The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
League of American Wheelmen
Have an Able Chief.
LOUlSVlLlE'S BIG RACE MEET
National Championships Win BE Decided
on the Famous Three
Lap Track.

winch the league pOlltiSiollS nave pSSh
fixing up with so much care for the last
three days were smashed today by the
election Of Sterling Elliott of Massachl-
sets as president of the League of
American Wheelmen and the selection
of Louisville as the place for holding
the next annual meet.
AS the delegates assembled in Area
mum hall, each was furnished with
copy covering several pages of closely
printed type, of the various amend
ments to the constitution and other inn
portant matters to be brought forward |
! in the business session. Most vital OF |
| these are the amendments which orig |
mated with Chief Consul Potter OF |
| New York, and adopted by his division
of the league, recommending the aban-
donment of the leagues authority over
racing. These amendments, technical
! in character, were prefaced by the IN
! PRODUCTION by the chief consul of he
following resolutions, and debate upon
which is likely to occupy considera-
BILE portion of the day:
Whereas, The fear is expressed by
a considerable number of members OF
the league that the REIMBURSEMENT OF
the control of cycle racing by the league
as an organization will lead to an in
crease and aggravation of the abuses
already existing among persons now
engaged in the business of cycle racing,
and that the future jurisdiction of cy-
cling contests may fall into incompe-
tent or improper hands, now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That we recommend that
with reasonable diligence after the ad-
iournment of the assembly the members
of our national racing board and the
: racing boards existing III our several
state divisions, the official handicap
: pers and such officers of our state divls-
ions as may so elect, together with
. such other persons as may be officially
r qualified by character, experience and
t desire, form themselves together into
an association having for it's main pur-
l pose the promotion and control of cycle
racing on the track, and to that end
I that they adopt a title and formulate
2 and publish such rules and regulations
e as shall to them seem to be approved
e by knowledge and experience; and, be ii
4 further
e Resolved, That this body by its
I duly authorized representatives, the ex-
a ecutive committee of the League OF
o American Wheelmen upon satisfactory
y showing being made to such committee
that the organization herein proposed
: or an organization of similar character
l. and competency has been duly organ
S lied with proper rules and equipmenO
I resign and surrender to such body in thu
II name of the League of American
J. Wheelmen, the exclusive jurisdiction
[. and control of cycle racing upon thu
e track to the full extent to which saiC
q jurisdiction and control are now hell
n by the League of American Wheel
} men,"
II AMATEUR DEFINITION.
lie Next in Importance are a series o
lie amendments submitted by r. M WEIGH
delegate from California, and whicl
, ask the assembly to disqualify an,
" Glass A cyclist guilty of: I'D Engag
s. ing in cycling or other recognized ath
letic exercises or personally teaching
b. training or coaching any person there
N in either as a means of obtaining
6 livelihood or for wages, money prize o
a. gate money (2) Competing with
ar rider of another class or making tn
ID pace for or having the pace made 70
at himself by such in public or for prize
ut 80 Exchanging, bartering, selling
90 pawning or in any manner realizin
cash upon any prize won by him. a
Accepting, directly or indirectly, 70
D cycling, and remuneration, compensa
ton or expense whatever"
oil The appeals of the expelled riders
Titus, Cabanne and Murphy wer
or finally passed upon. Wit
OF the first two named the decision
as simply a matter of credit and homo
d. as both have abandoned the cinde
pe path, Titus going with New York b
cycle house, while Cabanne is goin
lis into business for himself. With Mu
ne ply. however, it is a matter of brea
al and butter, as he wants to make his liz
ing on the path for several years
- come, and he is therefore more vital
O1 interested in the outcome than a.
rec his ex-associates. The revival of II
old color-line fight takes the form of
we proposition to strike out the wore
As ''white'' and "amateurs' from the Co
mt stitution, and to substitute "cyclist' i
in stead of "wheelman." The southel
nd element will again antagonize the NOV
: and will have a strong argument
their favor in the project now on foot f
for holding a big colored convention in CT
ted cago to bring into existence an "Afl
ON can League"
The proposed admission of professio
ais will be bitterly opposed by leadil
ON amateurs. although there will be strol
in advocates Of the proposition that
harm will be done to the league in t
: of admission Of the men who race for cas-
in The most important report OF I
ing morning was that OF chairman Glde
en- of the racing board. The report stat
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