The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-25
THE CHAMPION COMES.
Arthur Zimmerman, the Worlds
Champion Bicycle Rider
WILL ENTER THE WHEELING RACES.
He WIN DO Here oUe Day Only and
VIII Enter All tho Open Races
Prospects That the Race Meet Will
BIO a Great success-BIoyclers in the
Labor Day Parade-Base Dali and
Other Sporting Matters.

Last evening President Geiger, OF the
Wheeling Athletic Wheelmen, the bicy-
Gle club having in charge the coming
race meet OF the West Virginia division
OF the League OF American Wheelmen,
which takes place in Wheeling, Sep
TENDER IS, 10 md 20, received a letter
from Joe McDermott, brpther-in'law
and manager OF the worlds champion
bicycle rider, Arthur Zimmerman, that
he had decided to attend the Wheeling
races and would give them either the
18th or 10th, as he had to be in Altoona,
Pa, on one OF these days, A consulta-
ton Of the race committee was held
last night, and it was decided that
Zimmerman will be asked to be here on
the 10th, which is the first day OF the
races at the meet.
If there was one thing necessary to
assure the success OF the coming bicycle
meet in Wheeling, 1t was the appear
ance Of the man who has with ease de-
feated all the fast racing men Of every
civilized country on the globe, and
made mile in only two seconds over
two minutes. It has been repeatedly
demonstrated that none OF the other
fast men have show with Zimmerman
In form, and his promised appearance
here will without doubt draw thousands
Of people from not only all the sur.
rounding towns, but from the cities OF
Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Toledo and Co;
lumbus as we'll. The enterprise OF tle
local boys Is to be commended in s9tur-
ing Jimmy as an attraction, and their
efforts should be rewarded.
The state meet committees are still
hustling, and the programme commit
tee expects to have the tifty.page SOU
venir programme out in few days.
Copies will DO sent all over tho tri-state
radius. Tho race and prize committee
now have prizes aggregatlng over 81 800
in value. They will soon DO placed on
exhibition in some well located store
window.
The Mountain State Bicycle club held
a we'll attended meeting last evening at
X. Hoge's hall, to take action relative
to the wheelmen's division in the labor
day street demonstration tomorrow, OF
which they have charge. 1t was de-
cided to invite every wheelman III town
and the surrounding town' OF Bell0ire,
Martins Ferry, Bridgeport and Ben
wood. As the wheelmen have been
honored with first place in the line
they want to make good show. The
bicycle boys who intend to turn out are
requested to wear white shirts, white
neckties and turn-down collars. and II
is also desired that all wheels be taste
fully decorated. The wheelmen will
meet at Hoge's place, corner Market
ond Eleventh, at s a. IN tomorrow.
The club also decided to buy q large
American flag, and elected Ernest
shrader, color bearer and Lawrence
McCue rs bugler
The Mountain State club will take q
run out the pike this evening with one
of its honorary members, Clyde Quinn.
by, Of Steubenville, and other wheel
men are cordially invited to participate.
The same club will give Sunday run
next Sunday, to West Alexander and
return, and 1t is expected to be the
largest attended Sunday run Of the
season,