The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-10
johnson Able to Keep His
Head.
HOW THE RACE WAS WON.
Wonderful Cycling Done at the Meet
of the League of American
Wheelmen.
Special to The MORNING CALL

CHICAGO. Aug. 9.-Three unusual events
marked the racing at the League OF American
Wheelmen tournament to-day. serious acct
dent occurred, the Ids four-mle competi
ton record was broken, and the great Tim
norman was beaten.
). l. Brandenburg of Chicago and w. T
Murphy of springfield were the victims oil
the misbap, which occurred In the finish OF the
tw0-mie handicap. the last race OF the day
There was a big field and. as the racers rounded
the turn in the last lap all were making tina
squirt, when Brandenburgs handlebar gol
loose and his wheel became Interchangeable.
swerving to the left There was crash as the
bunch rolled into Brandenburg. and Murphy
was seen plunging over the inner rail, fifteen
feet Into the open. striking heavily upon his
head. 1t was several minutes before Murphy
recovered consciousness. He vas badly used
up, but Brandenburg received only a few
scratches. The following are the results
Trial, one-mIe handicap, six heats-Tuttle
won the first heat in 2:12 3.5; John l.. Jonr-
son, second heat. 2:13 20; A. I. Cooks. third
heat. 2:12; Hoyland, fourth heat. 2:14 rs; A.
L. Baker, NTH heat. 2:10 4-5 SelcOmbe. sixth
heat. 2:13 40.
Quart, r-mile national championship-Th
first heat showed Zimmerman in wonderful
form. He shot ahead at the start nd Kept his
great pace In front, although Tulte pushed
him hard, finishing only fife n feet behind IN
81 seconds. JohnsOD, In the second heat, held
back until fairly in the hOmestretcb, when he
made beautiful squirt and finished u dead heat
with Tyler in 80 1.5.
The twO-mile handicap was won by MeintZ,
the South African champion. in 4:55. Lumsden
won the second heat in :39 2-5. Brandenburg
the third heat in 437 and al Kennedy the
fourth heat In 4 IA 80.
Quarler-nile establishments was In
vinciole, winning his heat III :35 Id. The Sec
Ond heat WAS won by Ii. G. Tyler in AZ.
The fye.me national championship was the
event OF the day. j. 5. Johnson, Zimmerman,
Tuitle. Munger, Kinsely, Citizens and Gary
entered. Az the start Munger took the lead
and set the pace for one lap. when kinsely
took his place. AS the miles piled up II was
seen that wonderfully last race was beng
ridden. Faster and Easter spun the wheels, ana
as the fourth mile was finished Kinsely shot
into the lead AS The riders flashed across the
line n. II. Van Sicklen ran forward and an
noun, ed that the worlds record for four mlirs
in competition had been broken. The time Was
1O:12 1-5, giving kinsely the championship
IT cOrd by one second.
But the race was getting still more earnest.
Johnson and Zimmerman. who had been Keep
Ing back, now moved up, aud Zimmerman look
tile lead. As The riders entered the finishing
lap Citizens moved w to a length behind Elm
norman, and was followed closely by Johnson
Zimmerman shot into the finish with slight
increase of speed, and many thought lie would
b a winner. johnson, however. had been NOV.
ing ny into phenomenal squirt. and as the last
200 yards were entered he caught thinner man
and dashed across the liuo wilmer by nve
feet. Time, II min. Al sec.
Zimmerman's trainer clalmed that his wheel
had a soft tile, but Il was geuegally conceded
that johnson won the race upon his own merits.
Zimmerman landed the other two races Tor
which he was entered, including the quarter
mile national championship in 81 20 sec. aud
The one-mie ordinary National championship
in 8 min. 10 sec.
The other bonors Of the day fell TO A. I.
Crooks of Buffalo, who won the one-mlle haDdi-
cap irOm fifty yards In min. 10 sec. and the
lwo-nile handicap from ninety yards IN min.
33 3-5 sec.
lie novice-Won by G. E. Becker in
PAP 4-5.
Nile, 2:4O class-First heat, P. GrOscb,
2:34 4-5 second heat, q. F. Emerson OF Chi
cage. 2:5l 30; third heat, E. S. Banvet,
2 37 3.5; fourth heat, X. l.. Goorz Of Chicago.
2 40 SO; final heal, A. ID. Kennedy vi Chicago,
1928 3.5.