The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-14
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and Il ss about tine that the wheelmen
al over TIRE country realized this fact
II yon eznnof withstaud the chilling
wsros and TIE cod weatnss- Of winter ard
are determined 20 abandon the wheel until
next epr.ng taan give your sent stsei
some attention and do TOT toss X in a cor
neT. CO over every part o. TIE frame
with vassline and then wrap The machine
In rags or in ore Of sAe paper envelopes
that car be purchased II any cszy. Then
hang the wheel up IN some out-of-the-way
place and when you take Z our n the
spring Il will be sn as good condition ar <
Is today.
One Of the grievances OF cyclists this
year has been fne fact that the sp0kss OF
tfle.r Wheels rust TOO readily. This has
been more particularly noticeable along
the coast l1e. where the air $ heavy wisn
moisture Tire main trouble a. present
seems 70 be that not enough nickel has
been put n the spokes. 4 big firm Is ex-
per.negs.us a. present With a finish which
VIII prove a boon 70 cyclists This finish
has been tested and Il viii withstand
moisture and dAmpnsss as no other finish
has done 20 date. The value OF non-rust-
ing spoEes VII be appreciated by every
der u the vince. Alleged Bon-rust-rg
spokes have been pat On the Market, buS
they are said 20 stretch. shtch Of course
makes them practically yalusiess on a
wheel
VII. r Potman. OF Sew York. one OF
the oldas, wheeInen in this country, as
well as one OF the mos active. Was asked
last Tuesday. when the streets OF the me-
troIsol.s we're covered with snow, II he had
laid by his BICYCLE for the winter. No, iT-
deed" replied the veteran Il shall ride
every pleasant aay during the cold
weather Cycling on a bright. crisp day IS
the best exercise n sae world II not taken
IN excess and when there's snow on the
ground int pasgsne can be enjoyed II the
temperature Is NOT above the freezing
point. On, no. people make mistake 10
stop Their rsjIng With the appearances of
cold weather"
II as noticeable that the larger cycle
manufacturers are. almost without excep-
ton. furnishing the e modes with key
less cranks. thus doing away with the
crank key. or psn. For several years the
tendency has been in this direction, and
some makers have been using keyless
cranks on their IS models with more or
less success, hut. judging from the large
number OF prominent bicycles which VII
In iss7 be fitted With patent keyiess cranks
and shafts. X = evident that the new
style OF construction. n this most fmpor-
tant part OF the bicycle. has entirely SUI
persesied the old style. The Western
Wheel Works. with their 1000 % s5ee0
yearly output. have adopted a new patent
ed crank attachment, and ali OF Their 81
Crescents, with the exception of the tuve-
nile I.ne vii be equipped With what has
the appearance Of beng an exceptionally
good keyiess crank. the very neat mecnan-
ism beng on the outside Of the hanger and
n plan view.
The Seattle Athletic Clab's football team
is scheduled 10 play Multnomah in this
city Christmas. There is no question bat
that the game win De exciting and holly
contested. Whether the gate receipts will
warrant the guarantee necessary 10 briag
the Maltnomah club here Is another ques-
ffon. II has been Il poor season for foot
ball 80 far as attendance Is concerned
This may ne explained 10 a certain ex-
| tent BIZ the fact that from the time OF
| the first game the weather has left no
| stone unturned to make football a failure,
| just as 70 did last spring when the pro-
fesslonal baseball league was started. The
! Muftnomah team has always been big
drawing card in this city. and IL may be
/ that with good weather there Will be
| good crowd out Christmas. II Is evident
| from last Saturdays game that the $. A.
| e. team viii have 10 do some good work
/ II it expects 10 win from Multnomah.
I Perhaps the :. A c. team has been rest
| ing too much on the laurels Of the
/ Thanksgiving game.
| The Tacoma Whist Club Saturday night
| defeated the Seattle Whist Club. al dupn-
| cate whist, making a gain OF nineteen
/ tricks Ia the first half ard six in the sec
/ 0nd. The local players totals were sSe IN
! the first half. AID LAS In the second. Sc
( attic scored 1881 and 1871 The local
| players We're given a Banquet at the Ia
| coma hotel IN the evening. The follow
ing made up t5e Seattle club: II. r.
/ elise. a. +. lin. NJ Ii. Youag. G. A. Dean.
/ Harold Preston. N. A. Gottstein. @. a.