Deseret Evening News | 1900-06-16 | Page 18 | Nicknames of some Well Known Cyclists

NICKNAMES OF SOME WELL KNOWN CYCLISTS riders on the circuit today are known by names which bear bearno no teem m blance to those given them by their fond parents parente Few Indeed ever escape wearing sobriquets except those that are at practically new tu to tb the game All the old rid riders those who tame came Into the lame ta prior to enjoy joy some IJar nickname Perhaps the mOlt mat common name because au more anore g natty accepted b by the public wu was that or of Cannon as 1 applied to Eddie BAld which fitted lit In Inso so eo nicely with bl his last Jast name ag to give the Im t l of a cannon ball It wu was exactly the Ibe that Bald Dold used to give the be other lit In races race by starting from the push off ott u as uIt asIf It If shot bol out of a cannon Another wen well known name nans II ia hat of the Jell Jersey Skeeter II as a applied to Ar Arthur Arthur thur A Zimmermann Tb Then wu wan pt aI other name which wore beo before b he attained the title of King of Cyclists eyell In the old days da when t rode A Star machine ad In winning prill on It one In awhile hi he hewon won the name or of the lathe of hl hie subsequent fame this name was waa tat Joet Another ot of these tuns nan quite gener generally ally known knon was that of WO Shoes a applied to Sanger ant H lie wu was wua wasa a bl big German ud and the name hint him h