Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-25
Crowd Considered the Means I'm
fair and Made Strong Protest
HOWL SOUTHERN BOY DOWN
Reason Was He Refused 20 Follow
His own Motor IN Race with Provo
Lad Who was Easily Leading

That the foxy" methods Of little
John Chapman, the 'erstwhile idol oil
Salt Lake bicycle enthusiasts are not
as popular as in days that are gone
was plainly proved last night In MS
flye-mile motor race with Samuelson
OF Provo. There was a time when any
thing that Chapman did on the track
was considered the proper caper. II
made little difference how far out of the
ordinary he went he got the applause OF
the multitude just the same, for he
was regarded foxy and cute But
the time has come when he must win
on his merits just as the other riders
have to do. If he doesn't do 80 the
crowds are not slow to show their dls-
approval. He claims TO have won on
his merit last night. His friends al
.ege the same thing. But not ~ per
cent OF the 1000 persons who attended
the races are OF that opinion. Ana
the way he was hooted and howled at
must have made him feel that another
exhibition or two Of that kind would
make him an undesirable contestant IN
future events
His set-t0 with Samuelson took the
place Of the match race that was sched-
uled between the lalter's single motor
and Oldheld's tandem, the motor nav
ing "goen wrong" In the start about
the track Samuelson under instruction
tackled ON to Oldfield's motor which was
used as one Of the pacing machines. He
followed II for a long time in Timber
ing up" When Chapman came from
his dressing room he demurred might
~, because forsooth. he didn't want
Samuelson to follow the Oldheld motor.
He wanted that himself. Inasmuch as
Chapman's own motor was TO be the
other pacing machine Samuelson's
friends took the position that he should
remain where he was and that CHAP
man should be content to be paced by
his own motor. But the little man IRON
the south said no. Finally 1t was agreed
that the matter should be decided by
the toss up Of a coin. Luck was on
Chapples side and he won; and as
Samuelson was compelled TO cut loose
from Oldheld's machine to tack on to
Chapman's instead, the air was rent
with indignant shouts Of which these
are samples: "Why don't you take
your own machine;" you are nice
duck to give your motor to Samuelson
aren't your" Fake, fake; shame
shame"
This was the sort OF a reception that
was accorded him every time he Tapped
the track while words Of praise went up
on every hand for Samuelson who, fol
more than four miles out OF the five
succeeded IN keeping ahead notwith'
standing the handicap under which he
was riding. In the latter half OF the
last mile Chapman lost his pace wher
| going az a two-mlnute gait but sam
uelson held his when riding just as FAST
| Then for some reason that Samuelson'
| PAGERS might be able to tell, decreased
| their speed and Chapman having re-
| gained his, found It comparatively easy
10 shoot by the Provo man which he
| did In pretty burst of speed, feat
| that would have been impossible had
| Samuelson's PAGERS continued to lead
| him az they should. AS they failed to
| give him the assistance he had q right
| to expect he lit out and left them In
| one OF the biggest and finest sprints
seen on the track in a long time, but
| II was too late. The end of the race
| was at hand and In an instant later II
! went 10 Chapman amid the continued
protests Of the spectators.
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