The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-04

deposit C sss. VIII be glad 70 know that
TIRE ! a W. haS not II a single instance
been called upon 20 make good any loss
OF duty caused b. member falling 70
return or dfspos5nz OF his machine IN
Canada Not claim has been made. and
the bond placed with the customs author
tiles By fhe league proved . cheap and
convenient plan for the comfort OF mem
bers.
The ehaEnIe=s wheel will receive thor
ough test IN 1sa7 preparatory 70 its being
pushed IL the Isss market Some tests
nave already been made one rider having
covered = 90 niles "a Sweden ard other
European countries without having 20 ad-
just his wheel 70 Eny sxteu1 and without
wearing the gears very much. Enough
wheels % the chS3nEees variety vii oe
used py riders - 1ss1 70 enable The riding
fraternity 20 decide their merits
TIE Cincinnati Enquirer says. Posi-
bly, Jake Stencil did talk 100 much ~ lille
he zas with the P.ttsburgs. as some one
captain could well afford 20 stand a little
or color talk for tire sake OF lakes
batting and base running. Jake IN
these departments is one Of the hrsJ IN
the land" The only talking that stem
Eel ever Was guilty OF that was paTiicu-
larry objectionable was confined 10 large
verbal bouquets that be threw at him.
self
New York city. Philadelphia and Buff
fai0 are credited with a desire 20 secure
the lse7 meet Of the l.. 4. W. There was
az one time some talk o. having the
meet at Manhattan Beach. but that has
died away. Nor do We hear much from
Buffalo. Apparently. IN return for the
extensive Preparations PhLadelphia Is
making 20 secure the meet. she VIII Sc
cure ii without difficulty II New York
and Buffalo are the only rival cities 10
fear. But other localities are in the neid,
and Philadelphia will have more OF
nght for X than a walk-oVer.
Cycling West has come 10 the assist
ance OF honest professionalism with
the following editorial. That the L. A
". will ultimately have 10 admit profess
sionals is a f0regone conclusion. Its pres
ent position ia this regard Is absolutely
illogical and untenable. The assumed
government and control OF something
which has no existence in the eyes OF the
governing body Is an anachronisrn. Pro-
fesSi0nalism Is Sggressively Ia evidence
and Will have the recognition II = en-
titled to-either at the hands Of the L.
A. w. or some other power which shall
arise to the occasion. The time for
mawkish sentiment has gone by. Honest
professionalism Il fully as legitimate and
vastly more commsndsble than the con-
finua;i0n OF the semi-peTJury and entire
deception of the so-caled amateur con-
nection. Admit the professionals, and at
oncei
II the League OF American Wheelmen.
as whole. Will work for good roads this
coming year as will the New York divis-
ion OF that rapidly growing organization,
then cyclists generally will rise up and
lars and their material aid. Highway inn
provemenT Is acknowledged to be the
greatest work the league has before II.
And good. or even fair. roads, are in such
small proportion 10 the bad ones in this
country that small beginning in this
direction VIII give the league a prestige
that IL just now lacks Chief Consul Pot
ter OF the New York division. who. II is
generally believed. viii succeed Sterling
Elliott as president OF the league, has
formed road Improvement bill with the
ann Il fnFa Of h.a tat
Grange Officials. and with the combined
influences Of the wheelmen and the farm
ers II Is confidently believed favorable
legislation viii be secured The work Will
be pushed vigorously. and no doubt Will
he aided much by the good roads con-
gress TO be held at Albany in February,
bly, of the l.. 4. W This Will be an event
Of widespread Importance. since gentle
men prominently identified with highway
Improvement In all sections OF the United
States viii be i'm attendance.
The New York Evening Telegram prints
the following; Joe" Goddard. the bar
rier champion, has struck rich lead in
South Africa. In a letter from Johannes
burg 10 Billy Madden. Goddard says:
In three fights here ] have cleared SIS
90. From the bout with Denver Ed
Smith ] banked $500. Smiths share was
s. 600. II 'Fitz' or CoTbett We're to come
here. they could get ton Of money for
a bout with me Gentleman jim can
never beat me | Will fight either FitZ-
summon OF tnFDetts ana HuN up Aa.pH OF
my own money. ! will also deposit $500
Of my own money TO bind a match. and
! wish you would challenge them for me.
II they will not come here. l will agree
10 meet either of them in America. | am
matched 10 fight Nick Dooley on Febru-
airy y. and after that viii be ready for
anybody" Madden commented on thu
fact that Goddard was never regarded a
clever man, and then he read the lat
fer's description OF his bout with Smith.
as follows; The fight was short and
easy although he was better than |
thought He made the pace. and / did
good left-hand work ] settled him just
after a break. when I made righ;-hand
cross and ducked then hooking him on
the right side Of the jaw. You never saw
a better punch. and his head hit the
boards"
The barometer OF the bicycle trade.
which shows with unfaihng exactness
which way the wind blows l. me ship
ping books Of the old esta hlished houses.
III the record is larger at this period than
during the corresponding time a year
hack. then look out for big business when
the regular season opens. In a recent
examina tton Of the records OF some OF
the largest manufacturers including the
makers OF the Crescent bicycles. IL was
noticed that they foreshadow heavy
trade in 1897 This statement Of course
only applies 10 the firms dealing In hon
est wheels at honest prices. The buying
public - learning TO discriminate between
good and a bad wheel, even II one Is as
nicely enatntled ms the other. They want
bicycles built by a house Of reputation.
one that viii live up TO every letter OF
lts agreement A report from Toronto
Canada. speaks Of bright prospects in
thar section. II saws: From the ap-
pearance Of things in this section the
cycle boom of 1895 viii be SIrpa ssed by
that OF 1897, ard even at this early date
business Is rushing Travellers are nearly
All out. and are taking orders and lots
Of them The tire men all speak of the
large contracts each has secured. The
factories are all running fun blast and
with their increased capacities new ones
are being established old agencies are
Frightening up and new ones starting. all
going rfcrrily and with q vim that has
been hardly expected" This is merely a
sample Of the news received weekly by
the National Cycle Board OF Trade.
SECRETLY MARRIED.