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SQUIRRELDREAM DOPE.HERE MR BISCUIT* I FoUfsJD TW/vr0AU- Vbu UOT IM -the SvVAMPto MINUTES AfcO- AND HERE* ARESOME MOFVE t FOUND THERE I I600D SPEEDSUNDAY RACE“H the machines would run that fast we could safely makeISO miles an hour, Ed Fillmore, midget rider entered in the Ta-jooma motorcycle races, said after0 trial oa the speedway yesterday. Fillmore will ride in the Harley-Davidson team with Walker and Perreth.Yesterday was the first time1 ever rode on a planked speedway but the more I see of it the better I like it. There is practically no limit to the speed that may be developed in the races Sunday except the capacity of the.chinee and riders. The track In splendid shape yesterday tor motorcycle riding. I believeMike Gibbons, the St. Paul phantom, started work as a plumber’s assistant; then he worked in a railroad shop. In friendly bouts with boys he showed cleverness with the gloves and took up boxing as a business.Now Mike owns his own home, a beautiful bungalow, 011 the outskirts of St. Paul. He bought it with money earned in the ring. He dabbles in real estate with ring money. He has just been guaranteed $15,000 for a bout with Packey McFarland.the averages will be close to 90 miles an hour Sunday.The track will be open every afternoon this week for practice. Creviston, Armstrong and Johns, the Indian team, are expected to do some quick turns on the speedway today.
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Tacoma Times
Tacoma, Washington, US
Thu, Aug 12, 1915
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