. Paterson will be better rep
resented at this contest than ever be-
fore, and while McAuliffe's great repu-
tatIoa awes the people little as far as
laying bets goes, they will be on hand
to cheer their young fellow" by their
presence.