The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-06
REVIEW
or SPORT
Events TRANSMITTING During
the Past Week and to Trans
gL5e. with comments on Well
Known Athletes.


such a wheel as THIS can be simpliiied, so
that anyone can manage TO keep 1t in re-
pair, tho fact that II VIII go fhirty-iour
and onc-half feet for every revolution
of the sprocket wheel will give 1t great
deal OF popularity.
The description of the operation of the
pedal on this wheel reads like pedal
that was used years ago on the old Star,
an ordinary wheel. 1t was never consd-
cred a success. The perpendicular move
mcnt OF the pedal and The return move
mcnt caused by the spring can ever equal
the crank in use at the present time.
| A starter at an English meet. short
| time ago. used loaded cartridges in his
starters pistol with disastrous results.
| The bullet struck the ground. rebounded,
and whizzed past several spectators, sixty
yards away, passed through girls hat.
gra2ed anotbcT's face. went through "A
lady's dress and finally finished IN Il small
boys lcs. Al Galveston in June last tho
starter used loaded pistol, and those
on the track were Ia constant danger.
In fact. the starter himself seemed 20 he
constantly uneasy. fearing he would shoot
someone He succeeded in blowing a
large hole In the ground with the bullets
IT is an easy matter to draw the bullet
and substitute wax ana II should always
be done.
Charlie Earl, tho Kings County (New
York) Wheclmen's flyer proposes to ride
a mile In sixty seconds behind trolley
car The recent feat OF Anderson, who
covered = mile IN sixty-three seconds he
hind a railroad unin has only Sircngt n
cucd Earle idea that h" eau beat the
record. President johnson Of the Mas
sAu Trolley company Of Brooklyn mas
prom sed 10 assist IN the attempt.
A special electric motor and trolley car
/ uii I've llltlf the lrtnl by the Nassau
company. Earl win ride wheel goarcd
to ninety six, which he thinks y sum
| GENTLY high enough for tho strain. re
! is confident that with proper pacing ny
| the electric car, and barring accidents,
\ he will easily DO tho mile IN one minute
lar not less. Earl At present Is 10 tho
1 pink OF condition The exact date for the
exhibition has not been set, but VIII be
| In the ne.ghhorhoud of September 70 or
october ..
Two inventive geniuses OF Louisville
Alnhous Fay and William McNah, have
perfected plans for manufacturing a
wooden frame bicycle. Invented by Mr..
Fay. They Intend to nave Vt on the mar
| kct early next season.
| The frame Is unique In CONSTRUCTION
There are no bolts OF screws. rue ,oius
are steel castings and the wood pieces
are pushed into ihess lhe ro1s OF ,n'
a wire. This gives great strength.
! But the greatest point claimed for IT i
/ that 1t can be htult ~ very Ittit 1Nat
! An ordinary steel tube frame coss from
s. to SO but this can he made for e. y
| wheel fitted with 1T can be- sold Tor 80
sHARKEY IN NEW YORK
Charley reached New York last sun
day. ond the sailor fighter was well
meated by tho metropolitan press. The
! world says:
| In his street clothes Sharkey was pow
| nj IIgtt,sli.t tN
the disruhing. tie is certainly wonder
fully deveiopci athlete. 70 an expert
ego 1t would Sc m rs If the eX-sailor wer.
a Tit too small to carry out the coluacl
he has undertaken. HIS height was siVei
cut as fec. So inches. but 1t is probable
that an exact measurement would chpI
OF that halt men. Looking at SnalAes
lioul "A ptl4c igttlus standpoint, lie m
SECOND Dan Crecdun. h tnu sans
sauttty figure aud short reach of arms
At lrst g'nCe IL would seem as II d
/ master hka COrhci. with MS advantng'
OF hesht and reach. would simply keel
away .uld cut tps stii0rmdu into ribbons
When you got tall11g to Mr.. ShdrteA
however has imrrcssIuu disappears, lot
a more confident pa gust never enteret
the fius.
III i1ore S orc man / can hck," sal.
MI. Sturtty 1t - Corhett. dhn'. NHoV
anl tniug 40 ut tlt2sml+us and Mao
am wiling 10 fishi NY man living, On
tiz or Manner because don't know Nha
they can do. Dut NNu hecn IN the rim.
win HJrhrtt. and do know just VIVA
b, can DO. ! hti him gong In Sau frau
cisco and would have. won eua ~ IT
didn't have TO Fight hcAN torhett and TIA
retvrrr, aud laier tho lNiice. Why l.
the last two rounds corbett VAS cOutiuu
ally grabbing me by The arms and callin,
ul on the l1'lce to come into the ring Az
stop tho fEht
u smashed Lhftu hR did
ana he'd been a bad sight " the rcfcre
hadu I been Mth MIN, Each time We,
some tnG ,ther she referee Woud part VI,
hut he'N COME tnd pat hn-h hands to Ia
3 stomach aud shove me back, l,aV.ng Con
h'tt IT, smash away When Wc shunl
hant7 at ,he start Corbett aaled me &
In the very first mixup, when ! droppe
nay uanas. he iet lo0af his right and m
~ went cIean closed from the blow.
break bur thinking iha~ he had lost M
p head. broke fair the r"Nt time II
gave mo the right again "A corkiug smh~
. cn hc Jaw. ,tu-i after tint jus. went an
had mn even break ~ that sort nf bus
. uce', m say that | WA~ groggy Wa,
never felt blow except N" foul crar
on the eye which was right on the bone.
III yuG sh uid ,osr wIfb tlthct," ask,
. an inqWI'Ne hysianter, are you goir
a lNck 20 ihe uavNH'
4, Shark-y Looked It lhe q''est.oner etee'
70 INC. Haven't Just tcld Won that If thC.
I 's one man I'm tn world / can Hex H.
Corbett" That Ih!s% ean 10 me n1,ycr, q
. and II amy man lcks me after that WI
9 II rive mn the hus'ncss Hut Corhrtt "
nIyer G iI,> me out Of H." ,,,..,,.,, van,
10 tV,r-d 20 take Sh1rtrv's mDa Hrcmenl
hut as they were am taken with a ua,
tape measure no great ,cl'aRc" an
n hNt came INTO the room siripnod to :,
a tru he wlf truly mat0 n'"nt sportui