The San Francisco call., 1897-03-20
Resolutions Are Introduced
Aiming at a Severance
From the L. A. w.
An Individual Association Pro.
posed ior Cali.
fornia.
II Is the Intention of the Local Clubs
to Take Full Charge and Control
of ALI Races.

| soccial meeting of the board OF gov.
| ernors of the California Associated Cycling
| Clubs was held at the rooms of the Bay
! CITY Wheelmen on Golden Gate avenue
last night.
The object OF the meeting was to form
an association by which all wheelmen,
whether they be club mem bers or unat-
tached, can be associated, irrespective of
any disability heretofore existing under
the laws regulating the L. A. w.
This step. while it did not express in so
many words severance from the L. A.
W.. meant much the same thing, and
from the temper and expressions of thel
members of the governing board it fore
shadowed Just such course in the neS
future.
Delegates Fl. F. Wynne, G. P. Wetmore
and F. W. Fuller were instrumental in
having the meeting called, and each in
turn spoke of the necessity for doing
something that would give the California
division jurlsdic tion over the management
and control of racing.
The plan proposed provided for an in
dividual association as an auxiliary to the
established club association. In order to
bringt he bject properly before the meet
ing Charles A. Adams of the Olympic Club
introduced the following pream BILE ana
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, The aims and purposes of the Cal
ifornia Associated Cycling Clubs and the
League of American Wheelmen are in spirit
and substance identical; and whereas, IL ap-
pears that there is great dlssenslon IN the
ranks OF the League Of American Wheelmeu,
and that great dissatisfaction exists in many
of the States, and particularly in the state
| OF California, because OF the action OF
| the National Assembly in refusing local option
and the admission of professional riders, as
| we'll also for other causes and reasons; ana,
whereas 1t appears that as result thereon there
ton being formed to control racing
and racing interests by persons who are only
pecuniarily interested In bicycle racing; and
/ whereas, we believe that it isI or the best in
| terest of cycle racing in this State that the
| control thereof should rest with the organized
clubs rather than with individuals; and
! whereas, the California Associated Cycling
! Clubs was organized for the purpose, among
| others, of encouraging racing, both on the
path ana the Toad ian ana wneeeas' we
! obtained for and enjoyed by the member of
the L. A. w. could and should be obtained for
| and enjoyed by the mem bers OF the California
| Associated Cycling Clubs; therefore be it
| ResoIyed, That 1t is the sense OF the Califor-
| MIA Associated Cycling Clubs, expressed by its
/ board of governors. that the scope of the asso-
! cia ton be broadened to include all the
objects and purposes OF the L. A. W.; that
| provision be made LOT the ADMISSION q lhui-
| yiduals well as clubs; and that no honor
! able occupation be bar to the admission of
| any pc rson of good character and otherwise
| eligible and beyond criticism. And be 1t
| further
Resolued, That for the purpose OF carrying
| into effect the sense of the associa tion, the
| president appoint committee OF i've to re-
! form the articles of association and by-lawc
| of the California Associated Cycling Clubs,
with instructions to report at the regular
| meeting April 3. 1897.
| Upon this committee the president ap-
pointed C. A. Adams Lew Hunter L. j.
| Winslow, r. M. Welch and v. A. Dodd.
| Delegate Wetmore favored immediate
| action by the association taking charge of
| all racing, and to that end moved that
| the president appoint a committee of
| three to take charge.
Delegate Fuller feared that ii this ac-
| tion were taken it would jeopardize the
| standing of riders outside of the State, in
| as much as the California association
had not, through its representatives, en-
dorsed this step, and, as consequence,
the riders would in all probability be ex-
pelIed and placed in an awkward predica-
ment.
The members accepted this view of the
situation, and on the suggestion of Repre-
sentativeWelch it was ordered that the sec
retary communicate with all the club
secretaries. requesting them to refrain from
asking racing privileges until after the
regular April meeting of the association.
The question of pool-selling at the COM
ing race in the Pavilion WAS discussed, but
no definite action was taken. The subject
will be taken Up at the regular meeting,
however and from the expressions let
| drop it is almost certain that no pools Will
be permitted inside the building.