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Show V IFASTESlMVHEEyiAN," FRENCHMAN WHO HAS LATELY WON WORLD-WIDE FAME. aTov Una Inr Ha Arm . !,, ., tha I'lellng lmm,,,,n t ,. Vtkul'i World Una lUru rtaelnx Man foe llauj lt-ura. Ieurprlse Jacquclln, nowever, made one good win (big year when ha captured cap-tured the Orand ITix de Paris, which, outside the world championship, li regarded ai the blur-rlhbon eent or the Kuropcan path. The win, however, how-ever, was looked upon more In the nature of a nuke, but alnce that time ho hu hown consistent form. al- Jacquelin of France, the new champion cham-pion cyclist of the world, la not unknown un-known to fame, having hi en a mot consistent performer for yearn. That ho should win the title over ona of tho finest fields that or gathered for a world' championship meeting Ij surprising, tor he haa been regarded for tho lait two )rara as a good eld relic of former greatness, something on the order of George llinker, the American now racing In Franco Hanker In his time held the world' championship twice, hut of lata years tils pretensions to fame have not been taken seriously. If Zimmerman, Tyler or Win lie should como to life and win out over tho present field of American racing men It would bavo occasioned no more tSS r JACQUnUN. , - -though It was nut thought to b of fm I J championship caliber. """ J""1 Kour or five year ago Jacquclln , waa tho'most popular racing man la franco and looked upon a a comer. llo divided honor with Morln And nourrlllon. but ho had Itio hearts of j his countrymen, for ho had moro of the true sportsman about him thai ' his rival. Just at tht height of bis fame b was draftsd intn the army and 111 year of service iet him tack In his racing when b sgiin appeared on the track He found that h s lightning sprint had vanished and for a time he devoted himself to mlndll dlmance racing with not much sue-es sue-es This year he seal turned la the sprints and that the effect ot lilt army life have worn awav Is shown by hi surprising win In the world'i championship Several attempts were made to El Jacquclln to cross tho Atlantic and race In America That was when hi was In the heyday of hla time and wat regarded a the real champion ol Kurope. Hut the Frenchman had a horror ot the water and although rlrb purses were offered he turned them all down. He did consent to cross tin English channel once or twice, but even this short voyage upset him. |