OCR Text |
Show 'JACK M'MASTERS.' Something About the Famous Trainer of Athletes His Record. , Jack McMasters Is a man who is as -widely known, as capable and as popular as any member of his profession on either side of the Atlantic. He was born, says The Clipper, Clip-per, In the parish of Kirkmaiden, Wigton-shirc, Wigton-shirc, Scotland, on Aug. 18, 1851. When still In his teens he commenced the business busi-ness of a trainer of athletes. The first man he trained was James Nuttall, of Manchester, Manches-ter, for a race for the 600 yards champion gold cup, which ho won. McMasters next trained Nuttall for his race with S. Ridley, of Gateshead, to run 1,000 yards for the championship and 1,000. Nuttall was again successful, winning by a yard. He then trained successively Charles Wright, James McLeavey, Yates, Hindle and George Parry. In 1879 McMasters left England In quest of a wider and more profitable field for his talents In the United States, landing In New York in September of that year. His first engagement in the United States was to prepare W. Barnes, of Manayunk, Pa., for a match with Tomlinson, of Frankford. Barnes won the race by three yards. Subsequently Sub-sequently he trained Lee, of the University of Pennsylvania, and also filled the position of trainer for the Brooklyn Athletic club. He remained with that club, for a year. During the next four years he trained some of the best runners, etc., ever seen in America. He is how eDgaged by C. A. Byrne, to look after the interests of the members of the Brooklyn Baseball club. |