The record-union., 1896-08-19
WEARING OLYMPIC COLORS.
HirSch and LeitCh Of the Capital City
Wheelmen.
Have They Cast Off Their Allegiance
to the Club of Sacra-
mento?


men may have to let a couple of it's
star racing men go. AT all events,
Jake Hirsch and Walter Leitch are now
in San Francisco, where they are sport
ing the Olympic Club colors on the
Central Park racing track, according
to statements in San Francisco papers.
The Examiner of Yesterday says, re-
ferring to the training now in progress
for the racing on Saturday:
An interesting group was composed
of w. A. Terrill of the Bay City Wheel
men, Jacob Hirsch ard Walter Leitch
of Sacramento, but flying the colors of
the Olympic Club Wheelmen. Terrill
showed by his work that he was in
advanced condition for his match race
on Saturday. He has done his prepar-
atory work In the Park with his
brother, H. F. Terrill and R. l.. Long,
and needs but a little fast work to fit
him for actual competitions.
THE two Sacramento riders are prom
Using lads. At the recent indoor tour
nament Hirsch seemed invincible, but
on a larger track and under different
conditions he is not likely to score so
heavily. Leitch shapes very much like
Ziegler and Wilbur Edwards both on
and off the wheel. and will prove a
formidable rival for some of the crack
amateurs"
A prominent member of the Capital
City Wheelmen said last evening that
the action of Hirsch and Leitch in ap-
pearing as Olympic Club riders may
get them into trouble with their own
club unless they have determined on
| ~ irer fro, +1oA 1off
and becoming permanent members of
the Olympic racing team.
They went to San Francisco, he said,
as representatives of their own club,
and were expected to ride in the colors
OF the Capital Citys and enter in the
name of that club. He stated that an
express law of the club prohibits them
from riding for any other organization,
at least without the permission or sane
tion of their own club.
1t may be that the Olympics, appre-
ciating the racing qualities of the two
Sacramento lads, have managed to en-
tice them away from home "for good"
and that they intend to wear the uni
form of that club henceforth That
has been the custom of the Olympic
Club in the past-to gather into it's
fold all the first-class men it can get
as fast as they are developed by other
clubs.
However, Hirsch and Leitch are going
to appear in next Saturdays races,
and whether they wear Capital City or
Olympic Club colors, their friends here
hope they will give good accounts of
themselves.
The Capital City Wheelmen last
evening throughout the city were dis
cussing the matter, and complain bit
terly that the San Francisco press in
speaking of the two speedy men, ut
terly ignore the club that developed
them and have spent money in their
| interest. They say it is a matter
largely Of local pride as well as Of JUS
| tice.
In yesterdays San Francisco "Chron-
icle" appears an account of a fifty-mi
road race for September 10Th between
the Olympics and San Jose club, and
names Hirsch and Leitch as members
of the Olympic team for that run, but
without stating that the two young
men are Of the Capital City Club rae
ing section. This has added to the un-
pleasant feeling.
| President Ennis has written to the
men, stating the law and it's penalties
and advising them if they go in Satur-
days races at Central Park, to enter
in proper order as c. c. WIS.
Leitch's friends say that he told them
expressly that he would enter for no
contests except as a c. C. W., and they
think that the San Francisco press
with it's usual disposition to ignore tai
ent from the interior is to blame, and
not the young crack-a-jacks.
Stuart Upson Of the G. G. VS.. goes
to San Francisco on Thursday and will
investigate the matter, and proposes to
see that the Capital City talent carries
credit to it's own club. The one thing
certain is this-and the Executive Com
mittee Of the G. c.. W. is unit on that
point-that if Leitch and Hirsch wheel
under entry Of any other club the pen
| atty will be applied.