Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-30
A DEFECT REMEDIED.
The L. A. W. Amends the Rules Rela-
tive to Suspended Members.
SUNDAY RACING NOT FAVORED
Corbett and McCanrey Meet, but They Fail
to Come to Terms.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

NEW YORK, Aug 29-The Racing Board
of the League of American Wheelmen has
been making careful study of its rules the
past week, and the discovery was made
that if a man disregarded penalty of sus-
pension placed upon him, the board had not
provided tor such case and could do moth
ing. No time was lost, however, to remedy
the defect by the adoption of the following
rule: ANY person under suspension who
shall enter or compete in any race in public
or for prize, shall be liable to further sus-
pension for such contempt of rules, at the
discretion of the National Racing Board. !"
The knowledge of the fact that all the men
who are under suspension could have gone
on and competed will be a sad blow to some
of the men. who will now learn the fact too
late to break out and defy the board.
The action of certain referee who re-
Gently oficiated at a meet in Philadelphia
in allowing the scratch men to ride in the
final without qualifying for the same in the
trial heats has been taken UP by the board
and his decision adversely commented upon
and amendments to the racing rules adopted
that will prevent any such action on the
part of referees in future. 1t is decided by
the board that such discrimination is mani
festly unfair to the other men in race to
allow such method OF procedure to gain
prominence. Such decision on the part of
a referee proposes handicap men to ride
twice the distance to win race that the
scratch men cover
1t has been known for some time that the
Racing Board was considering the advis-
ability Of appointing official timers, and
also investigating the wisdom of continuing
the present method of running the cham
pionship events. The outcome of the de-
liberations on these points is interesting,
inasmuch as it puts the board on record,
and will be seriously acted upon by the
next board. AS regards official timers, it
has been decided not to appoint tnem this
season owing to the lateness, and as the ter
ritory to be covered in this country is so
much greater than that abroad, where the
system is in vogue, it would be foolish to
attempt to properly cover the ground until
thorough districting of the country could
be made. The matter is therefore recon-
mended to the next board with the sugges-
tion that such system be adopted.
Official declaration is made that the pres
ent system of championships, open to win
Eers of division championships only, is not
the most desirable method and the recon-
mendation made that they be thrown open
to the world. This is the proper meaning
of the championship term in its broadest
sense, and should prevail. Next year they
will undoubtedly be run that way.
It has been decided not to sanction bicy-
Gle races scheduled for Sundays The rea-
son for this move is that it is believed the
sport cannot be elevated by such events.
and they should be discouraged by the |
board.
Sanctions have been granted to the fol-
lowing clubs to hold races: Medina Bicycle |
Club, Medina, Ohio, September and s; |
Newburg Athletic Club, Newburg, Ohio,
September Sept 5; Canton Bicycle Club, Canton,
Lansing, Mich. September 16; Zigzag
Cycling Club, Indianapolis, Ind, Septem-
and 10; Delaware City Fair Association,
Delaware. Ohio, September 7 and 8; Oak
Leaf Wheelmen, Stockton, CAL, September
I6 and II; Mobile Athletic Association,
Mobile, Ala, September g.