The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-13

ing-Proeress of Fight Arrangements
Sporting News and Notes.
Albany, n. Y, Feb. 12-What the League
Of American Wheelmen in annual conven-
| ton today declined to do was of equal i'm
portance, if not greater, than those things
they did.
They declined to admit professionals. no
matter of what standing, to either full or
associate membership in the league.
They refused to allow tie assembly at its
| meetings to select the city for the annual
| meets.
| They declined by a heavy vote to allow
local option for Sunday racing.
| They declined TO cut off the club initiation
fee of 81 or allow consuls to pass upon rae
| ing board suspensions.
They declined to amend at all the sec
| tons of the constitution that provides only
| for amateur riders and draws the color
line.
They declined to offer a salary for the
racing committee.
| The things they did were:
| To divide the league into consulates Of
| twenty-five clubs.
| Allowing amateurs to exchange their
prizes for anything but cash.
Increasing the bond of the secretary to
$4,000. and that Of the treasurer TO $1,000.
Placing road-racing under the espionage
| of the racing board.
The greatest interest was in the question
OF sanctioning Sunday racing, but 1t wal
defeated by a vote OF Il ayes to 161 noes,
the states voting as follows:
Arkansas, 4 ayes; Colorado, ayes; Con-
necticut, aye, 5 noes; District of Columbia
8 nays; Illinois, 10 ayes by unit rule, 3 DIS
senting; Indiana, ayes; Iowa, noes;
Kansas, ayes, 1 no; Kentucky, ayes;
noes; Louisiana. 8 ayes; Maryland, 8
ayes, noes; Massachusetts,, l aye, 81 noes;
Michigan, noes; Minnesota, noes; Mis-
souri,, ayes; Nebraska, 4 noes: New Hamp
shire,3 noes; New Jersey II noes; New
York, ID ayes. 80 noes; Pennsylvania. 5
ayes, . noes; Rhode Island, noes; South
Carolina, noes; Tennessee, 4 ayes; Texas,
5 ayes, no; West Virginia, 1 aye, noes;
North Carolina, ayes. Eleven of the exc
cutive officers voted no.
Albany, y. Y, Feb. 12.-The snow storm
amounting almost to a blizzard, the late
ness of last nights banquet and the fact
that the fight for president is over, all milit
ated against an early session of the Law.
this morning and it was IL o'clock before
there was quorum present.
The entire session was devoted to dis
cussion Of proposed amendments to the con
stitution. The first amendment was offer
ed by Mr.. Bassett, that state having not
less than % resident league clubs shall be
called consulates and that California shall
he divided in two states. as follows: South
California, to include Santa Barbara. Ven
tura Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardo
no and San Diego All north of these coun
ties shall be known at North California. 1t
was adopted.
The convention rejected the amendment
proposed by Mr.. Rrook that no member
shall be expelled or deprived of any bene-
fits of the league without the sanction of
the chief consuls, thus reducing the pow
ers of the racing board.
Another proposed amendment rejected
was the repeal of the provision in article
viii requiring a league club to pay s. upon
joinoing the league
A motion that local option be given d.
visions to control their own representa-
ton on the state board, not to affect the
national bord. was adopted.
article by striking out the words League
club and allow any cycling club to be
represented on the national board. This
was amended so that each division may
determine the number of members of
club necessary to ent.tle it TO representa-
ton on the state board.
An amendment was adopted which gives
amateurs the privilege of exchanging prizes
so long as they do not convert them into
cash.
Secretary Bassett's proposed amendment
making colored men eligible TO member
ship in the league was defeated, ayes. 15S;
noes, 100. Two-th:rds is required for the
adoption of any amendment. The PROPOSE
ton to admit professional riders to asso-
ciate membership in the Law. was de-
feated by an overwhelming vote.
An effort was made to bring up the Sum-
day racing matter for discussion, out Of
the regular order. Thes western delegates
urged it, for the reason that they would
be forced to leave for home by 4:30 p. m.
at the latest, and that would leave the
amendment at the mercy Of the eastern
men.
Mr.. WEIGH put the motion, which YVES
lost, and the amendments were taken up in
the regular order.
+. w. Roberts of Missouri proposed al
amendment providing that the racing board
provide amateur and professional national
chmp;onship events at the legue meet, the
rces to be the same III number, etc. 1t was
adopted.
Mr. Cooke of Rhode Island proposed an
amendment that in the event of contested
election in any division il must be referred
first to the division rights and privileges
committee and, in case of an appeal. be
carried to the national rights and privileges
committee Adopted.
Mr. WEIGH OF North California. moved
to take up and adopt the amendment OF
". S. Roberts. TO add 10 article ", Sec
ton Z. that the racing board shall grant
sanctions for race meetings TO he held on
Sunday in divisions where the board of d.
rectors shall adopt a resolution permitting
the same; the resolution 10 be subject to
revocation az any time by the board OF Of
ficers fling the same. Mr.. Welch said that
in California Saturday was the busiest day
of the week and Sunday was the only day
at liberty TO the masses for enjoyment.
Other amusements were sanctioned. and
why not wheeling?
3ir. Monaghan OF South California said
that while he was not opposed 70 Sunday
racing m GENERAL -,rirrioIes h did moi -