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century in Buffalo September It'll, and
his physician refused to allow him to
continue. Edwards case has been the
more remarkable in tina. he did not diet
or train with any particular severity.
In speaking Of the length Of cranks
a prominent dealer says: "A fact
which does not appear to have been
grasped by those who embark on the
troubled sea of discussion Of crank
length is, that the width of tread plays
a by no means unimportant part In the
question. Any one who devotes time
to careful experiment on the subject
Of crank length will, I think, quickly
find that long crank does not go we'll
with wide tread. Indeed, / myself
have often noticed that length OF
crank which was not too long on
road racer with narrow tread was quite
out of the question for comfortable
riding on a comparatively wide-treaded
full roadster. Immediately after the
tread is widened the rider feels that
the crank which did nicely on the ma
chine with tread narrower to the eX-
tent Of half an inch or SO becomes Of
noticeable length-too much so, in fact.
The reason why this should be will, I
think, be apparent to the reader if he
lifts his foot up and down when
straight underneath him and again
when he has thrust it outward some
distance. The further apart the feet
are working the more noticeable the
discomfort of the rider. 1t is. however,
we'll to remember the fact when pur-
chasing new machine, and if the
tread of it is narrower than the old
mount it will do no harm to have
cranks of slightly greater length than
was formerly the case"
New York Tribune: The rebellion of
the professional riders against the
League of American Wheelmen contin-
ues to be a lively topic of conversation
among cyclists and the enthusiastic
followers of racing The attitude of
the officials Of the league in the face
Of the position taken by the professional
riders is considered peculiar n many
quarters. From President Potter and
Chairman Mott of the Racing Board
down to the chief consuls Of the differ
ent State divisions the utmost uncon-
Germ appears to prevail They treat
the matter as they did the uprising of
the racing men on the Pacific Coast,
apparently thinking that the riders will
have all they want to do to control
themselves before another season comes
around. The movement is not unlike
that of the brotherhood rebellion among
the players of the National Baseball
League several years ago, and those
who remember the outcome of that
fight are Of the opinion that the result
will be the same in the case Of the
professional bicycle riders. The ball
players found that playing the games
and managing the finances at the same
time were little beyond their ability,
and after a disastrous season Of six
months they were glad enough to get
back to the old conditions. Possibly the
cycle racing men may be better organ
lied, but 1t is the general opinion that
they are not. Many Of the most promi-
nent officials in the league believe that
the organization should give up the
control Of racing, and they have been
Of that opinion for a long time They
argue that the racing problem has
caused other league work to take a
back seat in measure, and for that
reason the best interests Of the League
OF American Wheelmen can be served
by abandoning the racing game to those
who wish to control it, Others, who
are more inclined to fight Thea issue. say
that If the League Of American Wheel
men had voluntarily abandoned the
sport, 1t would have been all right, but
to have the riders get out and throw
down the gauntlet Of defiance is a lit
tie more than they looked for
London COntario) Free Press: It is
reported that a few makers have ar