The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-03
CAR ZIMMERMAN.
He Is Regarded by the NOviceS With
Admiration and Awe.


Admiration and Awe.
1t is astonishing to the ordinary mortal
to see the amount of adulation bestowed
by the cycling cranks ON the kings of the
wheel. Zimmerman, Of course, to use the
cyclists expI ession, is the liking Of them
all, and the way the mere sight OF him
strikes admiration and awe into the soul Of
the enthusiastic wheelman is truly remark
able. The bicycle crank is hero wor-
shipper as no one else is a hero worshipper,
as was most beautifully shown at the recent
national meeting # the l.. A. w. at Asbury
Park
One OF the events i'll the way OF enter
tainment down there was bicycle run to
ManaSquan, the home OF Zimmerman. {"
There isn't much OF Manasquan, but the
mere fact that it is the 'home OF thinner
man is enough to make it famous through
out all cycledOm. Wheelmen speak the name
with reverence and awe and to have been
there is an honor never to be forgotten
The run to Manasquan from Asbury Park
therefore, was participated in by every
wheelman and wheelwOman at the national
meet who had bike at his or her disposal
and as there were several thousand who
had, the procession down the coast drive
was one to be remembered The pilgrim
ages to the Holy Land in olden times were
made with more solemnity, perhaps, but
certainly not with any more fervid interest
To see Zimmerman, to be in his house, to
grasp his hand, to break bread at the Iim-
norman board-who would miss such a
chance as that? And so it was that great
procession of lays" as the king of the
wheelmen called them, rode down the coast
to Manasquan, to hip-hip-hurrah till their
lungs were tired and their ears were
cracked, and then rode back again happier
than they had ever been before.
While in Manasquan they met thinner
man pere, who wasn't much known till his
son became a king. He lives now in a
reflected glory and boastfully atlirms that
king Arthur is but a chip off the old
block So the 'cyclist pilgrims cheered
for PA Zimmerman as well as for his
son, the king, and then pa" took them all
inside his Jersey hotel and gave them all
a feed.
And Zimmerman, the king; what did he
think? He made his guests at Manasouau
think he was glad to see them, and so, no
doubt, he was, but he wanted it to end
there. Like most other kings, King Zim
is surfeited with praise and palaver, and
wants to be let alone. But he isn't When
ever he appears in crowd of wheelmen it
is: How de do, Mr.. Zimmerman? met
you at Podunk five years ago. I've got a
nice party Of friends over here. Won't YOU
you come over and meet them 2" or "Hello.
Zimny. Won't you come up in the grand
stand and meet my wife," or "Just step
over here moment, Zim. My little girl
wants to shake hands with you And so
it goes all the day. 1t doesn't seem to
make any difference that the king shows
he doesn't want so much attention and
sneaks under the grandstand to avoid it.
II is heaped upon him all the same
Some Of these bicycle jays make me
tired says the king. Always wanting
me to meet somebody or kiss their measlev
kids. Those fellows on the track, too
They're good things. They're lot of
swelled-heads who don't know when they
are well off. Take Blank, for instance
mentioning the name OF prominent Glass
rider. Two years ago he used to 20 out
into the sea twice week, anchor his boat
and catch it full of fish Then he'd come
in town and sell the fish for 81 and think
he was making good living. Now he's
winning $50 diamonds once or twice a
week and kicking about it, These bicycle
roosters make me weary. l wouldn't kick
if they'd only let me alone, but its Jimmy
here and Jimmy there out of lot of
roeSters | never saw before"
Next to Zimmerman, Eddie Bald. the
''puke Of the Track, is, perhaps, the
most popular man on the circuit, not with
the riders, but with the crowds. That is
because he wins so many races, and is such
good looking, smart sort of chap. Bald
has developed wonderful speed of late,
and this, with his "foxiness" in a race
makes him well night unbeatable by the
Glass men who now compete with him
on the national circuit. Bald has been
winning all summer, rushing down the
homstretch and picking up tirsts where it
did not seem possible for him to win.