Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-12
NO SUNDAY BICYCLE RACING.
twelve States soildiy for, and Twelve
Against; the Others Divided-hut
the Vote Was Close

st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. II After three
DAYS of hard work, the national assem-
bly, of the League OF American Wheel
men, tonight finally adjourned, after
one of the most notable sessions ever
held by that body. The nll-important
question of local option in the matter
of Sunday racing was again defeated
an amendment providing that state di-
visions be granted the right TO deter
mine for themselves whether or not
Sunday bicycle racing should be per
mitted being voted down by but six
votes. President Potter voted for The
amendment.
The divisions voting solidly in favor
of the amendment We're Colorado. Dis
trict of Columbia, Florida, Illinois. In
diana. Kentucky, Massachusetts, MIN
nesota, Missouri. North Carolina, ONO
Tennessee.
The divisions unanimously against
the amendment were Connecticut Della
ware, Iowa. Kansas. Maine, Nebraska,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, South
Carolina, South Dakota. Texas, WIS
consn.
Maryland cast vote for, against:
Michigan for. against; New York
G2 for, against; Pennsylvania Tor ~
against: Rhode Island 1 for, against.
Thirty-two amendments were as
posed OF during the day In various
WAYS, Some were Indefinitely post
noned or withdrawn, while four were
defeated: among the more important OF
those adopted were the following:
Article 3 of the constitution, new
section inserted to read NO e-No
professional shall be eligible TO entry
in any omen race run under the rules
7 nf American WhgpllnNU
unless he is registered with the racing
board"
Article 8, section 10, substitute:
CONTESTANTS at meets closed 10 col
lege or to any number Of colleges FORM
ing an intercollegiate meet may Tor
these meets he only governed by the
amateur rules of the intercollegiate
association of amateur athletics Of
America"
Article 8, section 8. was amended by
striking out the word "Wheeelmen.'
Other amendments adopted provlned
for the payment of $500 a year as com
pensation to Chairman Mott of the ma
tionai racing beard. ana declaring that
hereafter no sanctions would be given
for any six-day continuous racing un-
less the riders be compelled to take AT
least two hours rest out OF every
twenty-four.
Resolutions were adopted fixing the
registration fee for professionals at ~
per year. calling on the national gov
eminent to push the demand on the
Turkish government for the prompt
payment of $4,000 indemnity to the
mother of Frank Il. Lenz,the Pittsburg
member of the l.. A. w. who was muir
dered In Turkish territory while on II
tour of the world: favoring the passage
by Congress of the hill for the appoint
ment of commission to view the
roads in the national forest reserve OF
Yosemite valley, In California, ana re-
port TO the next session OF Congress the
hest location for "A road through that
reservation.
n. c. BOTHER of Milwaukee intro
duced the following resolution, when
was warmly indorsed by prominent
men in the league. and finally adopted:
"Resolved, That the executive com
nittcc of the l.. A. w. be Instructed To
investigate the feasibility OF turning
over to some other organization OF
body the control of racing, and to re.
port its results at the next national
assembly"
This concluded the work Of the as
sembly. which adjourned sine die.