Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-03-01
WHO is THE BEST SPRINTER /?
JACK STIAD AND ]. w. SMITH
TO COMPETE.
They Will Walk to HiIsrnere And
Back to Decide Moment
uous Question Mech
Mooted.

Down through the lower part of the
city, across the tottering Eastport
bridge and through the sands of the
peninsula and its corduroy roads until
they have traversed three miles and
twenty-one feet, two men shall move
next Sunday. When they have strip
ped piece of bark from dead chest
nut tree they shall then start on the
return journey, back over the same
route aud to the point of starting.
It will be q go-as- you please walk,
run or skip affair and the one who
wins will have added to his bank ac-
count the sum of 500, contributed
half by one who dotes on his ability
as walker and the other who does
not think him such a much. With
dozens OF friends. sympathizers ana
admirers, the two contestants will
surely make speed record which sue
ceeding generations will revere and
respect and hold TO their hearts as the
most wonderful performance III An
napolis.
It all came about through the man
ner in which John Walton, better
known as Jack Shad, has been exploit
ed. When Allen Martin had doled
out to him this punishment of walking
to Odenton and back for desire to
go west and hUut Indians, Jack Shad,
whose pedestrIanism has never been
questioned. was selected to accompany
the lad on the journey. The journey.
at least q portion of ir. was completed
in record breaking time that has never
been even approached. OF course there
were doubling Thomas who ventured
to remark that the journey of Jack
Shad and his charge ended at lglehart..s
where they dined sumptuously on
crackers and cheese and then rode
home on the evening train. OF course
no attention was paid to such Idle
rumors, for Shad has long since estab-
lished his record as a walker.
Shad was complimented on the Won
derful walk and his prowess in that
line of endeavor and he began to think
that he was II. His friends rallied
to Hhis support and said that they
would back him against any one in the
country. They were just aching for
someone to step up and challenge him
to walk, but the challengers seemed
slow. Then j. w. Smith appeared on
the scene. He said that he was some.
thing of walker himself and would
| take shy at the records said TO be
| held by Shad. He said that If a match
could be arranged he would walk Shad
to standstill and then run around
him two or three times just tor good
| measure and to show that there was
no hard feeling. Mr.. q. r. Martin
said that he was ready with the goods
and would back Shad for $50 if Smith
could find someone who would back
| him.
Charles A. Crandall said that he
Il would wager a similar amount of the
coin of the realm that Smith woulc
| canter home with the record under
| his arm. The match was speedily
| made and it was decided to hold the
| contest within the next few days
Samuel Davis has been selected al
referee and John II. Taylor as time
keeper. They will see that the mel
are started together, that they traverse
| the entire route and do not take ad
vantage of any other means of loco
/ motion other than offered by theil
/ pedal extremities. They will wall
from Crandall's crossing to Hilsmere
| a distance of three miles and twenty
one feet by actual measurement. Tht
| men may walk, run or jump as it suits
their fancy and the one reaching the
starting point first will be declared
| the winner. There are any number ol
| small bets on the side as to who viii
| win the contest and rather interest
| ing time is expected.