The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-08
THE STATE L. A. w. MEET
QUITE PROBABLE THAT TERRE
HAUTE WILL GET THE GATHERING.
A Fund of 5000 Already Raised There
Central Cycle Company ConSid-
ering Offers to Move.

The question of choosing the place for
holding the division L. A. ". meet is
soon to be decided and a number of cities
are putting forth every effort to secure it.
together in few days by Chief Consul
Sherwood to settle upon the location of
the meet. Every endeavor possible will be
made to assure the success of the meet.
The committee on touring, of which Her
man Rave, of Jeffersonviile, is chairman,
has been at work for month preparing
a route book of the State and this will be
prepared and issued in time for use of those
attending the state meet. The committee
further expects to arrange for a dozen or
more tours leading to the place of the meet.
These tours will be looked after personally
by members of the committee, who will get
wheelmen into line to join the line of march
upon the meet. The tours will start from
distant points and will pass through all
towns and cities convenient to the straight
est line to the goal. Riders will be picked
up all along the route so that each tour
will probably land hundreds of wheelmen in
the city succeeding in getting the meet.
Besides the railroads will probably give re-
duced rates so that others who do not wish
to go it awheel may attend without great
cost.
1t looks now as though Terre Haute would
be the lucky city. The increase in member
ship of the l.. A. w. during the last year
has the greatest weight with the board of
officers in choosing the place. During the
last week Terre Haute has sent in nearly
one hundred applications for membership
and judging from the class of men and
women there are at work booming the
thing, many more applications may be
looked for. Among the most active workers
who are leaving no stone unturned to get
the meet for Terre Haute are George c.
Rossell, C. M. Miller, l. ToTner, l.. G..
Hughes, w. S. Lynn, l. l. Goodman, John
Heenan II. c. Davis and Miss Bertha Ba-
GAM The first three named have already
won honor badges by securing the required
number of members and all the others are
engaged in the work with a will. 1t IS eX-
pected that the Wabash Cycling Club an
organization having about 175 active men,
bers, will get into line and then the boom
which will be given the movement will be
sure to win OUT for Terre Haute, for the
Wabash Cycling Club, of that city, is one of
the foremost in the West and is made up of
nothing but cycling enthusiasts.
Those interested in securing the meet for
Terre Haute have already raised fund of
5000 toward paying the expenses of the
meet, such as advertising and the payment
of professional purses. The ease with which
this amount was raised is guarantee that
more could be secured if necessary. This
amount is in the nature of a guarantee fund.
for it is probable that the racing meet
would pay for itself. The races Will be of
the regulation kind, amateur and profess
sional with the possibilities of additional
purses for some special professional events.
The date has been practically agreed upon
as the second week in August. july and
5 was thought a good time, but these dates
are taken by so many small events with
cycling races thrown in that it was thought
best to put the state meet off until a later
date. The National L. A. w. meet is to be
held in Philadelphia the first week in
August and this will attract wheelmen
from all over the country. The week follow
ing this meet marks a sort of q lull in
cycling matters and has therefore been
chosen as a good time for holding the In
diana division meet.
Mr.. RosselI is making a special effort to
boom the l.. A. w. in Terre Haute and is
doing it in handsome manner. He is a
member of the firm of Rossell q Day deal
ers in bicycles and sporting goods. He has
given up his advertising space in two of
the daily papers to the l.. A. w. once each
week for an indefinite period and each week
sees that the space is devoted to the good
cause in a judicious manner.