Too bad we don't have young John Morris, of Langdon St. here today in order to teach the milquetoast youth of today a thing or two about how to shake off an crash and get back in the saddle.
>From The Capital Times July 3rd, 1918 BICYCLE COLLIDES WITH AUTOMOBILE John Morris Has Narrow Escape When Knocked Over by Car John Morris, aged about 12-years; son of Mr. and Mrs H.W. Morris, 227 Langdon street, had a narrow escape Tuesday afternoon when the bicycle he was riding collided with an automobile. John was riding the bicycle belonging, to Lucien Hanks, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hanks, going down Henry street at the West Gilman corner. The delivery car of Nic. P. Behrend, grocer, was being driven down West Gilman street turning at Henry street. Evidently confused by which direction the car [was traveling], the bicycle towards the car, was knocked over. Both he and the bicycle falling directly under the body, of the car between the front and rear wheel The driver had swerved the car quickly to the side running up on the curb. It was only by miraculous chance of the hind wheel of the car catching on the curb and stopping that saved the boy. The rear wheel had just started to run over the bicycle. As it was the boy picked himself up none the worse for wear except a dirty shirt. The bicycle was not injured except the wood" handle came off the handle bar. "Well, that comes off anyway", said John, as ha remounted his bicycle and started up the street.
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