San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-23
International Cycle Association.

LONDON. Nov. 23.-The international
association governing the Worlds bicycle
championships will be formed today by
the national associations of America,
Canada. England, Ireland, Scotland,
Wales, France, Germany, Belgium, Hol-
land and Denmark. The American dele
gate is Howard E Raymond, chairman of
the L. A. w. Racing Board. The organ
iZatiOn is the outgrOwth of the fact that
there is at present no recognized worlds
record or worlds champion. 1t has in
fact never rightfully been earned by any
one. the cOnQueStS Of the cracks of one or
two foreign countries being sufficient
justification for an application OF the
term TO the successful cOnQuerOr. 1t was
so in the case of A. a. Zimmerman, the
n. Y. A. C.'S crack cycliSt. lie easily
disposed of the best man in the British
Isles, but that is all. Owing to a compli-
cation of the racing laws or for other
reasons, Zimmerman failed to meet
the crack riders OF France. and Italy.
The men of those countries have shown
some marvellous turns of speed. Although
Zimmerman is in this country and in
England considered their superior, IL is
AN open question whether he Is or not,
and he Is an amateur champion of the
world more by courtesy than well
grounded and stubborn fact. And what
is true of Zimmerman is true of the
other champions in other lines of athIet-
les 1t is a realization Of this state OF at-
fairs that has led II. Sturmey. member
of the council of the National Cyclists
Union. of England, to outline an associa-
ton for the general betterment OF things
and which will serve to make the title
amateur champion" worth something.
The outline of the Union as prepared by
Mr.. Sturmey, stipul ates. that only those
nh oh m
rule shall be eligible to membership, the
the Board of International Union, con-
Sisting of one delegate from each country
that has already Joined, to be sole judge,
whether the amateur rule OF any union
desiring membership is sufficiently strln-
gent and properly enforced. 1t defines
an amateur as: one who has never engag-
ed in, nor assisted in, nor taught
any athletic exercise for money or
other enumeration, not knowingly
competed with or against a pro-
feSSional for prize OF any description
or in public Except as a meeting specially
sanctioned in writing by the union or
the country In which he resldes). The
bracketed clause is made necessary by
the state of affairs in France, Australia
and other countries where there is prac-
tically no amateur law and where cash
prize system prevails. Only riders are
eligible TO compete who have won the
amateur championships Of. their reSpec-
tive countries or who have been officially
chosen by the body ruling the cycling
sport in their own countries. The cham
pionship meetings to be changed each
year, no country to have the privilege OF
helping a second meeting until ali the
countries of the International Union
competitors have taken their turn. A
country that has not sent any cOmpeti-
tors for three consecutive years shall for.
felt its right to hold a championship
meeting Of the International Union; The
prizes of the championships shall con-
sist of special gold medals.