The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-18
IRD fancies haunt the unfortu-

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VNI nate wretches who are circling
p. " ". round and round Mechanics Pa
-. Il e xiliOn-fn the six-day bicycle race.
" The. awful brutality of the spectacle pre-
:. scented by the men Yesterday shocked
. those in attendance and the opinion was
!. freely expressed that laws should be
framed which would not permit such ex-
lIbiIi0Ils = -:
-. The>meh have ridden themselves out.
=: and those: struggling in the rear have
poor control of. their. wheels. Falls were
much more: numerous than on the pre-
':ceding days: Burns Pierce, the big Ca
=. naI1ian,-.WaS: in: a number Of them. Late
" last night he ventured too high on the
i: bank-aii nd topped over in heap with a
, moan:of agony. With his laCk-luster eyes
and, with suffering depicted in every fea-
>.,tlre- he would. well serve as a model for
= a statue of misery. After his last fall he
refused ito mount:his wheel of torture for
:: q. time. - after a short rest he commenced
his~weary: rounds again, travelling at
:: louis: Ginrn, 1.-The gamest man that ever
looked through "a bridle' his admirers
SAY, had :butHttle fight IN him yesterday.
His: remarkable riding: for the first sew
! er ty=.tWo* hQurs: took all the strength out
soL :s'hlnl:: and left him at the mercy of
-:G,haInpioTi Miller. The latter rode with
@Qogged. determination and cut down the
lead OF: his Opponent inch by inch. In the
early hours Of yesterday morning he drew
Level ana then went on and opened up
gap. IhLS varied. in length throughout
!. ne. day Miller IS wearing the colOrS of
!" the~0lympic CLUB Wheelmen, and during
.. Ihe%e evening he was presented with a oou-
r.quet flowers by John A. Hammersmith
81 ll..<6e ilalf of that organization. Hale
came ln:fOr the same kind of a token.
=. his .TeaSon and was taken from the track
!: qt*relu rned after a short rest.
- he :kool Killer was so busiIy engaged
prospective victims
.abQut the. track that he quite overlooked
one Sam Marx, This individual lodged
the bridge. over which he might have.
:. passed: to- the enclosure and strutted
=. acrQSS :the track. He walked directly
< INTO John Lawson, who has had more
:than; his share: Of misfortune since the
terrible struggle began. Lawson was
throw and rendered unconscious, and
was Fried from the track. He fell on
his. bruised and twisted shoulder which
he jEred Tuesday night in a collision
with. Stevens.
!. Frank Waller caught Marx and at first
.hesitated as to whether he would strike
. him: or. not He finally compromised and
: gave him sound thTashing. Tim Hurst,
who. was present then took a hand in the
proceedings and escorted Marx from the
: building. Had, he thrown Miller it is a
;ques l!on ii: he would have escaped with
his life. -.
q: The, board of directors of the Olympic
Club, at a special meeting held last night,
:decided Ito sanction the purchase of the
PAVILION track and erect it in their outside
: all=the' local 'wheelmen, as it means the
-.perpetuatiOn: of a splendid track in this
city, "a nd the club is deserving OF great
':credit for, its. forethought and efforts to
promote the sport The following gentle
ri en- have subscribed to fund for the
:purpose:* John Hammersmith, H. F.
<EamSdell, F. G. Montealegre, DR.. O. B..
= Burns J: w Mullen, T. G. Spiuane,
Charles. Albert Adams, William Mackie
"H~;;B: Russ, r; r. Russ. e. F. Russ, A.
2 Cellier+ John Elliott. r. w. Fuller, George
y } +
W. L. IioOs and others.
Z The. club has not purchased. the track
!. with the idea OF CRYING meets and making
:TnQney. but purely for the PROMOTION of
1.-The. sport:
z. -@TIid',, Mccoy. the famous athlete and
nQgilist,. VIII act as starter of the races
{ =:The management has. arranged a great
: rage for next W ednesday: night 1t will be
-,5t..5ifte cen miles, unlimited pace; between
. I.E5rrry- Elkes and Floyd McFarEand, and
j.. iS<<the. best match thus far arranged:
- Il n the unlimited pursuit race last night
:.hetWeen:. Fournier, on his :'infernal' ma
::chines and Waller and Chapman, on a
j" tandem,, Fournier won in six laps: time,
- EDDIE Bald, the short distance cham
:Iioifi rode a half-mile, exhibition in 55
SECONDS fat, the best time the popular
Eddte has made on the track thus far.
=. Harry Fixes rode a hedlrtiful five mile
,time=of 9:39, paced by FourRieT's machine
i Jimmy ichael yode..a mile, paced by
Fourier. in 1854 3-5; and received his
usual warm reception at the finish.
d, The programme for. this Afternoon is as fol-
;lows- Unlimited pursuit, race; first heat
% Frank. Waller vs.. John Chapman. Exhibition
?. by Eddie Bald half-fnile uapaced for track
record. Unlimited .pursuit.:race. second heat,
Earl. Stevens VS. Charles Turville. Exhibition
by Harry, Elkes. two, miles paced by, Fournier
Suit race, third heat Glenn TurvIIe Us. Eddie
leonard. Unlimited pursuit race. fourth heat,
liver Lawson VS. BABY Gibson. Exhibition
by Jimmy Michael: paced by Fournier and his
'':infernal machine
= dem : pursuit race. first heat. TurvilIe
brothers. vs., Waller and: Chapman Ex-
Inhibition by Eddie Bald. one-half. mile, for
80. q.
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