The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-07


An event or two for each day will be run
by the wheelmen. to which all Indiana
riders will be eligible. Prizes of sufficient
for. and already the members of the club
have begun to arrange the preliminaries.
Last week at the spring races of the Bos-
ton School of Technology Walter c. Mar
mon, of this city. and a mem Der of the Zig
gag Club. not only beat out all com petitors
with ease in the two-mile scratch event.
but established new record for the school.
His time was 601. He was awarded q sill
yer cup for his fine effort, and holds the
champ onshi p of the school. IL consequence
of all this, the ZlRzag Club is blowing its
own horn loud and at frequent intervals.
as IL has the best right In the world TO do.
Marmon learned to ride under the auspices
of the club, has ridden for several seasons
with its colors at his back, and will do so
again the coming season. He soon estab-
hshed himself as the fastest rider in it, ana
then took the State championship, which
was never wrested from him. He will en-
ter q few of the races in the Eastern cir.
cult before returning to his home. and will
then ride the rest of the summer from In
diRDapolis
Speaking of this race of MarmOn's. and
the fact of his return here. brings to min
In the field this summer who will take no.
body's dust. Munger, Lumsden. MarmOn
are names that are known wherever q
cinder path has been heard of. Ali three
have beaten johnson, LumsdeD has beaten
Windle. and there are few of the flyers
who have not seen the rear wheels of the
two first named. at least. all the way
around the course. Lumsden was made
member of the club at last Tuesdays
meeting, and will wear its uniform at ell
I'm. nf 10
are also some other members of the club
who must not be forgotten when racing il
talked Of There are Minor. Hunter,
Fisher. Lowe and others who showed
plenty of speed last season, and who are
reported as more than fit this. They are
all getting ready for track service, and
will have something to say about who
dashes over that long white ribbon first.
Friday morning at Hammond. Ind.
Birdie Munger and Frank Waller. both of
this city. met with what came very near
proving TO be fatal accident. The men
were carrying the Hammond-Po Porter relay
of the great race from Boston to Chicago.
They had just received tho message from
the preceding relay. and were starting for
the State line &C pace such as only men
like Munger and Waller can set. Munger
was in the lead, and was going down the
center street of the village. with the other
trailing IN close behind. A big brewe
wagon hove In sight way down the road,
and. instead of keeping to the right-hand
side where 1t belonged. deliberately drove
right into the path OF the 'cyclers. They
were going at too rapid a pace to turn out,
and Munger took a head-end tlit right upon
the tongue of the wagon. Waller crashing
in right after him. For few moments
there was nothing to be seen but rearing
horses, and the arms and legs Of the riders,
and nothing to be heard but the oaths of
the driver of the wagon. Munger saved
himself from being trsmpied on by cling
ing to the tongue, and Waller MANAGED to
crawl out from the debris without getting
seriously hurt. He plucklly pulled himself
together and went on with the message TO
the end of the relay. which vae the State
line. despite the fact that the blood was
streaming from a half dozen ugly cuts
about the face and hands. Munger. how
ever was unable to move when he was ex-
tricated from his perilous position. Both
arms were badly cut, his face was bruised
and he received internal iDjuries. the ex-
tent Of which are not yet known. He was
brought to this city, and ia now under the
care OF the doctor. Waller also came In by
train Friday night. and the two present q
sorry spectacle. They are both loud In
their denuncistion of the driver of the beer
cart and say that he maliciously attempted
to stop them.
The greas relay race. of whioh Munger
and Waller were part. arrived In Chicago
twenty-five hours late. DOM pleting the dis
tance from Boston IN lutte over 122 hours.
The riders every W here encountered almost
impossible roads, and did about half OF
their riding in the rain.
The members of the Lilliputian Com pany,
which showed at one of the city theaters
the last half of last week. are all enthusi.
astic cycler, from the manager down to the
wee mite Of q comedian. When here last
season they got acquainted at the ridin q
school of II. I. Hearsey q Co., and as soon
around there. Under the guidance OF
Harry Hearsey. they t0nred the city. made
one or two of the suburbs, and in return
for the kindnesses shown left fine collec-
tion of photographs of themselves. They
expressed themselves ss more than de.
lighted with Indianapolis. saying that
they liked 1t better than almost any other
place they visited. Louisville was next In
their estimation. -.
The Zlgzag Club will run q special train
20 Greenfield on Decoration day TO accom-.
modste those who wish to attend the races
to be gwen there then. The committee
having the matter in charge met last night
at the clubhouse. and completed ell of the
preliminary arrangements. Captain Fisher
has received assurances from many of she
surrounding towns OF large attendance.
and every thing points To the biggest road
race ever given under the auspices of the
club. The entries for the races are not yet
open. but In the neighborhood of 80 riders
have already signifed their intention OF
entering them. so that there will be no lack
of material. -
On the evening of Tuesday, May 10, the
new clubhouse of the Zigzags will be thrown
open to the members and their friends
About three hundred invitations have been
issued. and the guests will be entertained
with music and dancing. The step was de.
cided on by q unanimous vote of the clut
at Its last meeting. the desire being to shO "
to it's many friends Its comfortable new
quarters. and TO have them get more init
mately acquainted with it's aims and pur.
poses. A committee on reception was ap-
pointed, and consists of tho following
members: Frank Day, Bert Willetts, Eu-
gene Minor. Will Kipp and L,ge Fox.
new list of house rules has been pub
lished. and several very gratifying chan GO.
are noted in them. One in partioula,
which will meet the approval of all is that
hereafter. there Will be no Sunday game.
allowed in the clubhouse. While these
have not been INDUCED in TO any very grea,
extent still they have been permissi BILE
and the effort TO do away with them met
little or no opposition. The rule which
prevents Harry Hearsey from tying his ne,
dog to the leg of the piano ia still extanr
and there 10 corresponding degree o.