The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-13
CLUB EVENTS TOMORROW.

CLUB EVENTS TOMORROW.
California Cycling CIub-Run to WAL
nut Creek.
Crescent Road CIub-Run to San Ra-
faeI.
Liberty Cycling CIub-Run to Bo1inas
Bay.
Outing Road CIub-Run to San Jose;
run to Camp Taylor.
st. Helena CycIers-Run to CalistOga.
San Francisco Road CIub-Run to Hay
wards.
San Jose Road Club Five-mi1e road
race.
Some two weeks ago an article appeared
in these columns commenting on the fact
that Allan n. Jones and Clarence L. Davis
had deserted the Garden City Cyclers and
at the earnest solicitation of some Olympic
members had joined the Olympic Club
Wheelmen. 1t was stated as a matter for
regret that these two riders had deserted
the club that had stood by them and made
them what they were, and that the
Olympic Wheelmen made it practice to
induce racing men of other clubs to leave
their clubs and Join the o. G. W. Sur
prise was also expressed that the Olympic
Wheelmen, with a mem bership of $50,
could not with their unequal advantages
develop any racing men of consequence,
but had to draw from the other clubs. 1t
does seem strange that the Olympics have
not yet developed one man whom they
can call even first-rater, with all their
members and with all their advantages.
These remarks hit the nail so squareIy
on the head that, while it displeased $50
Olympic Club Wheelmen, the other $3.50
cyclists Of this part of the State acknowl-
edged the truth of the statement, which
nj har 0yypliOp writer's had hpen afraid IN
express. But now comes the Pacific
Cyclist and says the statements were
chased purely upon the imagination of the
writer" and that sit is impossible for THE
CALL to verify its assertion in this regard. -
At least that is what | make it out to be-
though the article is so atrociously I'M
grammatical 1t is hard to discover what is
meant. However, | would inform the Pa
cifc Cyclist that THE CALL never prints
assertions" 1t cannot verify" Jones or
Davis would not dare to 20 before a notary
and swear that mot a single member of
the Olympic Club has approached
them in regard to their joining" Neither
would Walter T. Foster, formerly of the
Bay City Wheelmen, who was induced to
join the Olympics by L. D. Owens, or Otto
Ziegler Jr., formerly Of the San Jose Road
Club. AT various times Charles S. Wells,
Harry 7. and w. a. Terrill OF the Bay City
Wheelmen were approached by i. D.
Owens and others and urged to ride under
the colors of the flying 90" These gem
tlemen would not desert the Bay City
Wheelmen, and are riding under its colors
to-day, Wells being the fastest class B man
on the coast, H. I. Terrill the fastest class
A man and w. A. Terrill a crackaiack
among the speedy Fasteners. These men
will swear they were approached and urged
to join the 0lympics and leave the Bay
Citys. Secretary l.. G. Hunter of che
lErT,oY MI Hl,1h -
practice to get all the racing men he could
into his club and the end always justified
the means. l.. d. Owens did likewise. He
brought influence to bear on Thomas H. B.
Varney, who employed Wells, to get him
to make Wells JOIN the Olympics, but the
latter said he would give up his position
rather than desert the Bay City Wheel
men, so they desisted, as Varney did not
want Wells to resign.
Allan Jones formerly belonged to the
Garden City CycIers. Here is what the
correspondent of that club has to say about
it in the Olympic:
Well didn't really believe the rumors, but
when l read that article in THE CALL l had to
be convinced that Allan Jones had deserted us
Yes, it's worse than desertion. From all we
can hear the only excuse Allan had for leaving
us was the fact that by joining the Olympic
Club he could be trained free by the trainer
employed by that club. 1t is very strange to
me, especially since he joined class B, that he
can ride wheel where the company will pay
his training expenses. When he was in class 4
he was fast enough for his expenses, and a little
more besides. Now he is in class b, and the
pest advertised rider in California, he has 10
join club in order TO get properly trained He
can afford the expense. Terriblel
1t is easy to understand the animus that
prompted the editorial in the Cyclist when
it is stated that G. n. Raylin, the editor,
formerly lived in San Jose and belonged to
the Garden City Cyclers, but has lately
moved to this City. Since then he has
hung constantly around the rooms of the
Olympic Club Wheelmen until some sng-
gested he had better join and pay dues;
his name is now up for mem bership. Some
one told him member of the Olympics
might subscribe for his paper He doesn't
know who, but Ravlin is going to STAY
around until he finds out which one of the
$50 of the elite it is.
1t has been suggested by the Olympics
that | wrote that article about Jones.
Davis and the Olympic Club Wheelmen
because l was member of the Bay City