Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-09-02
FAST MAN WITH A RAzoR.
Eastern Barber's Record Is Seventeen
- slanyes in Thif Minutes.

Eastern Barber's Record Is Seventeen
- shayes in Thif Minutes.
Seventeen boards cut from ths chins
of as many lohgshoremen is Frank
Baia's record in the competition for
the gold medal offered BY sporting
paper to the barber who should shave
the most men in thirty minutes, The
record was made in Baia's shop at 323
Fnrman street. Brooklyn, before a
notary public, an official timekeeper
and threescore witnesses.
About seventy-fve men were crowd
ed into the shop when the trial began
and people We're standing three deep
before the windows. The subjects,
naturally. were about the toughest
from tonsorial standpoint, that Fur.
man street could product In fact,
only those whose boards rasped with
manly harshness as Baia ran his
fingers over them We're admitted.
Andy Dean was the first man in
the chair. He had about FIVE days
growth of beard, which shaded almost
imperceptibly on each side into a short,
bristly. black mustache. Baia laid ont
six razors that had been prepared
especially for the slaughter. tucked
few towels under his belt and picked
up the loaded lather brush.
Are you readyf" called out Jim
Lake, tine timekeeper.
Eyes" said Baia.
Cor reared the limekeeper and
Baia made downward jab with the
brush that scattered lather from one
ear to the other. Two quick swipes
with the brush on each cheek. hur-
ried chasing Of fingers over the raspy
mat and the longshoreman was ready
for the razor. Two strokes finished
the left side of the face. two more
cleaned the right side and few quick
ones scrapcd the chin and neck bare.
Andy never murmured.
Dome" cried Baia
some minute and forty seconds, .
sang out the timekeeper. and then
there was loud applause
John Nesping. whose beard is red,
was the next man up. and he also was
turned out in one minute and forty
seconds, bleeding only slightly from a
cash on the chin.
John Cowan's capillary adornment
was easier and II went down in one
minute and fifteen seconds. Joe Pack
ard and jim Mccarthy were finished
in about the same time. : Frenehman
who couldn't speak Eng''sh, but who
knew that he needed a ave, was the
sizth man. He came out holding his
face Ia bis bandanha and jabbering
yolubly John Keller. Pat Herring
and Tommy Williams were finished
up in fairly quick time. Baia was
warming TO his work now and he trim.
med Jimmy Henessy's face In exact
ly one minute. the best time made.
Jimmy had considerable blood on him
az the finish. An unknown man then
took the chair.
zone minute and sixteen seconds, =
said the timekeeper as this one got
up.
Louis Bey, Turk. came out in quick
time with part Of mis- promising young
mustaehe gone. The McNally brothers
were finished up in less than three
minutes and two other men We're done
in just about as good time.
lone minute and ten seconds more, .
tho timekeeper shouted. But Baia had
run out OF subjects.
| Quick" he screamed. as he chang
ed razors and the timekeeper himself
was pushed into the chair, Baia took
the last bunch Of hair OF bis chin just
as the gong sounded.
He was cheered to the echo. Then
| just to show that he wasn't down and
out, he cut a mans hair In two min
utes and fifteen seconds and shaved
| Buck Busteed, the man with the iron
beard, who is barred out Of all Furmar
street barber shops, in Just one minute
| and fifty-five seconds.--New York Sun