The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-13
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LINES RUBBED OUT
! HERE Is NO LONGER ANY GLASS
a Or CLASS B.

WheeImen Henceforth Will be Known Only
as Amateurs or Professionals, as the
Case May Be-Riders Careless of Non
Professional Rules Will be Classified
RigidIy as Professionals-Amen
to the Constitution Abolishing Glass Il
Adopted Unanimously-TheC Case of the
"BuIIetin''-C Convention Practically OyeI
Baltimore. Feb. 12-All classes here
abolished at today's session of the ma
tional convention and cycle riders are
now in exactly the same category as
are all other athletes and spOrtmen. In
the future the league VIII recognize no
grades Of amateurs and any rider who
does not live strictly up TO the rules
governing non-professiOnal sport will
be placed in the ranks of the profess
SIGNALS. This result was received by the
repeal of all the clauses in the league
constitution creating classes \ and 3
and defining the status of the men who
formerly belonged 10 them.
The convention took this radical step
during its afternoon session, while con-
sidering a large number of amendments
TO the constitution proposed by the rae
ing board and designed to further regu-
late and define the positions of class B
men. There were a dozen or more of
these amendments and some of them
had been adopted, when Mr.. Mott of
this city offered an amendment abol-
iShing class 3 entirely
1t was carried almost without dis
senting voice, if, indeed, there was any,
and the chair decided that it was unan-
imOus.
A resolution was then adopted 10 the
effect that all members of the league
who are al this time class 3 men shall
In the future be treated as amateurs,
similar in every respect to class a men,
and that all others shall be deemed pro-
fesSsionals.
The penalty for any act of profession
alism will. therefore, in the future, be
practical expulsion from the league.
The result gave the most general sat
isfaction. The other important steps
of the day were the offer and accept
ance of a position from Consul Potter
of New York to submit to arbitra ton
the suit against the /. A. w, growing
out of the publication of the Bulletin
and which has long been pending in the
New York courts and the refusal of the
league TO abandon control of racing
More than half Of the proposed amend
ments to the constitution were dispos-
ed Of when the convention adjourned
tonight to attend a theatre party at
Ford'S opera house and there is no
doubt that it will conclude its delibera-
tons tomorrow.
MANY Of "a a1raadU
left for home and it is not likely that
tomorrOws attendance will be large.
The afternoon session, aside from the
action taken in regard to racing mat
tiers, was not productive of important
or interesting results.
After taking up and disposing of the
amendments offered by Chairman Gid
con of the racing board. as previously
mentioned, the convention considered
the other amendments in the order in
which they were offered. The most
important of those adopted were as
follows:
Providing that an amateur shall not
compete in any race outside of his own
state, at a greater distance than 100
miles by the usual line or route from his
legal residence, except at national or
closed college championship meetings
or except by special permission from
the member of the racing board in
charge of his district; making the chair
man of the auditing committee a men,
Der of the national assembly; fixing the
date for the annual meetings of the
league, the second Wednesday of Feb
ruary instead of the second Monday;
providing that the place of annual
meeting shall be determined by the ma
tional assembly. unless delegated to the
executive committee: providing that
division secretary and treasurer shall
hold office until removed by the board
of officers, and adding to the list of
committees that of local or
ganZa ton
Adjournment was then had until
o'clock tomorrow morning.