Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-23
CURRENT SPORT Talk
Prospects Good For Interest in
Bicycle Racing to Be Re-
vived This Season.
Manufacturers to Put Racing
Teams on Tracks--Collegiate
Chess Talk.
Gossip OF the Golfists--News in
the Various Lines OF
Sport.
+ the important announcements

! One of the important announcements
of the week in sporting circles aud more
particularly TO cycling circles. Was that
made by the American Bicycle Com
spanv. which viii foster that sport this
year by hiring racing teams to5make all
the large circuit meets Of the country.
lsIi seems that perhaps bike riding is TO
! he revived ard il IS a We'll known fact
THAT the spirit has waned considerably
during the PAS few years. consequently
nothing in the past three Years has cree
lated 50 much Of a sensation IN cycling
Iscireles as this announos nesst Of the
great bicycle trust. I is distinct re-
turn 10 the customs a several years
ago. when Eddis Bald and several other
EAR perfornasrs on he track drew ma =
lnsiicent salaries and had their expenses
Iipaid by a manufacturer Of bicycles.
4 Baid Il that tiiae WAS champion and
/ was the winner Of m1st of the brig
purses. He really did not need To get
I anything from the makers Of the wheel
| he rode, bur there We're many other
men, speedy and powerful who were
iiiivaling Bad, They had the champions
i ship bee n their bnnnets and All Of
Them We're receiving Iay from Il manu-
lSfaeturer whose wheel they rode This
guarantee of expenses ard d living en-
abled the ambitious riders ID go about
( thu country and compete in races of all
kinds and thu consequence Was that
4 promising n@n got experience and
I came out as stars Then followed the
sGlrry Of competition in cyoss. niafiaifac-
ltu.e and the inevitable tir,ip Ia prices.
1 The makers felt compelled 10 econanlizs.
land ou..sof the first things they did wa
~ eat off the support Of racing seams.
I CisS;eloysed f,5m promising amateurs
s,ere left il shift for theraselves Ths
! purses III S;,il ana site offsrss. wsrt. MOI
ttiSugll Is rs around am, tlls mi, wtl.,
were oriiy second Or tliss r;,ttsrs We're
forced out1f the game Ii IS sxi,erisi "a
i Il. frav.-l across the .sss,r.4y f,,li,s,ytta.s
Il ne circuit NTH extra i5als.i,sss r. at, .
fcinl III bicycie ,.isfsss ana a hieh
ipriosd trairer and tr.ag!ssger second
6r third place prize Sc SIS ey.s,v nsNs
Hand then does moi nav fer ii. I5ilriissr IN,
/ past few vears. However. the raci,sa
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4 could win ard 5as e1iff.,s, re-
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eeuduet ~ the annual Christmas tour
nanent for the college championship ii
& conjunction With DR.. Casweli, Of VAR
i the originator OF the event A hanasomi
s trppfly has been offered for this wear.
). international contest. 1t consists Of al
oval Shield. crowned by a coat OF arm
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