Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-09-04
WHEELMEN'S SECRETS.
Some Inside Facts Regarding Class
E Riders Come Out at
ST. Louis

ST. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 31.-Tne Kepub-
lie today makes sensational charges
against Charles Murphy, T. J. Titus and
T.. J. Cabanne, three crack class 3 BIZ
cycle riders who participated in the dia-
mond tournament in this city On Satur-
day last under the sanction of the
League of American Wheelmen. There
were three class 3 events on the pro-
gramme and, according to two of the
riders themselves, it was fixed that each
of the three named should win one of
the events. Cabanne, the paper says,
was to be allowed to take the mile open,
the most important race, as this was his
home.
Murphy, however. so Cabanne and
Titus assert broke faith and carried off
two of the races, while Terrill, a Cali
fornia man, honestly landed the third
thereby shutting out the two men named
Alex Laing, a local amateur, who heard
the three Glass B men discussing the
races afterwards, said that Murphy gave
as an explanation of his conduct that his
firm ordered him to ride out the races,
having heard of the agreement. The mat
ter has been called to the attention of the
local member of the national racing board
Of the League, who will sift the charges
thoroughly He says if he finds the
charges true it will go hard with the of
tenders, for it is the avowed policy of the
racing board to prevent fraud of any
kind in cycling racing. Offenders may
be ruled off for life or for period pro-
portionate with the offense, he says. The
punishment is left by the racing rules to
the discretion of the board.
The Republic has received the follow
ing from Kansas City:
l.. D. Cabanne and f. J. Titus, the two
St. Louis cyclists, who are attending the
Fairmont park races, were seen at the
track by the Republic correspondent and
asked about the charge that in the mile open
race in St Louis last Saturday it had been
agreed that Cabanne should win and that
Murphy had broken the agreement. Ca
hanne and Titus were together when seen,
and they not only admitted that this race
tant races il class had been arranged be-
tween them and Murphy. Their only feel
ing seemed to be one of indignation against
agreement. They called him Judas, sneak
and renegade and said he was disgrace to
his profession. Here is Titus statement In
which Cahanne concurred:
Tom Murphy is the most underhanded
racing man on the circuit said Titus bold
ly. rive should have known better than to
have trusted him. You see, there were
just three important class b events On the
card at ST Louis Saturday. Murphy came
proposed that we fix the three races, SO
that each would take one We agreed, and
it vas settled that Murphy was to have the
mile handicap, myself the two-mfle handi-
cap and Dute Cabanne the mile open, as st.
Louis was his home and this was the most
important event on the programme.
''Dute and / both stayed out of the mile
handicap, urging that we would not ride
because Murphy was given 30 yards, while
we were s@atch MURPHY 1 Non win tn, ease Sc
ing beaten out by Terrill, who had too large
a handicap. Then came the mile-open
event. which had to be ridden under 2:20 or
following closely after, with Murphy back
in the bunch. Within short distance or
the tape | pulled out to let Dute have the
pole which he was unable to take. however,
because his wheel was tapping mine on the
outside That IS Why ne aso d Tpr men out put
jump to the place left open by me- OF
course it was too late for Dute to do any
thing then and Murphy won the race with
ease. Had it been run on its merits II
Dute had had the least mixing OF Murphy-s
intentions he could have won IN walk. It
ing steals ever made on race track, but
only what might have been expected of a
man like Murphy"
The following telegram was sent today
to George D. Gideon, chairman of the
national racing board, League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen, Philadelphia, by the
local member of the board:
Suspend Cabanne. Titus and Murphy
liked liked ' race here August a. Papers full of
it, Men are in Kansas City. Answer I'M
mediateiy, as they leave for r East tqn II3{
Inc suspension Oh Two more LASS d
riders has been asked for. The Associat
ed Cycling clubs, under whose auspices
the races of last Saturday were given,
has entered, u protest and asked for the
suspension of Blass of Chicago and Coop
er of Detroit for not appearing at the
diamond tournament after promising that
they would ride.
The racing rules provide that after a
promise has bene made by the men or
their employers TO appear they are in
duty bound to ride. and if they do not
they are liable to suspension.
The following answer came in response
to the telegram asking for the suspension
of Cabanne, Titus and Murphy:
Philadelphia. Pa. Aug. 31.-Douglas W.
Roberts, st. Louis Mo; Suspend all three
and send synopsis of evidence to me.
GEORGE ID. GIDEON.