The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-09
ZIMMERMAN IS STILL KING.
He Wins the 0TaTteT Mile Champion
ship in 80 rs.

c. F. Taylor Finished Second and
Johnson d---Zimmerman's Time
Never Beaten in Competition Except
by Himself---Tyler. the Eastern
Crack, Also Makes Fine Showing.
Chicago, Aug S.-The houors Of the
second day of the national and interna-
tional meet of the League of American
Wheelmen We're divided between II. l.
Tyler, the eastern crack, and \. A. Tim
norman, whose quarter-mile in 30 2-5 sec
onds is eXcelied only by his own worlds
record Of 20 Is, made at Detroit last
week
Tyler voluntarily moved back from
the twenty yard mark in the mile handi-
cap to the stretch in an effort to break the
track record and succeeded handsomely
by covering the distance in 2:112-5. This
performance is second only to Sanger's
mile at Milwaukee in 2:O9 40
Zimmerman also won the two mile lap
race, securing II points to Guy l.. Cary's
-
From the stand point of attendance the
second day was not success. The sport,
however, was much better.
MEINTJEs DISAPPOINTMENT.
Meinties, the South American
champion, proved disappointment.
He started in the mile handicap
at fifty yards advantage and sue
cceded in qualifying in the trial heat,
finishing second to Bronco Cleveland.
In the final heat he was shut out by
Tyler's forcing the leaders to a finish in
2:ll 10. In the two-thirds mile handicap
he was shut out in his trial heat.
John S. Johnson, the Minneapolis
Gpgplx gfartpH hqgly in tho Cp,ond hen n
the mile handicap and was disqualified
by quarter length. Eie won the second
heat of the one quarter mile open in
"a seconds, but in the final he followed
Zimmerman and Tyler over the tape.
A BRILLIANT QUARTER.
Zimmerman's quarter was brilliant.
He pushed away from his opponents at
once. Taylor and johnson were on either
side half a length back down the stretch.
On the upper turn he began his squirt ana
the fast men kept with him in the stretch.
| Then Zimmerman rushed away with Won
derful case and it was thought a record
was broken. The time was 30 2-5 faster
than any other wheelman had ever covered
| the distance in competition.
Zimmerman started in none Ofthe hand
| leaps.
In the fourth heatof the mile handicap,
run in the morning, Taylor started, after
the announcement that he was going after
the track record. This he did by finish
ing dead heat with Lumsden for second
place, in 2:1316
Four hours later he made a new record
for the track by finishing third in Il final
in 2:ll 2-5, one-tfth of a second behind
Dernberger of Buffalo, who started with
a 75-yard handicap.
Tomorrow and Thursday the national
championships will be decided
Tonight the wheelmen enjoyed a ride
| by steamer to Lake Michigan.
AsUMMARY.
TO-day's summaries follow:
TwO-Fhirds Mile Handicap, final heat W.
| +. Murphy, n. Y. 30 yards, first Time 1925;
! A. 1. Brown, Cleveland, Is yards, second; z.
| Grosch, Passaic Is yards. third.
| One Mile-IlinOis division championship,
| time limited 2:f5 J. p. Bliss, Chicago, first.
! Time 2;f9l-5. No race.
| Second trial. J. p. Bliss, list. Time 2:56.
| Race declared on
| One mile-Three minute class. J. 1. Bran
| denburR, Chicago fist. Time 2;36.
Quarter mile open. hnal-A, A. Zimmerman
| New York, first time 30 %; G. +. Taylor,
! Waltham Mass, second; j. s. Johnson,
! Minneapolis third.
Two-mle handicap final-M. Derntzger,
| Buffalo. "a yards first, time 2:i1 Is; W. r.
| Murphy, New York, Is yards, second: Il. c.
| Tyler, scratch, third.
| Five Mile, Illinois division championship
| W. A. Rhodes, Chicago, first. Time 1924 2-5
| Two Mile Lap Raoe-A, A. Zimmerman II
! points; q. L. Gary, Boston, II points.