Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-16
BnItimOre-Second Innir
Bowling Analysis.
L. A. w. AND A. A. U.
The Articles Signed by the two
Powerful Athletic R0diea

| A new alliance between the Amateur
Athletic Union and the League Of Ameri-
| can Wheelmen has just been signed and
will go into effect al once.
The alliance was prepared by Albert
Mott, ex-chairman of the racing board, L.
A. w, representing President Potter of the
| l.. A. W., and President Mcmillan of the
| A. A. U.
The signing of this alliance effectuaIly
siencas all reports of i'll feeling and prob
ably war between these two powerful ath-
| letic bodies.
The new alliance is much stronger than
the old one, and many points that caused
trouble in the old alliance are now clearly
set forth. The new alliance strengthens
both organizations.
1t reads as follows:
l. All cycling events in championship or
ether open meetings of the A. A. u or its
associations or clubs shall be given under
the rules of the l.. A. W., and all athletic
events in any meeting, given under the
sanction of the L. A. W., shall be held I'M
der the rules Of the A. A. U.
2. Charges against any cyclist or athlete
shall be tried by the party to this alliance
having Jurisdiction, except that an A. A. U.
cyclist shall be tried by a committee of
three, one of whom shall be named by the
A. A. u. one by the L. A. W., and the
third member by the two so chosen; pro-
vided that the accused shall, within twenty
days after the receipt of such charges, sub
nit to the racing board proof of his A A.
U. membership and claim trial by such
committee.
3. No athletic games, meetings, benefits
or entertainments. which include are
held In connection with a cycling event or
events. shall be sanctioned or recognized
by the A A. U. or by any of its associa-
tons in any case where sanction for such
cycling event or events shall have been or
shall be withheld or refused by the l.. A.
W.. and in all cases where such athletic
games, meetings. benefits or entertain
ments shall have been or shall be inadver1-
emily sanctioned or recognized, the sane
ton or recognition thereof shall be forth
with Cancelled and annulled. No cycling
event which is included in or run in con-
rection with any program of athletic
games, meetings, benefits or entertain
Ilents. shall be sanctioned or recognized
by the L. A. w. in airy case where sane
tion or recognition of such games meet
1ngs, benefits or entertainments shall have
been or shall be withheld or refused by the
A. A. U. or by any of it's associations. and
In every case where such cycling event or
events snail nave been or shall be inadvert-
emily sanctioned or recognized by the l.. A.
W., sch sanction shall be forthwith can
celed and annHl1ed.
| 4. The League of American WheeImen
snail annually. or at such time and for
such periods as it may deem advisable. an
point delegate. who shall act with and
constitute one Of the board of governors
OF the A-A.U., and shall have vote upon
al queStloIts corning DeI0re the said board,
and right TO sit upon committees and
take part in all the actions thereof, as
fully as members Of said board elected
from the several associations Of the AA.U.
o; the A.A.U. shall designate represen-
tative to the Law, who shall become a
member OF the national assembly of the
Law. and who shall be appointed as an
ADVISORY member Of the racing board CT
the Law, and to whom all matters an
pertaining to A.A.U. cyclists shall be re-
ferred before action is taken by the L. A.
w.
g. The Law. agrees that all registered
A-A.U. cyclists shall be granted the priv
ilege of competing more than 100 miles
from their homes or residences. and the
| rules of the A.A.U. regarding expenses
shall apply to said cyclists. providing, how
ever. that In all cases cyclists shall exhibit
a registration card Of the A.A.U. as proof
OF his right to these privileges
z. Each party to this alliance shall re-
spect and enforce all penalties of suspei,-
sion or disqualification inflicted by the other
party.
8: In case Of disagreement between the
Law. and the A.A.U. upon any point COW
cred by these articles. the same shah be