Omaha daily bee., 1896-07-05

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stons at the hands OF this comparative
novice ludicrous and ~laughable In a superla-
tive degree. There must be no clinching,
ana neither man must Engage In any meet
ing until after this grotesque AFFAIR is over,
so Jim has said, and so the stocky sailor boy
has consented. Think OF the mighty Cor
bett, the alleged champion of the world. and
the superior OF all Fistiana. barring clinch-
ing, at which he Is an adept, in a fight with
a clumsy tyro like the burly tar. Isn't that
plenty? And then why does he want to pro-
htbit any intervening meetings? l will tell
you. He doesn't like the overtures from
Maher, Choynskl and Denver Ed Smith. He
knows that either one Of these men could
lick him today until he wouldn't recognize
his own photograph. He knows that they
are after him hot foot. and he wants to
f%orestall all annoyance OF this
character. OF course, he does not
fear Fitzsimmons, because Robert will not
meet him until he makes a reputation,
which he has persistently refused to do.
When he whips Sharkey-and, mind you,
the accent is on the when" bigger than a
skinned horse-he will have his hands fun.
That event would mean a fight with Maher,
and this would lead up to a meeting with
Lanky Robert. the champion. So, after all,
the Corbett and Sharkey match may be re-
sultant In some fun for the members OF the
red-hot lodge.
It Is quite as stupendous a task to keep
track of the bicycle records nowadays as 1t
Is to lasso the Irishman's flea. Some sort
of a mark is smashed to atoms every hour
Of the twenty-four and 1t is high time that
the League of American Wheelmen took
some decisive action on this amusing bust
ness. 1t Is a sham and delusion, and the
really good racers enjoy no more credit
than a lot Of skates scattered over the coun-
try. Why not ignore all records not made
in actual competition. Tin cup records are
nban IN than dirt anI y 10 ha had for tho
asking. The light harness people had to sit
down on this same sort of a thing. and the
wheelmen might just as we'll make up their
minds to follow suit. This pacing In races,
too, Is another false article. Let racing men
rely solely upon their own powers. Then
when you get a winner you have one. The
people are tired of hearing Of the daily frac-
ture of this and that worlds record. 1t is
too much of a good thing.
Jem Mitchell, the champion weight
%thrower, Is a very big man, says the New
York Sun, and in his new light-colored
spring suit Of clothes he looks larger than
ever. Yesterday, in a Warren street cafe,
his size caused considerable
who is that big chap?" inquired a
stranger.
why. that is Mitchell, the weight
thrower.'
rs he an American? ?"
NV, III IL all lllSnllldu, u hc huh W
leave Ireland" said the wag who was dis
pensing the information
why ~ was the next question.
We'll, you see," said the joker. solemnly,
'he lost too many sixteen-pound MANNERS
Ireland wasn't big enough for him. Every
time he threw a hammer 1t dropped in the
ocean and was lost. They got tired buying
new hammer and chased him out OF the
country, so that he had to come over here
to get more ROOM"
"The - you say!" calculated the in
q~uisitive one, as the light dawned on him, and
then he wanted to buy again and of course
the crowd did not object.
That Jim Corbett was born under a
gracious star no one will deny. He was
lucky when he secured a match with poor
old, decrepid John L., he was lucky when he
failed in getting on a second match with
Peter Jackson; he was lucky when he had
John Kelley referee at Jacksonville; he
was lucky when Bob Fitzsimmons refused
to make a match with a man without a rep;
he was lucky when the police were so near
when he gave the signal at Frisco the other
night, and he is lucky in making a finish
match with such a condescending fellow as
Sharkey, the sailor. Circumstantial evil
dence has many times caused the condemna-
tion of innocent men, and it may be that
no LOB" is intended by those who have
contaminated the tie-up between Corbett and
tIc dllol ait udyo witch JUS uiS
absolutely essential in preserving the ex-
champions fame. And there are men who
will not hesitate to go to any extreme so far
as prize ring rascality is concerned.
At last the Omaha patrons Of the wheel
ing sport Will have a chance to see their
.favorite rider, PiXley, in a race for blood and
coin. PiXley has won many honors away
from home, but has never ridden much be-
fore the Omaha crowd who are all anxious
to see what he learned in the way Of tricky
and snappy siX-day riding from his associ-
alton with Jack Prince and the other old
time stars in the old Coliseum days. To-
morrow the biggest siX-day race Omaha
has ever known will begin. The entries
already in assure this. 1t will be the
west for many a day. kid" Mierstein,
the Sioux City chap who made himself
such a favorite with the crowd at the last
siX-day race, but who was unfortunate in
running off in the mud and losing a lap,
will be here in all his glory, and he says
that it will take s~peedier men than were
in the last meet to keep him from winning
the large end Of the purse. Fig Powder"
Schrader has improved wonderfully and is
riding by the hour at a 19-second clip, as
is also Hall, the Mound City lad, who had
such a fall with Maxwell just before the
last race so that he was unable to ride.
Old Dad" Holton will be there, and many |
with what ease Dad won the three !
mile race from Mccall and Fredrickson
the other evening and the win" of second
in the last race shows that he is no back
Mccall has been entered and as
he, Pix and Holton trained hard for the
state meet at Lincoln yesterday, they will
be in the best of condition. Becker, the
crack, Is also booked and his
recent winning from all the circuit chasing
stars at Peoria places him as a top-notcher, |
and he evidently expects to carry away the
coin from the distance he comes. He is
a big card. The race will be different
from the last one in that the riders will
go only two hours each evening. The
winner takes 5000, second 800, third $75.
$50 and sixth $25, with a special
the tape first. In addition to this Manager |
Mardis will give 500 to the man who first
makes 26i miles, and with this extra in
fast time may be expected from
start to finish. Anyway, the man who
wins these extra simoleOns must go round
the ellipse at a rate of twenty-five miles
an hour. 1t must be remembered that all
the entries have not been reported yet and
there is a chance for the biggest field of
professionals who ever started in a race
here. Big Fredrickson can prove to the
public that he isn't particularly stuck on
easy things" by entering with this speedy
lot OF his brethren. Everybody Is anxious
TO see Just how Fred will compare with a
bunch OF real good live racing men. S.
V. Griswold will act as referee, while
Fred Mccormick, Ed Cox and Il. q. Hen
ierson Will occupy the judges bench.
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