The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-13

BALTIMORE, Feb. 12,-All classes
..rr,otore recognized by the League OF
American Wheelmen were abolished OF
,o.day's session OF the national conven-
,Ion and cycle riders are now In exactly
,Ne same category Us are all other ath-
,s,es and sportsmen. In future the
league will recognize no grades of ANA
tours and any rider who does not live
strictly up to the rules governing nom
professional sport, will be placed in the
ranks Of the professionals.
This result was reached by the repeal
NJ all clauses In the league constitution
creating classes A. and b, and defining
the status OF the men who formerly be-
,,nred to them. The convention took
this radical step during Its afternoon
session. while considering large num-
her OF amendments to the constitution.
proposed by the racing board and de-
signed TO further regulate and define
the positions OF Glass B men. There
were q dozen or more of these amend
ments and several OF them had been
adopted when Mr.. Mott. Of this city. Of
fercd an amendment ahoiishlng Glass
B entirely. TWAS carried almost with
ont a dissenting voice IL indeed there
were any. and the chair decided that Il
was unanimous. A resolution was then
adopted to the effect that all members
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p men, shall In the future be treated az
amateurs, similar In every respect TO
Class A men and that all others shall
re deemed professionals. The penalty
for any act OF professionalism will
therefore In the future. be practical ex-
mission from the league. The result
gave the most general satisfaction.
The other Important steps OF the day
were the offer and acceptance OF pro-
position from Consul Isaac B. Potter,
Of New York, to submit TO arbitration
his lawsuit against the L. a. W., grow
ing out Of the publication OF Good
Roads," which has long been pending in
the New York courts and the refusal OF
the league to abandon control of rae
InE, More than half OF the proposed
amendments to the constitution were
disposed Of when the convention adj
1ourned tonight to attend q theatre
party at Fort's opera house and there
Is no doubt that it will conclude It's de-
llberatlons tomorrow, Many OF the
delegates have already left for home
and 1t is not likely that to-morrow's at
tendance win be large.
AT the morning session OF the league
q motion was adopted authorizing the
president 10 appoint committee TO
draft resolutions TO be presented to the
various legislatures, declaring bicycles
TO be personal baggage. The seventy
four amendments 10 the constitution
were then tnken up, 80
The first amendment considered was
that proposed by Mr.. Potter. OF New
York. to strike out OF Article !. Section
:. the words "and TO promote and regu-
late cycle racing on the track" Mr..
Potter, In discussing this question Gre
ated something OF an uproar by making
the assertion that there were mot
enough honest, clean amateur bicycle
spectacle meet" The amendment was
rejected by vote OF 1876 to 10. This
means that the league will retain con-
troll Of cycle racing.
An amendment providing that dlvis-
ions, Subdivisions and consulates shall
be discontinued whenever the member
ship falls below twenty-five, and all
moneys belonging to them pass into
the league. was adopted, as was also
smother providing that all member
ships shall expire one year from the
publication OF the application in, the
official organ. Amendments providing
that membership may be renewed and
that the penalties for lapses IN. dues
shall In no case exceed 81 for full year
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