Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-13
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When Soldier King read In the
Star Bulletin Saturday afternoon that
Joe Smith OF Maui, charged him with
offering the latter $3.50 TO thraw tbs
proposed ten mile bike race between
the two, he was highly incsnstd. In
stead of going out to "clcan up his
accuser. or rushing into print with
lengthy denial and cross complaint,
King evolved the eminently sensible
idea of duel to the death. with
bicycles.
King and his friend and manager
'Soapbox" Barron sought out the
Smith.Nigel Jackson contingent. and
suggested quiet meeting between the
men, to try out their respective track
abilities, and prove whether or not
King would have any object In trying
to arrange frame up. Yesterday
afternoon. in the presence Of q couple
of hundred men and boys who got
wind of the race, King and Smith
pedalled off their differences at Kapio-
lani Park, the result being q ridicu-
lousy easy win for the former. who
finished the ten miles nearly half q
mile ahead OF his rival.
The preliminaries were quite dra-
matte. Barron stated to the assembled
multitude that the men were racing
for no side money OF bets, and that
King was riding to clear his name
and fame
IF you think you can beat Soldier
King, now is your time TO do ft, : said
Barron, shaking an impressive finger
before Smiths nose. You will have
to beat him now ii you ever expect
to, for never again will he consent
to race on the same track with you.
Addressing the crowd, Barron. with
equal solemnity. warned them that
there was no betting or purse be-
tween the principals, and that any
one who risked money did so without
the sanction of those who were ar
ranging the affair of honor,
The race was easy for King from
the first. He rode well within HIM
self, and finished in 34.27 SIS, which
time could have. been considerably
|bettered had she bseH pfassed Smiths
time was 1857 As.
The whole story was job to dis.
credit King, said Barron this morn
/ ing. He has always been square, and
he works hard as teamsteF, and
only goes in for sports as q side
line, for what money he can pick up.
and because he loves spcrt and coIn-
petition. No ore can say that King
is sporting hanger-on, for he always
has job, and Is entirely independent
Of what he makes in purses and bets.
He beat this Maui man so easily that
1t was joke. He would have had
no object In paying out good money
for what he could do without half
trying"
eff Smith Is the best Maui has In
the way of bike riders don't want to
talk business with any more Of them
said King this morning II beat him
without half trying. but | wish he
hadn't put up this talk OF fake before
The race came Off Ny friends know
that / wouldn't be a party to any
sort of job, but anything Of the kind
is a black eye to the sport. TneVer
tried to make any dea with Smith,
and never would have considered Il. =
Joe Smith sticks to his statement
that King offered to job The race and
give him piece OF money for doing
it. After his decisive defeat yester-
day, however, the matter win prob
abIy be let die down. Il is one mans
unsubstantiated work against an
others, and King, being the local
man, will find more people to listen
to his side of the story.