The times., 1898-10-16
earnestly supporting the league and a. |

earnestly supporting the league and de-
crying the movement of the riders
10 those who follow the sport closely
TINS Is the most interesting feature of
the cycle racing situation. since II a
now conceded that the riders have mo
possible chance OF being successful. and
the comments made upon 1t are fiattering
10 those VINO have at last opened their
YES 10 the true situation, and acknowI-
sused that the government of cycle rae
ing py the league has been positively un-
selfish and just. in spite of contrary as
sertions In the past
Foreign support for the l.. A. w.
me hrst official action taken by the for
eign cycle bodies in the present fight be-
tween the League of American Wheel
men and the outlaws. came last week in
an oricial notice from Henry Sturney.
Oh coventry, England, honorary secretary
OF the International Cyclists AssocIa-
uon, wherein the international body i'm
poses suspension upon Percy Wheelock
and George Fuiford, the English pace
makers, who We're fined and suspended
py the League of American Wheelmen
for disorderly conduct.
Ihese men, together with n number of
others, were fined by the racing board for
indulging in profane language and OBJ
structing race meet at Washington some
time since. The riders were under con-
tract Iith the American Cycle cling As
ISOLATION. and when they We're suspended
this association gave its /. o. us to the
referee, covering the amount of the fines
imposed, and the pacemakers were allow
ed TO pace Taylor against Michael
1t seems that the /. o. us were not
met. however, and were only subterfuges
to hoodwink the L. A. W.. and the fines
were reimposed. and will stand until the
cash is forthcoming. Wheelock and Full
ford. in the meantime. returned to Eu-
rope, and Chairman Mott promptly wrote
to the international secretary with the
above result. This shows that the L. A.
W. will have the cooperation of all the
foreign bodies. an inestimable advantage
just at this time. as 1t prohibits the rid
ing of any suspended man on any foreign
track while under suspension.
The Opponents of the Outlaws.
1t Is a noticeable and notable fact
that the leading middle distance riders,
as well as those who have been longest
identified with the sport of cycle racing.
decry the effort that is now being made
to array the racing against the present
governing body.
SuCn fluerS as A A zimmerman. Jimmy
Michael. Eddie McDuffee, Harry Elkes,
Charlie Murphy, Clinton Coulter and Will
lie Windle. all declare that the racing
mems union will not last. They base their
assertion on the fact that others have
tried it before and have failed, and they
had better grounds than the present re-
gime. Incidentally they state the racers
of the present day have not as yet an
nounced their griyance against the
League of American Wheelmen, assum-
ing they have one.
II Is also notable fact that the lead
ing manufacturers and genuine sportsmen
men who are not identified with either
faction-declare that the racing men, with
their hot tempers. have made sad mis-
take and point to the even distribution
of money on the circuit since they as
sumed control as a suspicious circum-
stances They declare that the racing
men will be judged by their company.
when the racing men were engaged In
forming.
DIXIE HINES.