The San Francisco call., 1909-05-28
TIR[MfN ACCEPT
Open CHALLENGE
Representatives of the Fisk and
Goodyear Makes Send
Acceptance
Ask the Diamond Company TO
Divide the Different
Classes
By r. r. PHOMMEDIEU

1t is evident that there has been
misunderstanding among tire dealers
concerning the proposed tire changing
contest that was scheduled to take
place during the "a hour endurance
run and which was called off by the
committee of tiremen who had been
requested to handle the event by the
runs and tours committee of the deal
ers' association. 1t was reported by
the runs and tours committee when
the contest was abandoned that the
reason for such action was tnat the
time was too short to prepare ior
contest and entries We're not forthcom-
ing. 1t is evident from tHe challenge
issued by the Diamond rubber company
that it is desirous of participating in
such contest. The challenge, how
ever. seems to contain a joker, as may
be seen by the following letter, which
has been forwarded to {. b. Mathew
son of the Diamond company by A Z.
Leonard representing the Goodyear tire
and rubber company:
I'VE note in this mornings paper
your challenge to any tire company to
enter in a contest against your de-.
mountable, detachable and clincher
rims Knowing that the Goodyear tire
and rubber company makes the quick
est and most simple detachaDle rin'
but do not make demountable Wneei,
il brings to our attention the fact that
you have very wisely worded your
challenge making it necessary Tor
competitor to enter with demountapie'
detachable and clincher rims
I'VE beg to advise that the Goodyear
tire and rubber company was one OF
nj n enter the tire
obsns;np contest scheduled for May
so. also that the Diamond rubber COM
nanv was not one Of the three AS
iocaI commemorative for the Goodyear
datacbable rim. | herewith challenge
any tire company represented on .he
Pacific coast to Il tire changing cohlesl
on detachable rims, either on demon
strating stand. or, as the pupilc woulu
nrefer to see. on the wheels OF car
t-bicb is in use every day We are
willing to back the Goodyear detach-
able rim against any detachaDle rim
made for the money, sport, or Tor Just
tba mare fun OF the contest our iac-
torv has sold 1s0, 600 Goodyear detach-
abIe rims this year, three tunes hoIe
+bar ALI of the American detacnaDle
rim factories combined, and IL wouio
he a pleasure for US TO demohslialo
the cause of this demand Friend Ma
fhaWS0n
To the challenge of the Goodyear rep
resentative came a letter from George
E. Johnson Pacific coast manager OF
the Fisk rubber company Johnson
writes: The challenge of the DIAMOND
rubber company that has appeared In
tbe press sounds very effective from
sporting standpoint, but when 1t is con-
sidered shows that it is one that can
not be accepted, as 1t is Impossible Tor
MS to comply with the conditions they
propose. If the representatives OF the
diamond rubber company are really
looking for sport and wish to entertain
and instruct the public, we Will accept
their challenge so far as it affects the
demountable rim class, which will leave
other makers who build rims to accept
the quick detachable and clincher part
of the challenge, as we do not build
these rims and could not be expected
to exploit any particular make for the
proposed contest. We were willing
from the start TO participate If the rules
gave all an equal chance. both from a
sporting and business point of view"
THE automobile enthusiasts and
dealers along automobile row are still
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