Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-24
Local Amateur Cyclists to Lose
Their Standing.
CHAIRMAN MOTT has TIE EVIDENCE
The Case of Fred Schade Under
Consideration.
LIKELY TO BE TROUB BILE

track have ridden their last race in this
city members of that class of riders.
Chairman Albert Mott of the League Of
American Wheelmen, who was in the city
yesterday acting referee for the national
circuit meet at International Park, declares
that with very few exceptions every anna
teur racing man in ths District will be
transferred to the professional class before
the expiration Of another week The czar
of the racing board declares he has had
enough evidence in hand to turn the pien
pro" for some time past, and has let them
eff as long he intends. The transferral
of Al Moran is but the beginning of a
wholesale disruption of the ranks of the
local wheelnen who fight for honor thu
board track.
Lee Counselman. the middle-distance
champion of the District, who has yet to be
defeated, and who is one of the most pcpu-
lar amateurs in this section, will urn pro-
fessiopal next Tuesday night. when he goes
to Baltimore to assist in pacing Fred Sims
of this city, who has taken on match
with Cissac, a fast middle-distance profess
sionaL The winner of the Cissac-Sims race
will be matched against Jay Eaton the for
mer indoor king, and now member of the
middle-dstance ranks. 1t is than proposed
that CounSelman snail make his debut in a
match race with Eaton Counselman's race
will be pulled off not later than two weeks
from Tuesday. Lee will prove a great loss
10 the amateur ranks of the country at
large There will virtually be 10 amateurs
in the District by the time he goes over.
Counselman will be under the management
of Jack Prince, ths race meet promoter,
who intends opening a track in this city at
a not far-dstant date.
Fred. Schade's Case.
Fred Schade. that fast and invincibIe lit
tie rider who for many years has been al
most idolized in this city and in his native
state of Virginia, as well as on the tracks
of the north, where he has raced many
times and is as we'll known as any bicycle
rider in the country, is also to leave the
amateur ranks and next week will see
him racing in the professional class, or not
at all. Chairman Mott says he has Fred's
case under consideration. 1t is more than
likely that Schade will be turned profess
sional, however, on his own request. that
he may continue to race with his old rivals
and chuns and also take his place among
the great professional riders of the country.
If Schade goes over into the fast class an
effort will be made to bring him and Tom
Cooper together for match race, to be
run in three heats of one mile each, on the
track offering the largest purse. Schade
has recently graduated from the law de-
partment of Georgetown University and
has had TIE degree of bachelor of law
conferred upon him. 1t is possible. there
fore, that with his advent into the profess
sional class he will give up the track for
good and all and devote himself to further
study and the practice of law. Schade has
been the central figure of amateur racing
in Washington since he first went on the
track in 1874. During the four years that
have followed he has won a national repu-
tation, many championships and innumer-
able races here. 1t will be source of
much regret to his many friends to see
him go over and they may make fight for
his reinstatement.
E l.. Wilson, last years District cham
pion and one of the very best of the racing
stock in Washington. will be turned next
week. according to Mr.. Mott. The other
riders who will fall under the swing of Mr..
Motifs constituencies Ratchet will probably
be Bayard Wrenn. Harry Dodge, Griffin
Halstead, c. j. Mueller. II. Il. Greer, X. E.
Cause George E. Smith and Pfttman. Mr..
Mott is as yet undecided in the cases OF
Reddington Harrington. Fister. Brearley
and some of the lesser lights. If there Is
any chance for it, however. he Will turn
the men professional for the racing board
is strict in ever sense of the word.
The havoc this wholesale transfer VIII
wreak in tine LEGAL amateur ranks car he
imagined The interest heretofore centered
in the amateurs will be transferred with
the men to the professional class There
will still be excellent racing in Washing
ton and rivalry as of old. but the men will
have Joined the ever increasing ranks of
the professionals. and will leave behind a
class that is rapidly being depleted through
the strict Interpretation Of amateur rules
by the national racing board. The novice
class will compose the local amateur con-
fin.ent from hencefOrWard.