The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-01
CLAMOR FOR
THEIR HARD
EARNED COIN
Wheelnen After Ken
nedy's Scalp.
DID NOT FULFILL PROMISES
SENSATIONAL AFTERMATH OF
THE SIx-DAY RACE.
Shocking Stories of Cruelty Inflicted
by an Avaricious Manage
ment - Arrest OF
Kennedy.

Dissatisfaction and Indignation are rife
in the ranks of the sx-day bicycle rid
ers, their trainers and the numerous con-
tingent of ushers, doorkeepers, etc, who
were connected with the hippodrome that
was recently inflicted on the public
The riders are clamoring for their pay.
and are Justify complaining of the bad
faith displayed by the men who brought
them from the chilly East to toll around
a board track for the edifcation of a
curious and uncharitable public. The
trainers, who spent nights of ceaseless
vigil encouraging their men to renewed
eXertions, are loud in their demands for
the amounts due them.
Believing in the promises of Jim"
Kennedy, fight promoter and general as
sistant to William A. Brady in the farce
just enacted, that he would settle their
claims yesterday, they all collected in the
corridor of the Columbian building and
awaited his coming. They were COM
PEELED to stay in the corridor, as the sup
posed headquarters of the American
Cycle Racing Association were uRfur-
nished and locked. For hours they longed
for Kennedys coming, but they were
doomed to disappointment. Long after
the time fixed for the meeting he sent
word that he would pay the numerous
claims at Corbett's poolrooms to-day.
Fourier, whose exhibitions on his in
fernal machine" was a feature of the
meet was among the crowd that waited;
He, like the other riders who competed
in the races, was 10th to say anything
disparaging of the management, fearing
that his transportation to the East would
be withheld out of revenge. Not so the
Whe are and oea con
gent left the building they told or broken
agreements and gave instances OF brutal
treatment on the part OF Brady ana heh-
nedy. A.
gruntled trainer, "Pilkington was guar
anteed $50 If he rode 1900 miles or over
At 8 o'clock Sunday morning he had rid
den the stated distance, and as ne mad no
chance to land inside the money BarnaDyi
who held eighth place be1ng SKY fe, I manf
to Brady and asked him if his man would
receive anything for continuing. he was
pointedly told that he would not, Where5
upon Shafer informed Brady he would
take his man off the track Brady threat
ened to have him thrown out of the building.
Shafer ordered Pilkington from the track.
but later in the day the fatigued rlder
returned to the grind, fearing he would
lose his transportation home"
Another of the many tales tolo by par
Elephants was to the effect that IN the
early part of the twenty-four hour race
Nawn was afflicted with a swollen ankle
and left the track 1t is sag INA tnat he sLl
turn and pedal a few hundred miles or
walk or ride his wheel back. to New York.
Nawn, still suffering excruciating pain
obeyed his hard taskmaster, ana man
aged to circle the track with one pedal.
The tribulations of julius, one 1f the
Swedish representatives, in the slx-day
grind were pitiful. His trainer, FRANK
Eli. the pugilst, departed with julius
money and clothes early in the game,
while he was snatching few Wlnks, anu
ten hours. while his rivals were pedallng
to victory. thus running his chances OF
landing a prize. He just managed 10
struggle within the 1900 mile marx, put
like the rest of the losers, has not re-
ceived a cent for his eXeruonS. 1t is
said that during the race julius had very
little food, and actually crlea IN ms tent
Lawson 1.-The Terrible SWede, despite
the fact that he did not receive q cent Iot
his hard work, paid his trainer Slg OUT LIZ q
was brought from Europe to compete IN
the six day race held in New YORK IN i l;
He was under contract to rlde ana hau
his expenses paid. The same rosy lnduce-
ments were held out to him TO come 10
California, and he accepted Brady oIler:
He was greatly surprised az the emu se 90
he won for being in third place at the
finish. The 5000 was deducted to pay hotel
hills and railroad fare here, and now ne is
kicking as he must pay MS trainers OUT
of the remaining amount.
The Woodworking riders COMPLAINED De
cause Mccoy was given $500 for giving
baP-DunchlnR Inc 49,
nights They claim he was not drawing
card, and that the amount paid him was
rightfully due the men. who earned 1t py
loss of sleep and hard riding.
Stevens, who finished first in the twenty
four hour race, said he would not have
competed had he known he was to receive
hut $3.50 for his exertions. Out of that sum
he will have to pay his trainer, and he eX-
poets that Kennedy will deduct railroad
fare and hotel expenses.
There are other complaints too numer-
Gus to mention. Everybody is dissatisfied.
and although William A. Brady has their
confidence, his agent, J. c. Kennedy, is
looked upon as being breaker OF prom
Uses 1t is intimated that II he does not
settle the claims due the men and their
trainers to-day there is likely to be
trouble. as a number Of the latter threaten
to get satisfaction for the loss of sleep
and the hard work they performed dur
ing the meet
Kennedy was arrested yesterday on a
warrant sworn to by William J. Ryan,
better known as king Ryan, charging
him with misdemeanor enlightenment He
was released on q $500 bond. Ryan was
Aronson's trainer. He tried to collect $50
from the latter for services rendered Ar
onson, who won second money. Aronson
informed Ryan that Kennedy had with
and Ryan had the rider arrested. but the
court dismissed him. Ryan then appealed
to Kennedy for the money, and as the
latter refused to turn the amount over
Ryan had him arrested on the above
charge on a complaint sworn to before
Judge Mogan