Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-04

going 20. and that we would not ride
l. a. w. again
rrhon came The PHILADELPHIA race
meet l.. A. w., with $50 ns nrat
rrizc. Tho manager wanted uH Co
ride We wanted hlm 60 run che meet
outlaw iic would not and Hut Tom
uuuor and bile brothers Fwnk and
Sat to ro l.. a vs. again and RIDE not.
wiihrnndiur their compact with ua.
The Huilefn won. Iheh hl iai iimoi,
-imIiar thing happened The Butt
"When the Maison square races
wrrn fu De- run inHf winter iho Hut.rfH
came Co uH tO 600 hnrk into th0 ~ q.
A We didn't want Goo iot them ride. but
tUuy Ur.miHed tu give ua their ulIogi-
nuDe. and Wo TOOK iheu Zoo again with.
out uuy fines. The ucHa were run. ana
che uuticH won most uf The money
ADMITS LOSS or MONEY.
about thnt time we began to think
$50 bad tha H. q w. beaten. Sat Butt
lrr. Wc heard. was going back tu The
iHHrur. We wrote him. but Doc won't
back. and Hu asa bio bruthofralil tHk-
gn back into the league ngaln without
payment of amy unrH The io1Eue of-
fUH0d uH remission ul Che aggregate Of
500 fines nEuluHt ua and % bonus NJ
1900 TO come back but We didn't nc-
ospt
"wo have iort moncy-that tll admit.
Uut che battle o. practically won. The
l. A. vs.. VIII give up racing ln Fchru-
Hry AZ fur Che renegade. Taylor lH
Indefinitely Huguend 1-he cannot ret
into he n g. a upon any terms Sat
Butler In iu o. llke nK Frank uutler has
re- nuo of 500 outstanding against him
and Tom one of tl0u u u not true
that Taylor De- faster than the rgat "
uH. ii0 did not once win upon o. board
0r cement track against the best riders
though hr lld win un poorer tructH
nm uut knocking Tayllrf udlnT be-
can ride n bicycle 100 rifht I DO not
coy This about him because De- o. black.
either
"onr organization aH tho National Cy.
cling Aasuci1uUn was perfected 200 Jan.
uHrg uiupnfH elected dlHtrlrU mapped
Out and the active campaign Tor fnu
season begun. We DO not intend 90 alive
up. ln tho East We have things prHr-
ucaily our own way and DO not think
There WIN BE- racing under the L. a. w.
another year"
STATEMENT or GERLAcH
r. W Oerlach. chairman of the L..
\. W. racing board makes che follow.
lur statement Co. the Tim a-tleul1.
Nothing haa triusplfed tl nIte cause to
mo many claims being made that tho
J.. a. vs. would raiInqu.Hh tu. govern.
mHut ui ,stir ffclug The L. a. w.
through iU racing board ur stated lu
iH rules. Facts uH governing body
DHtnhliHhHH rules Cor en- conduct HuI
government Of trlck races. or.friasa De-
powers to prevent fraud nr Imposition
upon The public and 90 enforce the mu.
tull obligations OF promoters nud rae
lur mem"
Tho purpose Of the l. A. W lu the
sport iH solely Tor tho development and
welfare uf tho snort undHr itf rHv-
rruWtnt riders may become champions
lu re- country, ana by reason OF ItH ann.
lntluu with the National CYrUatr nHsus
citation may become recognized cham
piunH VI the world Mnnifcstly DO hnu
DO financial interest ln racing. Hun.
dre1H of IT, members have devoted an.
rtlntcdly time aud efforts in the hope
uf perrotuntlnr cycle racing uH r. clean
ana honest sport Not many years ago
professional rdorH were maintained
ana employed by manufacturers 90 ud-
NoruHe their wares The reduction lu
the price of bicycles had made ID lm.
possible for The manufacturers 90 con-
| unun this form ~ advertisement
| Thertupon the professional riders were
nhliFcd 90 rely upon their WINNINGS and
Mrrr dependent upon their own TuccUsH
Under these conditions many riders
were Obliged 10 adopt methods tho hon.
| tHiN OF which was Questionable in ORE
der 60 make "a possible Tor them 90 con.
unuc Becoming dissatisfied with the
safeguards placed upon racing the l.
public, number of riders saw nt Co
organize Tor the purpose 0f conducting
races not under the government co.
mhIiHhnd By the l.. q. W.
Unfortunately however, this uruuu-
lrhtun became Involved or dependent
upon tho financial success uf racing.
rather than the purity and honesty "a
Che sport. ~ affords un opportunity flr
/ promoters who hnd been hluckllstcd By
[ the l.. a. W. Tor u0upHymcnt of prices
or other infmctiuuH uf tho rules 10 fa.
/ turn 60 the conquest Tor gnlu. nH wyll
I uH un opportunity Tor riders who had
been suspended Cor unfair and dlahln.
coz dealing 90 again compete. Such
urstuizatlun was uf course excluded
from participation ln rho recognized
state, national and worlds champion
ship contests Tho season at present ls
I practically oyor ind by Tar the ma
| inr|ty uf meets conducted by such ore
! uulzltlon have been financial failures
| owing 90 the lack NJ public confidence.
The unsuccessful season. uH compared
| with the many ruccnHHful seasons when
| mo- organization existed which Wus op.
l posed Ga L. a, W. control and govern
| mpnt, seems "a flrclhlr argument la
/ favor 81 the continuance NJ control M
| racing by the L. a. W. The repeated
stories circulated by such organization
60 tho erect that the l., A. W.. would
/ rcllnquish control ~ absolutely unwnr-
fantod and Incorrect, The national as.
numhly uf the l., a, W. which meets
| annually 90 elect officers and revise the
! constitution, n the only body which can
| decide that question. The question has
been discussed Tor years past. and each
time the sentiment NJ the assembly was
/ overwhelmingly opposed 90 the uhun-
! dunmpnt uf the control of racing. Two