The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-22
CYCLER G|MM'S
!. CONDITION IS
MUCH IMPROVED
Will Recover if All
Goes Well.
g DOPE" STORY DIscREDITED
MCFARLAND AND ELKEs MEET
:: TONIGHT.
VIII Be Fifteen Mile Match, Paced
- by Twenty Tandem Teams.
Other Events Pro-
grammed.
8 DOPE" STORY DIsCREDITED
MCFARLAND AND ELKEs MEET
TONIGHT.

Louis Gtmm the six-day bicycle rider
"Ho was said to be so seriously i'll Sun
DAY night after the race and Monday
vas reported to be much improved yes
i erday, though there were symptoms Of
:. typhoid fever developing.
:. The managers of the meet state that IN
thelr opinion Ginlm's condition was great
= - exaggerated; that he unfortunately fell
!Hto the hands Of d doctor who had never
had a case before and who was wise
= enough TO see in this one great possfbiIi-
oes, II ne cured man who was only
urea out from long ride. little credit
g. would result, whereas if he brought to
life man who was almost at deaths
dooF from alleged dope" enlarged heart
FalYuldr expansion of the wishbone and
other serious complaints, he would al
once become famed as a physician and
tak& his place among the eminent practi-
toners Of the day. Hence the reason for
the great nYsteriousness about Gimm 5
room at the hotel. and the order forbid
ding any one 10 enter.
NeVertheless a Call reporter did man
age to see him yesterday and found him
on the. fair read to recovery from his re-
cent oVerexertion. His temperature is
e nucn lower and his pulse more regular
ana II no complications set in he will soon
be Well again.
The other riders in the six-day race are
Up ana ABOUT Town. as tit as could be
tc start in the big 24-hour race next Sat
urQay night. None of them thinks any
one gave Ginm dope and all scout the
1cea that such trick was perpetrated.
The meet opens again tonight. the fea-
tuTe OF the evenings sport being a fifteen
mile. match between Harry Elkes of New
York and Floyd Mcfarland of California,
paced by twenty tandem teams. Both
men We're at the track all day yester-
hind the pacing machines. and from the
gait they maintained to-night's race
should be a speedy affair.
There Will also be a tandem match race
between Downing and COtter of Califor-
ma ana Eaton and Goodman of New
York, both champions in the tandem
amateur riders a chance to show their
speed. and the professionals will be
brought together III mile handicap. In
this latter event many of the men who
rode in the recent Six-day race will COM
pete. just to show that they are not yet
Teddy Hale, the Irish champion, is GO
Ing home TO the Emerald Isle in a few
days. There will not be another long
distance race in America for another year,
and as Teddy is only at his best in these
sevents, and there is nothing else for him
TO do he thinks he will go home until
next fall and come back for the next one
then.
A big race meet will be held at San Jose
on the track of the Garden City Wheel
men on Saturday and Sunday, March
3 and 4, at which. all of the Eastern men
will compete. They will then go to Fres-
no and into Southern California. return
ing for a brief meet of a couple of days
here late in March before leaving for the
East via Portland, Denver, St. Paul and
Minneapolis.
Dutch Waller is anxious 10 race Tom
Barnaby for 100 miles. paced, and as that
is Barnaby's distance the match may be
put on. Waller is particularly DESTROYS
OF showing his Oakland and Alameda
friends what he can do and how much he
IS improved since he left there years ago.
1t is not generally known that Four
nier rode a mile in 1:43 on the Pavilion
track with his motor cycle last Satur-
. day night. in a pursuit race against
tandem. Jimmy Michael and Harry Elkes
caught the time and will bank on its cor
. reetness. As the race itself lasted con
siderably more than a mile, the otnclal
timers did not time the mile itself, but
the actual distance ridden, so they missed
this remarkable performance. It only
goes to show the possibilities OF the ma
-c!afne when the Frenchman throws eau
ton to the winds.
William A. Brady, one of the promoters
. OF the big meet. left for the East last
might He was the recipient Of many mes
'saces of coincidence yesterday on account
: 81 the loss OF his boy. who died IN New
York Monday night. Mr.. Powers and MI
Kennedy. BTady'S associates, Will remain
. here for some little time.
Pradv stated shortly before leaving that
bp was so we'll satisfied with his recep-
lion here that he would return next
,sDrfng and hold another race meet, bring
ing with him whatever new champions
are developed in the meantime
g. James Calvin. Michael Garritty ana
George Wilson. who trained 1eddy HaIe
for the six-day bicycle race, apphed TO