New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-16
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
Motorcycle and Bicycle Shake
Hands Over Good Roads.
PLENTY OF INDOOR GAMES
Sanctions Granted for Thirty Odd
Fixtures in the Next
Three Months.

The motorcycle and the bicycle shook
hands recently as an expression of com
mon interest in good roads The motor
cycle was represented by Fred I. Willis,
president of the Federation of American
Motor cyclists, and the bicycle by Horatio
S. Earl. president of the League Of Amer
lean Wheelmen, during the days OF the
leagues activity.
They met at the American Good Roads
Congress in Indianapolis. where both were
lending their influence toward promoting
better roads the country over. Until re-
Gently Mr.. Earl was state Highway Com
missioner of Michigan. and he has come
to be regarded a leading authority on
scientific road building. While he was
president of the l.. A. w. he began advo-
eating better roads and his organization
became power in that direction When
he retired from office he organized the
American Road Builders Association.
which is the organization that held the
good roads congress in Indianapolis
When Mr.. Earl found Mr. Willis putting
his eight-horsepower energy behind the
good roads movement. he took occasion to
commend the Federation of American
Motor cyclists publicly by saying:
THE number of n1otorcyclistS in the
country is rapidly increasing and the in
fiuence of the Federation of American
Motorcyclists in creating a sentiment for
better roads will be of great value to this
movement. In the old days the bicycle
was of course used almost exclusively for
pleasure, but the motorcycle is a real
utility and is used by physicians and bust
ness men generally. They compose class
of men whose advocacy of good roads
carries weight.
THE autcmobilist has before been busy
in this direction through his national or
ganization. and now with the notorcyclist
through the Federation Of American Motor
cyclists putting his shoulder to the wheel
we VIII soon be able to yank this big good
roads movement out of the mud
Indoor track games will follow each other
thick and fast from now until the last
vestiSe of winter has passed away Ac-
cording to Terence Farley, chairman of the
registration committee of the Metropolitan
Association of the Amateur Athletic Union
sanctions have been granted for the follow
ing fixtures:
December II. Sunday School Athletic
League, in Brooklyn: Public Schools Athletic
League games. Stuyvesant High School.
December 26. Essex County A A, Newark.
n. ]. December 81. 74th Regiment A. A,
Buffalo. and list Regiment A A, New
York City.
January ?, 18th Regiment a. A, Buffalo;
Yonkers Y. NJ. c. A. 'cross-country run at
Yonkers, and Great Neck Hill On W
Country Club, 'cross-country run. January
6, 65th Regiment \. A. Buffalo. January
Z. Xavier a. A, New York City. January
II. New York A c. swimming. New York
City. and Hudson Guild A A. New York
City January IS, Paulist A c. New York
City. January 49, New York Evening
Journal New York City January p,
Brooklyn Postof1ice clerks. Brooklyn. jan
uary IS. 18th Regiment A. A. Buffalo
February 8. 65th Regiment A. a, Buffalo.
February 4. Irish-American A c., New
York City. February s. Company B. LIST
Infantry, N G. n. Y, Bloomfield. y. J.
February 10. New York Caledonia Club,
New York City. February H. Dominican
Lyceum, New York City. February IS.
New York Athletic Club, New York City
February %, Millrose Athletic Association,
New York City. February %, Fordham
University A A, Fordham, n. Y, and 74th
Regiment A. A, Buffalo.
March g. 65th Regiment A A, Buffalo
York City. March IL. Morningside Athletic
Club, 'cross-country run, New York City,
March IA. Pastime Athletic Club, New York
City. March 25, 74th Regiment A. A, Buff
falo.
Lieutenant A. E Shaw was elected presi-
dent of the 18th Regiment Athletic Associa-
ton at its annual election of officers on
Tuesday evening. The reports of the Of
fcers showed that the last year was most
successful and indications point to an even
more prosperous season The other officers
elected were: Vice-president, Frank ".
Riley; track captain. Joseph Hardmeyer;
lieutenant, James Rosenberger; treasurer,
William &. Wilson: corresponding secre-
tary, William B. Holmes: recording secre-
tary. George Shields. and recorder, Will
lam Story.
DR. Harry L. Williams has renewed his
contract to coach the University of Mime
sofa football eleven next year at a salary
of So, $50. Minnesota was beaten in only
one game during the last season, the eleven
falling a victim to Michigan.
Mel Sheppard, the great middle distance
runner, is on the high road to recovery
after a short illness. He says he is keen
to begin training for a set of games on
New Years Eve.
Harvey Cohn. the professional distance
runner, has been engaged by the Trinity
Club. of Brooklyn, to coach it's athletes
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