Deseret Evening News | 1899-12-30 | Page 12 | The Retirement of Eddie M'Duffie

THE RETIREMENT OF EDDIE EDDE The retirement or of Eddie from the racIng game robs the cycle ccle track ot of one of the best besl middle distance riders that thaI ever CYer pedaled a wheel Now that he has hns decided to drop drol out Ih there re Is only one mail left of oC that old ohl company lit itt speed merchants which Included ZImmerman SAnger Saner Van an Sick len W F MurphY C M I Wheeler Bald and others Ot this famous old guard the only ono one left lett on the track Is George the theold theold old richer and ho he seems to be riling just ns as well ne he did In the theold theold old days das when Bliss DIlES and Wheeler used to fight with him for tor second honors to Zimmerman Windle and Tyler McDuffie first fiut became nn an Important factor In the tho racing nine years ago lie was formerly a bricklayer at Mil Mass In ISH 1817 1 1 ci J 4 I 1 1 j d became by goIng throuGh the tho season l a 11 defeat beating o rr man ot of noth except LInton who ho refused to meet hIm For a long Ions time limo tC Cj Dullie was wal the only American good enough to give ghe JimmY MIchael A gOO gao race During the past h han attentIon brOIl than to racing facing though he has met Major Taylor and a few others ell to wIndup wind up his hll racing career with the tho mila record to hIs credit nd well en Chicago with that object fit In view Majors Taylor Tolor and the lie taher were t tOO 00 much for tor him however and lie ho quit Garfield park without tI a short dIstend record to lilt name