The evening world., 1893-07-07
JOANsOh's STORY IS DENIED.
IL + ays the Wheelman Tried
to huter the Cash Prize League.
He Offers to Give tho Il. A. w.
Proof-Sporting Gossip.

President Pat Powers. OF the Cash
Prize Bicycle League. came over to his
office from his Jersey residence this |
morning mad as hornet whose better
nature had left him. 1t was all due to !
a twenty-six-word despatch which John !
3. johnson sent to Chairman Raymond |
Of the Racing Board OF the l.. A. W.
This is the vexatious despatch
Asked no favors of Cash Prize
League. l did not apply for license; am
not responsible for outside talk: did not
threaten you in any way
1t Is four-to-one shot that this tele- |
gram Will generate the warmest little
rumpus In bicycling circles that has
fomented the wheeling world In many
moons.
A few weeks ago johnson and f. II.
Tuttle both Of acknowledged ability as
star riders for speed, were suspended
by the Racing Board because their po-
sitions as true amateurs were under
suspicion. johnson came to New York
a few days later and. after first seeing
the Cash Prize people and then the
Racing Board officials. left town as a
reiIstated member for probationary
period OF few weeks.
u did not intend to say much about
this johnson affair" said President
rSWers f,SS,rn, this morning' but III afford
Board. an excellent chance for an in
vestigation. and l know he will be fair
enough to make one.
closed for the cash-prize races at Man
haitian Field July 3 and 4, Senator
Morgan zen. came AN to my ., office and showed
Mhss pa sopb bsrs sse Sx pHT
!signedl I. ", Eek. Eek is Johnson.s
he called in behalf Of Johnson. and he
would ofrer to have Johnson as starter
in our races. He thought johnson
would would increase our receipts d for the two
dss dsys meet st. ay tns at less. avrna In mg
James z. Kennedy. My reply to Morgan
satisfied him SO completely that we
wouldn't pay johnson picayune that
which he read aloud to us. The very
next day. June 2s. Mr.. Byrne came to
my office In the morning with me. and
there we found Morgan and johnson
Morgan did nearly all the talking, al
though they both said they intended to
call on Chairman Raymond, of the l.. A.
W.. Racing Board. to give him Johnson's
ultimatum. Morgan remarked that John
son would either be a reinstated anna
teur or professional within twenty,
amateur within that time. johnson per-
sonally requested us to keep our list
of entries open for twenty-four hours
mond would do. Before leaving Morgan
! requested the privilege Of entering John
son. and 1 said IL the young fellow
wished to enter the Cash Prize League
the Others They saw. Raymond, and
you know the news OF Johnson's rein
statement Immediately came out. Now,
| RaymOn1
and If he desires to be perfectly fair in
the premises he ought to investigate
this matter thoroughly"
| A rider whose advisers are indiscreet
enough to admit that he is paid $40 a
whose wheel ne rides comes pretty
stands in shoe leather. Senator" Nor
gan will understand that statement.
Trea. urer Talcott denies that any
steps are under way to take from John
Ward the control Of the New New York ,ub bal!
that the story was the work of a mis-
chie1-maker, and everybody conversant
knows. to whom he refers But this
all the season. II 1t be mischief
maker at all he is one OF an entirely
new crop Of the vintage of '9a.
Whatever changes may, eventually, oc-
cur in the New York club, there will be
no such sweeping ones as hlnted at
in yesterdays story. Nobody can ac-
curately say now what the season of
'si will develop. Meanwhile the New
Yorks managed to tie the Louisvllles
yesterday. and they retain the sixth
position in the League. Boston and
Philadelphia are tied for first place.
Other clubs have their troubles as
well as New York, vide this telegra m
from Chicago: pitcher Tommy Parrot
Is still In Chicago. He refuses to play
in Cincinnati. and. as he cannot play
With Chicago will psrforss remain n,, idls;
wanted to pay me sl75 a month. l was
getting $500 from Chicago. Rather than
play at Cincinnati's terms / will return
to Washington. where l can earn s. a
night blowing cornet. Linnehan was
not authorized to act as ne did, and
offers me Chicago's figures 1 will play
there. otherwise not"
bicycle meets-that Of the Riverside
Wheelmen on Manhattan Field, fol-
amateurs only, and the second and
closing day Of the Brooklyn cash prize
Field races will have for starters, pro6a,
boys Tyler, the Smith brothers, young
Barker and other well-known amateurs
The events will commence at ":3t
o'clock. The Brooklyn races will be
yesterday. and the chief event will be
the $500 mile handicap.
A despatch from San Francisco to-
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