Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-03

luck Many faint hearted people ana
those who ava not appreciate the fitua-
ton considered that RI heavy blow for
the hopes " the outlaws" na We have
been termed A. matter % fact. the
!. G. a. had no other course open na
matters then stood but 10 promise 20
stand faithfully BY the ltarue. which
Il an nfniiattd member Of the inlcfna-
tlonni body when, however, the n. g.
4. has conclnaiyey demonstrated that
Il has complete control VI the racing
situation In the United states. there will
be but one " two thiuEa icii 90 be- done.
Either tho league officials VIII have 20
acknowledge tho situation, which will
b. the more rrncrful part and inform
the I. &, A. that Il has given up In favor
OF III rival or the T. e. a. will Boz forced
20 ask the league 20 rcccdo from ~ I'M
tonlhlu position.
The Canadian whcrlmon'H nrsoein-
tion officials are practical business mru.
and they Will not allow the l.. a, W. Go
wreck their worlds championship meet
at Montreal neat August when they bee
that hlt the fastest professional riders
in the United states VIII Doc barred tom
entry unless the y. G. a. be- ackn1wl-
edged.
There 10 ailll another point on Witch
base my conviction ~ the rugrefH ~
ths y. q. A., ana u o. one which has
been overlooked by the majority Of pro-
pie WHOM tho professionals made The
break from The league control nt Trfn.
ton last fan, rood many Of the riders
were rather anxious lest hrlr action
might be- comtrurd by the mnnufnHur.
crH who1c wheels they were under con'
tract 10 ride nH good cause ior breaking
their agreements and refusing 60 pay
them their salaries. Fome dld have In
terylewH with their employers In regard
20 the nunir ana the result was that a.
Gar aH I am aware not one man was
told that he must ride under l.. a, ",
control % ho wished 10 retain hiH mount
ana SALARY. ~ an o. very aiEnincant
straw when biz manufacturer %
wheels like The spaldinE ilroH,. whose
wheel ride think tho ~, G. a. hnH 80
much the Ssttor ~ tho argument that
they DO not Nlpulnt6 that $50 shall ride
under the oli management.
n had adhered Co my oHr.nal rba0-
tuition, 1 should have been in Europe by
this time. ~ here I had INTENDED 60 30 an
my racing this season. There were two
] reasons which kopt me from carrying
out my original purpose one was that
I thought it hardly uEht Co.. desert tho
boys iu thoir nrht ZOE their RIGHTS this
| HraaOn. especially uH was Instrumental
] IN Inducing several 90 cast lu their hoe
] with the "nutlawH" no Trenton last IAN.
| besides which 1 am president of tho
| American Racing cyclists union. tho
| league % rnrns mon formed az that
| time My othur reason fur remaining In
/ this country wna Go certain r1itut
[ pride. ! wanted t1 prove tho niHity M
"a number ut stories which we're sent
east whom ] was fHylns at San FfhuclH-
| eco lnsi winter Those dope" stories
wer1 20 the OBJECT that { was dlHsIpat-
iut was pluus.ur heavily on che turf
aud altogether was fast becoming a
physical wreck Any one yh1 hos seen
/ mo recently v.ll hardly credit the above
statements
hy uniY courHe Co prove thglr HhHufd-
ity. however. WINS a. ride against 5000
mon ana by beating them clnoh my
titlo 20 the championship Tor tho nuh
consecutive year ! shall follow the a.
] e.. a, cIrguit Cor part OF th9 season