The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-17
NEW MARK SET FOR THE UNITED
STATES BY JIMMY
MICHAEL.
RATTLING PACE ALL ALONG
FIGURES ALL THE WAY FROM
TWO TO TEN MILES BET
TERED.
EDDIE BALD THE pays CHAMPION.
One-Third Mile Event Won by a
Yard After a Holly Contested
Race-Summary.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. led
die Bald was the champion of the last
day Of the Springfield Bicycle clubs
tournament. He went half-miIe open
in 1:02 2-5, the -third-mile l.. A. w.
championship in As 3-5, and the one
mile open professional record race in
2:05 LIS. Jimmy Michael again broke
the American record for ten miles, his
time being 1927 As. The former record
was 1888 is. The great race of the
day was the one-third mile profession
al L. A. W. national championship.
Cooper took the lead with Taylor Sec
ond and Bald third. They kept these
positions until the home stretch, when
Bald, Kimble and Tom Butler came
round the track side by side. At thirty
yards from the tape Bald pulled half
a wheel ahead and won out by yard
The five-mile amateur L. A. W. ma
ticnal championship record race was
the great amateur race of the day, and
the winner broke the American record
of 1875, held by Kenna, of the Pacific
coast. E. C. Hausman did the act in
1888 3-5.
The half-mile open professional was
great race, and was won by Bald
easily Tom Butler led at first with
Bald third At the quarter Bald pulled
ahead and won out by ten feet. Jimmy
Michael's fast ten miles brought out
lots of cheers and at the start he was
presented with an American flag, which
he wore during the ride. His first
mile was the fastest being done in 1: A
2-5, and from then until the finish, he
broke all previous American records.
Casey and Eckberg, the fast tandem
team, went for the quarter, third and
half-mile records They broke all, the
one second, and the half by 2-5 Sec
| onds. Summary:
One-half mile open, professionally. C. Bald,
Buffalo, won; w. NJ. Randall, Rochester sec
ond; John S. johnson, Minneapolis, third.
Time, 1:02 20 st
c. Bald, Buffalo, first; CTS. Kimble, Louis
vile, second; Tom Butler, third; F. L. Loug-
head. sarnia. fourth. Time, 2:O5 10.
One mile open, a1nateur-K. F. Ludwig,
second: E. w. Peabody, Chicago, third; Ray
| Dawson Boonton, fourth. Time, 2:04 AS.
one-third mile, professionally. A. ". Ma
Ts Maor Tavo4
F. J. Loughead third; Tom Cooper, Detroit,
| fourth. Time, AS 3d.
one-haif mile open, amateur-John S.
Johnson. Worcester, first, R. F. Ludwig,
| Chicopee. second; E: w. Peabody, Chicago,
| third. Time, 1:o1 pa.
One-half mile handicap, professionally. s..
Kimble. Louisville, (25 yards won; w. NJ.
Randall, Rochester, go yordsll second; A; |.
Brown, Cleveland. (25 yards third; Tom But
Ter, Cambridge, 60 yards, fourth. Time, SO.
One-half mile. pursuit race between John
S. Johnson Minneapolis and w. w. Hamil-
| ton. Denver. Johnson won. Time, 1903 3-5.
w. w. Hamilton's time, LOB As.
Two-mile handicap, professionally. S.
Kimble Louisville go YARDS. first; w. B.
Freeman, San Francisco $40 yards), second;
L. A. Callahan. Buffalo 40 yards, third; c.
E. Newton. Stafford Springs go yards)
fourth. Time, 4:22.
Five-mile, L. A W. national championship
e. c. N,...,ssman, New Haven, first; r. p
Ludwig Sllcopee, second; H. B. Bills Jr.,
Providence. third. Time, 1888 3-5.
In his try for the ten-mile record, Michael
broke all American records from the two
miles up. His time. with the best previous
American record, was as follows:
Held by. Miles. Michael. American.
Michael .... 49,. 49,. 1888 1888 rs