The evening world., 1911-05-27
Bob Fitzsimmons Used to Delight
in His Ability to Sprint. and
Many Were the Tricks Played
on Him on This Account.
No. %3-Rob FftzsfYnmons.

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that time the trolley had been
~ installed along the Milburn road
but . comparatively short time.
OFTEN after his runs Fitssimmons would
como In Inc tell how he had beaten a
trolley car In . sprint. All the motor
men n conductors knew Bob. IF
course. and whenever a motorman saw
Fits coming up from the rear with his
long. swinging dog-trot ne would slow
up until che lanky Australian got abreast
OF him. Bob invariably challenged him
TO Q race, and away they would 20. the
motorman loafns along Just sufficiently
to keep q few feet TO the rear Of Fitz-
simmons.
Not knowing that the car was not
1oing ~ its highest speed. Bob was
always highly elated and boosted long
and loud OF his superior speed. Bob's
trainers were on good terms with all
the trolley employees, and so when
Bob one day challenged ono OF the mo-
tornen To a race against the trolley car
for a certain fixed distance the motor
man readily consented. Tho trainer
slipped the motorman a bill and told
him to make a good bluY. So Bob n
the trolley car started off.
For perhaps the first quarter OF the
distance Bob had a good lead on the
car. tho motorman being careful not TO
catch up with tho flying Australian
ahead. At the half the car was about
ten feet to the rear. At the quarter II
had crept up to within two feet. Bob
redoubled his energies. and the motor
apparently redoubled his. rafting
his brake, Changing his bell and doing
everything TO assure Bob that he was
getting all the speed out of the car that
was possible. lie was careful however.
not 10 increase the speed. and Fitzsim-
mons swept over the line just ahead OF
the trolley. Bob never tumbled TO the
way In which he ha6 been fooled and
never tired OF acclaiming his superiority
\ over trolley cars.
Bob Fitz as a Sprinter
One morning. about twenty minutes
after Fitzsimmons had returned from
l his ten-mile run and had been rubbed
4 down, a discussion arose among the
Draining party as to Bob's ability as a
Splinter. Fitzsimmons offered to dem
N c%nstrate his ability then and there. WIFI
keavy clothing and heavy shoes on,
Boh-N out to the running track and
III one hundred yards was measured on.
3Nyatches were held on him as he covered
1the distance In IL seconds fiat. Some one
N ~ AV " I wv " " 49, Nass'
Rob did It a second time. and as he
Acrossed the line. he was In such a hurry
0fo look at the watch. that he accident
ally knocked II from the hand of the
hoy who held It and the timepiece was
Ibroken, However. other watches an
nounced the same time as the first heat
lRut Bob wasn't satisfied. and he wen'
back and ran a third heat. which was
also IN II seconds. To still further show
4 his powers. after a short rest Boz
walked a mile in I minutes and > sec
onds, an unusual time when II IL CON
sidered that he had already run ter
miles that morning and had Just nm
.shed three hundred ard dashes.
During the time that Bob was WIN
in Newark with Capt, Glori he fire.
auented a little restaurant not far from
the City Hall. This place was a favor
lite hangout for sporting men. newspaper
| men, policemen, politicians and mer
I around town generally. and nearly every
/ night n crowd OF them would drift int
the place. Fitz was always there anc
was always the life Of the party, lie
was forever playing jokes on the Others
and they, OF course, tried TO retaliate'
Fitzsimmons was very fond of hot an'
peppery sauces and condiments. He ha'
Y hrs own special bottle containing a mix
tture which III himself made OF ketchup
Itabasco sauce. Worcestershire sauce
and Hostetter's Bitters. This mixtur
he used to sprinkle so literally on oys
tiers, clans. fish and meats OF all kind
that the particular article of food wa
entirely covered. lie ate with grea
4 zest what was enough 10 almost set tn
others of the party on fire.
one night the crowd arrived at tn,
restaurant before Fitzsimmons did
They took his bottle and fixed It. Int,
the half empty bottle they poured a.
4, much pure tabasco as II would con
| tain. The hottie was then replaced II
khe usual spot and the CROWD sat bacl
b watch the fun when Bob should ar
I'VE. Imagine their surprise whom Bot