Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-19
FOR SUNDAY RACING.
The Question Likely TO Cause a
Schism Among Cyclists.
THE WEST WILL TAKE THE LEAD
BY Rejecting the sunday Amendment of
the National Assembly Of
Whe, linen.

CHICAGO, Feb. l9.-rho Tribune
says:
A divorce OF the League OF Amori.
can Wheeimen from cycle racing
before the close Of the present year Is
possible.
Such campaign VIII BIS carried on
by racing men throughout the couu.
try. The racing men themselves will
welcome the movement now ON foot
and will Join suoh movement when
the time shali arrive. The tracs
owners will be parties TO the move
ment when 1t la demonstrated to them
that 1t Ia for their interests that success
be met with. The West will be leaJers
in the separation through the rejection
OF the Sunday racing amendment by
the national assembly.
California delegates to the assembly
have Issued an address to the people
defining their position.
Denver is on record in favor OF Sun
day racing, New Orleans advocates
the same anu Texas is unit for II;
and Missouri ia in line for the move.
ment.
The California associated cycling
clubs Will assume the control OF the
sport on the coast.
The National Cycling association
now formed In the East will be asked
to strengthen Itself by the addition OF
all the tracks In the country which
can be secured and other organizations
Will be aeked to ally Themselves. The
American League OF Racing cyclists,
formed in '94, ami dormant for some
years, will now, 1t SCENE, be revived
ana TeOTghnlzsd, ana will form as
many OF the 1000 men ns possible
into an organization, national in its
scope. When ine track owners aud
the racing leaders have thoroughly
organized for the control Of the sport,
the American League of racing
cyclisls will nave nlao been perfected.
An alliance between the two bodies
will be the outcome, the racing Gdvo.
cates say, anu the new body VIII issue
the sanctions instead Of the L.. A. W.,
anu will issue the bulletins anu con.
troll the sport as 1t is being controlled
now, but in greater sympathy with the
interests OF cycling racing. Mr.. Webb,
member OF the racing board from Cal
iiorpia, ami Mr.. Fuller, proniDsnt
cyclist rom tho corsi, arc In this city
stopping at the Auaiturium. Mr..
Korfigan, chief consul Of the northern
division OF California Is still In the
east and will eudeavor to arrive at
some understanding with President
Potter of the League OF American
Wheelmen regarding the appointment
OF racing board and the Sunday
racing question. II Potter remains
obdurate all the Californians, 1t is said,
are IN favor OF getting out o: the order.
There are, however, many cyclists
who have no sympathy with the Sun
day racing contingent and can see no
good reason why cycle racing cannot
be conducted Oh tue same lines In the
west as 1t is here, where the sentiment
is almost unanimously against 1t, the
associated cycling clubs of Chicago
take an attitude ia opposition 10
road racing.
Although there is a strong feeling
in regard to the separation from the
league among certain membere, the
more CONSERVATIVE wheelmen are
against IL as they ray 1t would GER
talniy put the character OF the sport
on much lower grade.