The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-20

New York. Feb 19.-When retiring
President Charles II. LuScombe called
the convention of the League of Ameri-
can Wheelrnen to order today, all the
delegates We're present.
The first business was on secakh 1G
of article l. relative to the meeting
of the division board of officers.
The amendment was then substituted
ION the second Wednesday In Decem-
ber'' for in the month Of December
1t was decided to leave it as it stands.
1t was decided to change the date
of the national assembly meeting from
the third to the second Monday iR
February Of each year.
Colorado Consrsituiute5.
President Luscombe read the follow
ing telegram sent TO Robert Gentle, Of
Asbury park:
Colorado sends congratulations. WIZ
be there 200 strong.
~. A. INQUIRE,
Chief Consul
a resolution was adopted <royidinS
that, within two months after a league
hao failed 10 pay their uues Jnty
should be dropped from the roll of the
league. An amendment by Delegate
Raymond taVorlng the omission IN the
racing rules Which provides that class
\ riders shall be limited to medals,
diplomas, jeWelry and cycling sundries
was adopted without dtssensiOn.
When the bylaws came up for DIS
cussion, President Lu5cOmba made a
motion to reduce the salary OF the
secretary from $1,000 to $1,000. which
was indefinitely postponed.
Road improvements,
An amendment providing thabAon
day of each national convention. shall
be set aside for the consideration OF
ways and means for ADVANCING the
work of road Improvement irXthe
Yerious states, was carried. The AMEND
nent also provides that other than
members of the league who are interes-
ted in good roads may appear before
the league to discuss the matter.
A resolution providing that q race
promoter pay fee for the sanction Of
the league was passed after some dis
CusSiOn. The scale is SO for d national
meet, 81 for an open race, and 81 for q
club meet.
clause was inserted in the bylaws
providing for the impeachment of Of
fcers for malfeasance in Office.
After recess President-elect Wilson
appointed George d. Gideon. of Indi-
ana, as chairman of the racing board
for the year.
a long communication was read from
the national board OF trade Of the Bi-
cycle Manufacturers association, re-
questinS that the league take some ac-
ton in holding class Z riders to their
contracts. and committee was ap-
pointed to confer with the board of
trade.
Clause D, section /. Of the constftu-
ton, was discussed. The clause as
amended read:
con and after the date Of the pas
sage of this rule no club shall be en-
tered as a league club if its name
shall be the same or similar to that Of
any club already enrolled, except by
consent Of the local league club. Nhich
Is similar. The appearance Ia the title
of the name of the city or town in
which the club is located. shall cOnsti-
tute the name of a similar one, and
therefore, it shall be deemed ,RrSkndi-
cial to the interests Of the clus9 al
ready enrolled"
Utah Boys Reinstated.
Applications for re-instatements were
then considered. +. ". Van Sycklen,
of New York, who was declared a pro-
1CDCIOIIClI LOl pa w IlIllsS q LILCQCli HuCn
he was in need in 1889, was reiDstated.
Arthur Lfday and NJ. Hazard, of
Utah, who were suspended for their
racing with professionals, We're rein
stated
Application Of L. L. Price, Of Port
land, Ore, was rejected. p
Robert .Norcross, of Greeley, Colo,
was re-instated.
James Havener, Roy Piummer,
Charles and James Golden. Henry AL
bers, Ralph DAMS, Charles Kistier,
George Knapp and Frank SecOr, ali of
Colorado. reinstated
Mr.. Merrihew, official Handicapped
for the National Cash Prize assOcia-
ton, came into the convention and on
being asked by MIR Raymond. Mr..
Merrihew stated that Van Sycklen had
acted as q ringer in certain Brook
Ign professional games and after re-
consideration Van Sycklen was again
expelled.
A delegate from Ohio stated that the
L. A W. was in somewhat straitened
circumstances, financially, and that
Ohio had surplus in the bank Ohio
would be happy to lend the L. a. W.
81 600 or S1,500. There We're cheers
when the proposal was made, and on
motion the proposition was accepted
with thanks. The assembly then adj
jouTned.
PHELPS MEMORIAL GATETXAT.
New Haven, Conn.,, Feb 19.-TlHa7 Ehru-