Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-11-12
AMERICAN EHRRLMEN.
MEIETJES GIVES BIS OPINION OF THE LslD-
me CYCLISTS
What Sanger and Johnson Think Of Msinfes
The Best Long Dissncs Rider N The World
bow They Train.
rcoD,rioAf. 1851

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During the several months spent by me
IN this country ] have-found him to be
atBorough gentleman in every instance.
] have been treated most generously
and have been accorded fair play in
every sense OF the word. Is there more
I could ask for? =
Answering my " question, I say
with emphasis, mop I admire the Amer
lean wheelman for his courage, his
cbeerfulness and for his fair-miuded-
ness. What better example could 1
point than to Jimmy the champion
not only OF America, but Of the world.
He is q thorough champion and q pOpu-
lar champion. Popular, not only with
the public, but with his fellow compet-
itors. When / say that, you will read
lily recognize that I am giving the
American wheelman bnt his due when
1 use the terms / have done.
Jimmy I consider the greatest
Wheslman the world eve saw, aud,
without doubt, be Is, considering the
amount OF work be does every day, he is
nothing shOrt.Of marvellous. Take for
instance this year. He got ready early
IN February ana raced up to within 3
few weeks ago. He has won over 100
prizes, aud he has ridden on every Op-
%portunity.
\Stqf Zimmerman IS 10 condition he can
beat n cyclist In the world. thinner
mans success 1 attribute 10 his enOrm-
oRs driving power conferred in a pair of
unusually powerful legs. He is one OF
the best generals on the track; knows
every trick Of the track, and knows how
to utilize each trick at b right mo-
ment for his advantage. Jimmy always
rides 70 win, and the man who beats
him knows be has been 10 araCe. Tim
my is only beaten through his Own care
lessness. il must be said that he is at
times careless in training. At times
when he should De In bed he will be out
with the boys.
Another striking characteristic of
Zimmy's Is that he is always willing TO
give any man the chance TO beat him.
He fears no man, aud will race any One
in the world. At times be has met men
who were IN frst-class condition, while
he himself was worn out. Sometimes
he got beaten. Another thing which
belongs TO him alone is that should be
beat q frst-class man some day on q
fake he will give the same man q chance
the next day. This be has not always
got.
s'Harry Tyler, Willie Wiudle and
John S. johnson, 1 think, should follow
in the order named. Tyler showed
wonderful form az Springfield wnen be
defeated Windle, Zimmerman and San
ger in the one-mile international race.
Watch for him next season. He is
plucky, as we'll as speedy.
ssWindle shows up better ridingagainst
time than 10 actual competition. AS q
record breaker he perhaps is without an
..ual, but m a race he Goes not snow so
prominently his wonderful speed.
s.Next to Zimmerman, 10 my opinion,
comes Walter G.. Sanger, Of Milwaukee.
He Is a strong, likely fellow and liable
to beat anybody. His record shows
what a wonderful rider be is. he has
ridden the two fastest miles ever ridden
in competition; 10 q Of these races
beating all the cracks, including Elm
Norman and Hill. The latter was not
in good condition. The fact that Sanger
broke the worlds record at the slime
shows him to be a fast man. Sanger Is
a Young man yet and will improve,
therefore I think his record next year
will be a brilliant o
u~Johnson's most notable victory was
over Zimmerman in the i've milerace at
the worlds cham ionship contests re-
Gently held IN Chicago. Although John
son Is entitled to a great deal Of credit
for this brilliant feat, still l do not
think be could have won had thinner
man been fresh. He had previously
won thee races, in all of which be had
m ridsfharda For a newcomer johnson
has Certainly made an enYiable record,
s6d think he will do much better next
+, season. be has lots OF speed and grit.
the qualities that make the successful
racing a
ITO be successful you must train and
train we'll. IL is Of no use 20 train for
a short time, as some do, and then stop.
You must train till perfect and it must
be done regularly. In training regu-
larly Is everything.
DTbat is a good point about the
American cyclists. They train and do
IL we'll. II America put her best men
an the field against the riders Of every
nation the other riders would not be
one. two. three, four, five. have rid
den with the best In America and Eng
land. therefore, ] think, / am FULLY
qualified to make that statement.
My system Of training IS nearly the
same as Zlmmerm2n'S. In spring l be-
gin TO prepare for the racing season.
NV preliminary work consists OF a ten
mile spin on the track about ten o'clock
2. M. / ride at a slow but steady pace,
and. after 1 have finished, / get a good
rub down and rest quietly FOR q couple
az hours, when l enjoy q Two mile walk
AZ an ordinary gait. Coming brck 70
NV training quarters / again mount my
machine aud reel of about twenty miles,
going free and easy. This sort Of eX-
ercise I continue FOR about a mOnth-un-
III find my muscles are working free,
"a that the stiffness which appears
len / began has entirely disappeared.
talking, [ think, makes the muscles
tctive and makes the wind good.
aHaying followed the schedule men
toned above for a period OF one month,
I then begin to sprint. l ride about
five miles in she morning and ten In the
afternoon. The early part Of my ride
is confined to a slow pace, which /
grad ally increase, and finish with a
sDrir 1 top speed. This work ! con-
tiar another month, when 1 begin
20 Vt at quarters and halls.
Il satisfied myself that l am
~ fit, that is, that my
trs working freely; that my
,od and 1 am able 10 wind up