The evening times., 1896-08-21
TAkIhG 4 WA|RL At ROBERT
Member of L. A. w. Racing
Board to Resign.
WHOLE BOARD WILL FOLLOW
Chairman Gideon May suspend Bald
and CoOper-CharIes Badfield Want
ed TO Fight Mr.. GideOn-Music Box
on u Wheel-The Scorching Maintain
Chicago-About the Brake.

DIV. Robert, member Of the L. A. W. rae
ing board for the st. Louis district, has
been requested to resign his office. The
request, or demand. came in the form OF
resolution adopted on Wednesday night by
the Cycle Board OF Trade, and IL gave Rob-
ert five days in which to accede. One copy
or the resolution was served on Robert, an
other was mailed to Chairman Gideon
1t is the end of q bitter struggle be-
tween Robert and the racing wheelman,
which has gone on ever since he was ap-
pointed to the office. His jealous prose-
cution Of wheemen for violation OF L. A.
w. rules was SO bitter that the victims
and their friends called II persecution.
They claimed that where they had per-
formed some meritorious ride and the
manufacturer OF the wheel they rode
featured 1t in an advertisement they were
Immediately placed on the suspected"
list This aroused the ire OF the dealers.
The Associated Cycling Clubs will hold
tournament at st. Louis Saturday. Spe-
cial sanction to exceed the League limit
for prizes in professional events was Sc
cured and it was expected that all the
cracks would be there. Their entries weTe
solicited by mail, but they failed TO answer.
Committees were sent to Louisville to see
the racers in person. 1T was on the
committee, but the wheclmen refused point
blank TO enter. Other members OF the COM
mittee reported the refusals were due to
Roberts uDpOpularity and the board of
trade now formally demands his retire
mept.
If the Cycle Board of Trade OF st. Louis
insists upon the resignation of Mr.. Robert,
American cycling is likely TO find itself
Without a government. Should Mr.. Robert
decide TO resign, the entire racing board
will follow suit.
Chairman George ID. Gideon, OF the
racing board, is authority for the statement
that the entire board would resign in the
event of Mr.. Robert severng his connection
with the body. When seen in Philadelphia
yesterday Chairman Gideon said that he
had not heard from st. Louis as yet He
was aware of the fact that the local Cycle
Board of Trade had no love for Mr.. Robert.
what effect would Mr.. Roberts resig-
nation have on the racing board?" the
popular chairman was asked.
"well, IL Mr.. Robert resigns .s.ld Mr..
Gideon, I'VE shall all resign. We are all
together and will stand by each other.'
Mr.. Gideon is OF the opinion that Dute
| Cabanne, the racing man, is the cause of
| the whole trouble, and there are good
grounds for his opinion. Mr.. Robert has al
ways been hard worker for the success
OF cycling, and / S known all over the coun-
| try as terror to wheelmen who violate the
| rules OF the L. A. w.
4 II was due to his efforts that Cabanne,
| Fred Titus and Charley Murphy were sus-
| pended year ago. 1t will be remembered
that the trio were all riding for a certain
| manufacturer, and in race agreed to al
/ low Cabanne to win. Mr.. Robert secured
| positive testimony against the trio aud they
| were suspended for an indefinite period.
| Murphy was reinstated, having admit
| ted his guilt and agreeing not to enter such
schemes in the future. Cnhanne and Titus
| We're sulky and insulting TO Mr.. Robert and
| they have been unable TO race for more than
| Il year. At the Louisville meet last week
| Mr.. Robert ana Cahanne met and an apology
| followed. Mr.. Robert accepted it warmly
I and Cabanne' S reinstatement followed.
| Since then certain members of the Racing
Board have learned that the cycle board
| of st. Louis. Cabanne's home, all OF whom
are friends of the racing man, hearing Of
| his reinstatement and knowing that he was
practically on top, put their heads together
and decided 10 demand Mr.. Roberts resigna-
ton. Mr.. Gideon is OF the opinion that
| Cabanne is behind the whole affair.
| "of late we are confronted with the