The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-22
THE WHEELMEN.
California Associated Cycling Clubs
Joint Run Tomorrow.
Club Events To-Morrow:

Acme Club Nheelmen, Oakland.
Bay City Wheelmen, San Francisco.
California Cycling Club San Francisco.
Crescent Athletic Club WheeImen, Berkeley.
Crescent Road Club san Francisco.
Garden City Cyclers, San Jose.
Imperial Cycling Club San Francisco.
Liberty Cycling Club, San Francisco.
Oakland y. NJ. C. A. Cycling Club, Oakland.
Olympic Club Wheelmen, San Francisco.
Pathfinder Bicycle Club, San Francisco.
Reliance Club Wheelmen, Oakland.
Royal Cycling Club, San Francisco.
San Jose Road Club, San Jose.
Santa Rosa Wheelmen, Santa Rosa.
Y. NJ. C. A. Cycling Club, San Francisco.
Camera Club Cyclists, run to Cape Horn, on
Halmoon Bay road.
Outing Road Club picnic run to Havwards.
Pacific Cycling Club, run to Halfmoon Bay.
The announcement published exclu-
siyely in the GAIL last Wednesday that
Allan \. Jones and Clarence L. Davis had
left the Garden City Cyclers and would
join the Olympic Club Wheelmen has
been the principal topic of conversation
among the club wheelmen since its pub
LEGATION. The impression seems general
that they have not treated the San Jose
club right. 1t is true that they now reside
here but they were under no expense to
the Cyclers, being on the absent list. They,
of course, were entitled TO join any club
here they chose for its social advantages,
but why should they desert the racing
colors of the club that has stood by them
ever since they straddled wheel, which
has helped them to victory and given them
their present regulations as class Bracers?
1t is well-known fact that Allan Jones'
now ranked as one of the best men on the
coast, would have been nowhere but for
the Cyclers. The club encouraged him,
assisted in his training, helped to get him
on the Rambler team, and made him what
he is, and in return he calmly turps the
club down by saying, II don't care what
they think. The CycIers are nothing to
me-"
1t would seem as though these class B
men mad no gratitude, for Jones' and Davis
desertion was not without a precedent.
Walter f. Foster coolly withdrew from the
Bay City Wheelmen at a time when he
was in his prime and they were helping
him as he has never been assisted since.
Otto Ziegler Jr. left the San Jose Road
Club before he went East, at least
he joined another club and deserted the
colors of the Road Club.
Perhaps there is something behind these
Withdrawals, however, in that each one of
these men Immediately joined the Olympic
Club Wheelmen., It's rumored that the
genial secretary of the Olympics has SUBJ
tie way Of whispering into the willing ears
of the racing contingent highly coIored
tales OF the many advantages the annex
offers its members. 1t must be admitted
the Olympic Club has many advantages
not offered by purely bicycle clubs, but the
jealous secretary's am bition TO enroll the
of racing of
on the coast on his books, and some now in
the far East, has embittered the other clubs,
for they don't know when he may come
rapping at their door and inveigle their
champion away. What would the I'm
perials do without Byrne, the Bay Cities
without Wells, Terrill or Vincent, the Cal
ifornias without Harvey or Alexander, or
the Road Club without Mcfarland? The
various clubs do not like the way the
Olympics are enticing away their racing
men, and this last instance, where Jones
and Davis are concerned, has opened but
partly healed wound, and the Garden City
Cyclers have two warm sympathizers in
the San Jose Road Club and the Bay City
Wheelmen.
When Ziegler left the Road Club to cast
his fortunes with the Olympics he lost
much of his prestige among Californians.
When he appeared upon the cyclers' track
in the races on April 10 and 20, he was
Missed as never was racing man before
1t is not improbable that Jones and Davis
will meet the same reception should they
race in the Garden City on July 4, for
which events they are now training.
The public are at loss to understand
why the Olympic Club Wheelmen cannot
develop racing talent of its own, from a
membership of $50, without borrowing it
from the other cycling organizations.
The annual joint club run of the Califor-
MIA Associated Cycling Clubs to Niles Can
yon tomorrow will bring forth nearly all
the road riders belonging to clubs that are
members of the association, and many I'M
attached riders as well. The Associated
Clubs has been in existence several years
and previous affairs of this nature have
been SO well attended and enjoyable that
the wheelmen all look forward to to-mor-
rows jaunt with pleasant anticipation.
The following clubs are mem bers of the
association and can be looked to to turn
ont a large proportion of their member
ship: Acme Club Wheeimen, Reliance
Club Wheelmep and Young Mems Chris
tian Association Cycling Club OF Oakland
Garden City Cyclers and San Jose Road
Club of San Jose; Crescent Athletic Club
of Berkelez; Santa Rosa Wheelmen of
Santa Rosa; Bay City Wheelmen, Califor-
MIA Cycling Club, Crescent Road Club,
Librty Cycling Club, Imperial Cycling
Club, Olympic Club Wheelmen, Pathfinder
Bicycle Club, Royal Cycling Club and
Young Mems Christian Association Cy-
cling Club Of San Francisco.
Captain John Z. Burk of the California
Cycling Club has the arrangements for to-
morrow's run in hand. His orders are for
the local clubs to take the 8 A. NJ. creek
route boat, which lands at the foot of
Broadway, Oakland, where the Oakland
contingent will join the run. All will then
proceed through Oakland, past Fruitvale.