The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-24
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Garden. and that the manufacturers
there are not nearly so enterpriSing
In the display of their goods as the
Americans.
The Paris show, which he also at
tended, was a much better one than
that held in England. One of the most
noticeable things in connection with
the Paris show was the large number
of horseless carriages that were exhib
tied. In France they are of the opin-
ion that the horseless carriage has
come to stay. Mr.. Spalding, however.
thought otherwise, unless. he says,
there is a great improvement in its
construction, as the horseless carriage
is heavy, clumsy, and expensive. II Is
his idea that they will have to be ma
terially improved before they become
popular.
Mr.. Spalding was much surprised at
the interest taken in cycling in Italy.
The roads, of course, in the three coun-
tries mentioned are far superior TO
ours, which will account for cycling
having such a strong hold there; in
fact, during his travels he rarely ran
across what might be considered a bad
road for cycling. Italy and the Itali-
ans have taken hold of the bicycle in
dustry with a determination to master
imported wheels exhibited formed quite
an important feature of the shows. He
Is of the opinion that it will only be
short time before the American manu-
facturers will compete successfully I'm
England, France and Italy with the
foreign makers.
Arthur A. Zimmerman will give up
racing Immediately on his return from
Australia "a in arirn
circles that Zimmerman is now no bet
ter than a third-rater, and that his trip
to Australia was to avoid meeting any
of the English, French or American
cracks. When Jimmy leaves Austria
liza. which will be soon, he will termi-
nate his racing career. Walford de-
clares that this is certain. thinner
man had malarial fever when in Cey-
lon, and he has not been himself
SINCE" said Walford He will soon
arrive upon American soil again and
devote himself wholly to his business
interests in Freehold, N. j."
Carl Lehr. ex-German champion and
brother of August Lehr, the cyclst
whose professional propensities caused
considerable comment in Europe.
brought the information from Austria
liza that Jimmy was a "has-been," that
he was simply killing himself by trying
to race, and that soon he would be
back home, with all thoughts of the
path behind him. Lehr said dissipation
had caused Zimmerman's downfall. Ii
is well that Manager Walford corrects
this idea and ascribes ii to malarial fe-
yer. America had had but one Jimmy
Eddie Cannon" Bald is his prophet,
but the prophet will never be as big a
man in the land as Arthur Zimmerman
was.
e. c. Bald is a native of Buffalo, N
Y, and is % years old. He first rode a
bicycle in 1890. His first achievement
was that of winning the Roamers'
championship, a 20-mile road race. In
August, 1898, at Troy, he won nine races
and was thereupon rated as a first-class
racing man. Early in 1895 ne reduced
the mile competition record to 2:O4.
During the season of 1895 Bald won sc
of So mile races and averaged 2:101R for
time. His fastest mile was 1:55 LIS,
made in competition at Denver oct. is,
and his slowest 1882 2-5, at Waltham,
Sept. IA. In half-nile races Bald won
IL out of 81. His championship win
nings were the quarter and half miles
at Asbury Park, and the one mile at
worlds competition mile record sue
cessively at 2:04, 1853 is. and 1855 1-5.
Caspar Whitney, the writer on ath-
letics and sport topics for Harper's
Weekly, visited Chicago recently look
ing for proofs to bolster up some of his
recent statements on football, says the
Bicycle News. Caspar, 1t will be re-
membered. made a few pessimistic re-
marks concerning cycling a few years
ago. and 1t Will be observed now that, |
according to his comments, the pres |
ent trend of bicycle racing in the Uni |
ted States toward cash-prize racing Is |
nothing else than a dash to death