Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14
CYCLING GOSSIP.

good many amateurs who were made pro :
fessionals will be restored to their former
standing. What the League of American
W heeimen has done may in this particular
instance be unGonc, and the ground upon
which this step will be taken will most
likely be the unfair rules of the league as
compared with the rules of other organza-
tons to which it is affiliated. The matter
will be brought before the next meeting of
the National Cycling Association, which
Will be held next week in New York CITY,
and some action will undoubtedly be taken
The new organization will start in work
with practically clean slate. Everything
Will be new, so far as racing is concerned,
and only records made under the rules of
the new association will he counted. This
has been regarded as the best plan, and
shows the determination of the new officials
to clean the sport and place 1t on level
by itself, a position it is rightly entitled to
in the estimation OF the public, the racing
men and the race promoters. All records
made previously to the organization of the
association will not be officially noticed.
Very few of the riders Will object to this
plan, as it is an incentive for them to ride
fast to establish new records.
In the matter of the reinstatement of
amateurs the situation is looked at in this
light. Under the former league rules an
amateur could not receive assistance from
any person. II he happened to borrow
Wheel from d picS'Ie dealef mat Iact maze
nm a III subject Tor transfer to the pro-
fessional class, according to the invariable
RUE OIL MI Mott. II he received assistance
from outside sources, such as training help
ana expenses, or car rare 10 race IN a DIS
tant city, he was liable to be transferred,
This rule would have worked without any
variation had The league entire control of
the racing game, but being affiliated with
the Amateur Athletic Union and the Inter
COLLEGIATE
OF those organizations We're observed to
large extent. In this the trouble crops
out. Under the rules of either of the two
iauer-named organizations a rider could
train and be allowed liberties that the
league itself would never sanction. For in
stance, his training expenses and all Incl
Gen;als could be paid and likewise his
fare to any place in the country where his
club or college desired to have him race.
Under this condition of affairs it was an
incentive for a simon pure amateur to be-
long to either of the above-named athletic
organizations, but there We're a good many
amateurs who could not avail themselves
of the opportunity.
1t has happened, and a striking illustra-
ton is furnished in this city where an am
ateur was made a professional for accept
ing training expenses, or for letting his car
fare be paid. The cause of the wholesale
transfer of local amateurs into the pro-
feSsional class last June was due to this
fact. The amateurs went over to Balt-
more to pace A c. Moran iii his match race
with r. l., French, and because their fare
between the two cities was paid by an out
side party they became professionals.
There was no appealing from the decision
Of the chairman Of the racing board of the
league and the riders were forced to COM
pete as nrofessiOnaIS or else not ride nj ALL
All but two or three continued to ride in
the new class. while the others kept from
the track in homes of having their cases
brought before the national assembly of the
league, which meets in February at Provi-
daE,e p and q reinstatement secured
To them Mr. Mott extended hone for the
ACCOMPLISHMENT of this However, il seems
as thoiteh the reinstatement if il occurs AT
all comes loo late as another bodv will he
in active control of cycle racing, bv that
t;ne
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