The San Francisco call., 1899-02-09
WALLER THINKS
He CAN WIN THE
"S|X-DAY" ALONE
Does Not Want Out
side Pacing.
TRACK is A RECORD-BREAkER
OTTO ZIEGLER JR. WILL RE-
ENTER THE GAME.
Has Been Offered a Ten-Mile Match
With Gibson-Michael Wants
TRACK is A RECORD-BREAKER
OTTO ZIEGLER JR. WILL RE-
ENTER THE GAME.
Has Been Offered a Ten-Mile Match
With Gibson-Michael Wants
a New Mile
Record.

All day yesterday the bicycle racers
pursued their steady grind around the
oval track at the Mechanics Pavilion, in
training for the meet, which opens Sat
urday night Charles Miller, the six-day
champion, was there at in the morning
accompanied by his wife, and rode until
noon, she meanwhile standing within the
track and calling out to him now and
then as he passed the number of miles
ne had ridden, time made on certain laps
when he sprinted and also what the 9TH
ers were doing.
Dutch Waller, the pride of the Acme
Club, Oakland, who gained a big reputa-
ton by his riding in the East, refutes the
1mputation of an evening paper that he is
concocting scheme to beat Champion
Miller by making combination with Bar
naby, Chapman and others. Waller states
that he can ride the legs off Miller sin
gle-footed, and would have done so in the
New York race which Miller won, but for
bad fall on the last day.
Jay Eaton and Teddy Goodman. the
sprinters, put up some dashing rides in
practice in the afternoon and will give
Mcfarland and Stevens a hot argument
in the tandem handicap Saturday night
The siX-day men expect to cover from
400 to 900 miles the first "a hours of their
track they say the first 100 miles will be
ridden in about A hours 80 minutes, which
proves that the track is lightning fast.
Ihey nave got out of the notion that the
steep banks will bother them and after
a few turns around the curves they all
pronounced them as perfect as could be
desired.
Charles Turville is expected to make a
great showing in the six-day and also in
the 24-hour race, which will be put on the
second week. He is in fine shape, and
can stand the grind as long as any of
them.
AS at least six of the Iong-distance men
declare emphatica that they will each
stay on their wheels after the event starts
until they are well In the lead. it remains
to be seen which one will win this novel
wager. Waller and Turville are the most
likely candidates.
three national championships at Denver
IN 1894, is said to be quietly training, with
the idea of taking few purses to him
self IN the sprints. He has been offered a
ten-m1le paced match with Harry Gibson
OF Cincinnati, now here, and may accept
The return of Ziegler to the nath will be
welcomed by the local enthusiasts.
Michael continues to work out on the
park roads, besides doing indoor work at
the Olympic Club. He expects to make a
new five-mile mark in his record trial Sat
Eddie Bald has been doing more train
ing than he has been given credit for
He takes to the park roads every morn
ing and rides two or three hours and
also has several indoor appliances at his
MOTEL for developing strength and endur-
ance. Bald is always in fair condition
appearance in record-breaking exhibitions
will draw a big crowd to the meet Bald
is better acquainted here than any of the
other riders, and is extremely popular
w. L. Loos, chairman of the Associated
Clubs racing board. will be the referee
of the meet, and Douglas White will prob
ably be starter. The judges, timers and
other officials will be prominent local club
men.