The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-27
TO SEND CYCLE RIDERS TO VIENNA.
Move TO Establish an American Cy-
Gle Team Branch in Savannah.

Move 20 Establish an American Cy-
Gle Team Branch in Savannah.
Efforts are being made to form a branch
Of the American Cycle Team Association
IN savannah, for the purpose of promot-
ing races with the object of raising funds
10 send team of American bicycle riders
10 Vienna next summer to represent this
country in the worlds championship meet
ms which win be held in August.
Inc organization is composed of the
Y1ters on cycling for the leading daily
ana weekly papers of the United States
and The Plan, as outlined by Dixie Hines
american representative of the Journal
ues sports, the French sporting daily and
one OF the o4ginators of the plan, is to
oi'lue the country into divisions, each dl
vision having head where the semi
"aS OF the races run in the different
'ilts VIII be run, the winners of the
Sg'l'-lnal in turn riding in the final in
w" YORK, where the last race will be
'1i, ana where the team will be selected
our plan," said Mr.. Hines, in discuss
n7 lAe question, sis to have a race, we
"'' gay in Savannah, where the winners
1le amateur and professional mic
80 VIII accept in lieu of prizes, then
@p'NSes io and from New Orleans, where
me southern district Headquarters will
w. Ihese men will have their expenses
r'.t 20 New Orleans, where they will COM
g li another race, which will be COM
u ''e" OF riders who have likewise won
"' ., races IN the different Southern cities
, ,I's 'lStrict The men winning these
r ~ turn will have their expenses
n pii, TO New York, where the great final
n '1 oe uh' and these winners will be tie
81 'eled to uphold the American col
,ba Y-dnSt the world at Vienna, where
L Noid championship will be held
-''Leiica was the originator of the Inter
ygt Cyclists Association, under
VIII, auspices the worlds championship
renr... held, and yet it has had only one
nv riNaeuldtiVe in these races since they
retn "n IN Chicago during the World s
r,.i. america stands pre-eminent as a
a5 country, and she has men with
IN IKE speed to show their rear wheel
uLe oes' men in Europe.
IN a. year the championships were run
In tb~-so", and the mile race was won
Ma i'e minutes, while the slowest race
or nave had for many months is 2:3O
frs, ,'''' edpouts. and that is of most in
far .l occurrence. The average time
,op Ina Iuer races during the entire sea-
Til '' -lo and for professionals 2:l1
fer. 0"a now much better men we have
ro,n.t.li nan they have abroad. and vet.
l5,.. rt9, halng these advantages. we
team, 'ied 10 make any effort to send a
co.In+r.,. oau' The newspaper men of this
This - however, have already taken IN
and r."n ana are pushing it with vim.
Nsc. %"en the grand final comes off In
De- r olN' about the first of July. 1t will
Mon most representative field of cham
togstr,a.ers that have ever been gotten
lo-,...- Ialrman of the racing board is an
fno,t-ooly member of the organization pro-
The 1uese races, and the treasurer of
The -osue OF American Wheelmen is also
ly ea9u fer of this organization. Near
Sat.. important city in the United
from - rom New Orleans to Buffalo. and
and lon TO San Francisco are in It.
Ssvsr- an working hard for it's success.
cent.r.' one of the foremost cycling
cuto Vi the South, should not be left
s,st ne districts into which the United
Rastoa'e divided are as follows:
Ke,.po Distfict-Boston, Springfield.
proysj worcester, Manchester, Lowell,
Bedford re- Portland, Bridgeport. New
'Ib,'cuse, Erie. -s"0''s''
pi.tsG'lSeal District = Philadelphia,
Wiz. Tra S baltimore, Washington, Nash
piaina,ilS9 rk Distrct-New York, Newark
Indiano, Paterson, Jersey city.
loils Observation-Disclosures JEFF