The times., 1899-04-16
prominent competitor of Willie windle ir
the late eighties.


J. Pye Bliss, the Chicago midget and
popular idol of the race-going public in
the early nineties, says that he heard that
Frank Lyman. his old trainer. had been
frozen to death in the Klondike country.
Lyman once trained Bliss at the time he
was SO near the top, in 80, and was in
charge of Bliss when he lowered the mile
standing start record, with horse pace, at
Birmingham, December 10, 1898, to l :54 4-5.
Lyman made the trip into the cold north
from Los Angeles. being accompanied by
his brother law, Charlie Parkes. once
prominent as an amateur in Milwaukee
and throughout the West. Lyman had
been located at Los Angeles for some
years, training local men. The last time
he was seen on the circuit was in the
spring of SO, when he trained Black and
Peltier His luck has been proverbially
bad ever since that time. Lyman was re-
sponsibie for the coming out of Dave Sha-
fer, whom he employed as a rubber on the
team with which he was connected in '93.
Shafer did not then know a pedal from a
handlebar. Lyman retrograded in his pro-
fession, while Shafer steadily rose upward
An L. A. W. press worker in Chicago
sprung the report that twenty one promi-
nent professionals had applied for the pro-
posed race against McDuffee at the new
track, two to be taken on for races the
same day. When cornered this gentleman
could give no names at all, and denied that
he had ever sent out such a report. He
said that it was possible, he thought to
secure that number. but that he had no
means of ascertaining just who had ap-
piled at present. Inasmuch as the track
spoken of is not even started yet and in
asmuch as il is likely to be n. c. A. the
story was nailed early in the game.
Tom Barnaby. the Bostonian, and John
Chapman, Of Atlanta. are according to all
reports. pretty well on their way East now.
The pair were reported riding a tandem
East, and as neither has been seen around
San Francisco of late. it is probable they
made the trip as planned, or are making it.
Louis Gimm the Pittsburg professional
who suffered severely from dastardly
trick in the San Francisco six-day race by
being dOped. is about ready to leave the
hospital. after two months of dangerous
illness. during which he almost died He
is troubled with his nose now that the
terrible assesses which formed on his
right leg have disappeared. Gimm has not
discovered the true facts yet TO prove his
claim of having been doped. but says that
they are in sight. He will shortly start for
his home, sadder but wiser man.
C. G. Sinsabaugh, the cycling editor o,
the Chicago Daily News" and chum of
Charles p. Root lately appointed handi-
caper of the National Cycling Association,
is now prominently mentioned for the po-
sition OF l.. A. w handicaper Sinsabaugh
was editor of Bearings for some years.
and has been cycle news writer for
life time. He is competent and the most
likely man in Illinois for the position.
All OF the prominent racing men, with
the exception of Eddie Bald and Eddie Nc
Duffee have now signed with cyclemakers
for the season. Few will find it impossible
to secure some sort of contract this year.
as quite number CT chainless wheels Will
be given trial on the track. Mcfarland,