The herald., 1897-05-08
Is Promised by Puissant
PedalerS
THE SUNDAY SECESSI0NISTS
WILL CHOP THE HEAD OFF THE
L. A. w.
The Baseball Artists Have Streak of
Slugging-Results on Oakland
and Newmarket Tracks
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7-Th
gauntlet thrown down by the nationa
officers of the League of American
Wheelmen to the California cyclists
who have seeded to form an organiza
ton of their own, has been taken VI
with will and hereafter it is to be wal
war to the knife. The members of the
California Associated Cycling clubs, un'
der whose banner the seceders have
ranged themselves. are ready and will
ing to begin the battle at once an6
point with pride and confidence to the
fact that several hundred men have al.
ready Joined the new organization as
individuals and pledged themselves tc
support it to the utmost extent. They
have no fear of the reprisals that are
threatened, or that the secession move
ment will be disrupted by anything that
the Eastern people may do.
EX-Chief Consul Kerrigan has shown
his confidence in the new organization
by Joining. He is outspoken in his be-
lief and predictions that the California
ally-and in the near future-usurp ali
the functions and power of the division.
and that it will open a new era for
California wheelmen.
'"The new organization is bound to
succeed" said he yesterday, because
we have the strongest wheelmen in
California in our ranks and our cause
is just. Just look at the progress we
have made. In thirty days over 500
wheelmen have Joined the associated
clubs as individuals and several clubs
in this city and interior have sent in
their applications.
I'VE will give Mr.. Potter and the res st
of the League officials all the fight they
want, if that is what they mean. and
1t would appear from the dispatches
that they mean to down us if possible.
The day of Eastern domination in Cali
fornia wheeling matters is past and we
see the dawn of q new era
THE WAR BEGINS
PORTLAND. Or, May Henry Good
man of this city, member of the racing
board of the l.. A. w, today suspended
fortyone professional and, amateur ri
ders who took part in the Velodrome
races at San Francisco Sunday. suspend
nS each from the league races for a pc
fiod of two years. The professionals
who are now under the ban are Otto
ziegler. c. r. Coulter. Allan Jones, A. N.
Eoyden, H E. McCrea of hos Angeles.
Charles Davis and Ed Chapman.
SANCTIONS RESTORED
SAN FRANCISCO, May "A bulle-
tir was issued today by the California
Associated Cycling Clubs, appointing
Hal Freeman of Fresno, Handicapper
for the San Joaquin Valley: granting
sanctions for May 9th to the Velodrome
az San Francisco, and on May S0th to
the Garden City Cyclers, San Jose. Bert
Elford of Oakland. and S. D. Loucks OF
Pomona, are transferred to the profess
sional class at their own request under
clause A. All existing suspensions and
restrictions imposed by the League of
American Wheelmen on the tracks and
racing men in California on account of
Sunday racing are declared terminated.
and sanction privileges are restored to
the tracks at Santa Monica and Agricul-
tural Park, Los Angeles. The road
racing committee will require that every
obtain the sanction of the committee.
Fees for sanctions for road races or rec
ord trials are $3.50; for every other sane
ton, 81. Competing in unsanctioned
road events will result in suspension
from both road and track racing.
BALD'S CHALLENGE
LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 7.-E. c. Bald
today deposited $500 with ]. J. Bridge
man of the Evening Post, to bind
match race with Tom Cooper, to take
place at any time between July 1st and
August 1st. Bald agrees to ride the race
at any time during this period on any
track and for any sum over $500 that
Cooper may select; he is also willing to
allow the winner to take all the side bet
and all the purse offered by the track
ON which the race is run or will accept
any terms as to these conditions that
Cooper may prefer. Bald says he is
very anxious to meet Cooper and s tired
Of talking.
Cooper ie in the city but has taken no
steps toward covering Balds money
His friends say that he will accept
MEMPHIS RACES
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May "A special
match race between Mcfarland of Cal
ifornia and Jimmy Michels TOOK place
tonight at the Coliseum track for a
purse of $500. The race was at ten
miles and large crowd was in attend
ance.
The program began with a profession
al race at one mile, which was won by
Burt Rapine Of Nashville, Eli Winsett
second W. j. Parquett third; time.
2:13 AS.
The event of the evening was called
at 10 o'clock. Michels assumed the lead
at the beginning making the ten miles
in 20 minutes s 2-5 seconds. The pre-
vious worlds record, 20:1S 3-5, was held
by McDuftie, made at Boston in Sep
tember last, McDufiie beating Michels
at the time. In tonight's race McFar-
land, after going about three miles,
the race.