The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-30
BOTH TRACKS
DECLARE WAR
Fight Between Wandamere Mo.
tOrdrOme and Salt Palace
Saucer Is Renewed
WHITTIER IS SUSPENDED
BY F. A. NJ. REPRESENTATIVE
MOtOrcycIist Ruled Off Because
of Participating in INSANE
toned Meeting.

The fight between tho Wandamcre Mo-
tordrome and the Salt Palace bicycle
| track Is now on in earnest, The
climax came Friday night when +. Il.
| Whittier, the speedy motorcycle rider,
rode as pacemaker for Hardy Downing
IN two motor-paced events without first
receiving sanction OF the Federation OF
| American Motorcyclists. For his ride
| Friday night Whittier was promptly sus-
| pended from the T.. a. NJ. by w. ID.
Rishel. acting representative of the +.
| 4. NJ. upon instructions from J. r.
| Thornley,. chairman OF the board OF con-
| troll OF the +, a. NJ.
| Whittier was booked to appear at the
| MotordTomc tonight In match motorcycle
race against Jacob DeRosier; the French
| wizard AS soon as IL was learned that
Whittier had ridden at the Salt Palace
| this race was called Off. and Hubert ket-
| tie. the coast star, was substituted Tor
Whittier Under the ruling of the +. a.
NJ Whittier will not be allowed TO ride
| at the Motordrome or at any other motor
cycle track under the jurisdiction of the
+, a, NJ. until the suspension is lifted.
Scrap Is National.
The fight between the TWO organIza
tions which is sure 10 result will not he
only local In It's aspect, The quarrel Will
extend TO the two governing bodies, the
\. G. \. and the +. \. M. and IL would
be hard TO predict what the result will |
In putting Whittier on in a motor
paced event at the Salt Palace Friday
night. the Salt Palace management had
the backing OF the n. c. a, c. J.. Berry. |
Salt Lake representative of the y. c. A. |
and II, w. Iieagren. manager of tho Salt
Palace track. both decline to admit the |
jurisdiction of the F. y. NJ over motor |
paced events.
both sides is evidenced by the announce
mcnt of the Salt Palace mana cement that |
motor-paccd race would be featured at |
It's track next Tuesday night and by
fr'iDI eIIG nor On nf l,it tIat.
from the f. A. NJ.
Immediately after the local representa-
tier had ridden at the Salt Palace lie
mailed this communication To Whittier:
Whittler's Suspension,
July %, 1910,
r. L. Whittier. City
Dear Sir: When you joined the f. A.
NJ. you agreed 10 abide by its rules. /
Gesire 10 call your attention 10 one OF
the +. y. NJ, rules. II is as follows.
Art. y. Sec. !. The act OF competing
at an unsanctioncd contest shall disuual-
ify without further action OF the compe-
ttion committee, and such disqua liflcation
shall remain in effect until removed by
mIttce.'
You rode in an unsancioncd contest
thls date and have therefore suspended
Yourself from the Z; a. N. Very truly
yours, PAUL z. RUDER
"F. \. NJ. Representative.
tive"
The national phase OF the fight between
the \. G. a. and the f. \. NJ, is illus
trated by the following telegraphic copy
OF letter sent Thursday by Dr. ]. p.
Thornley,. chairman Of the board OF con-
troll of the F. A. NJ. TO c. p Kesley,
chairman OF the board of control OF the
n. c. A:
Thornley's Opinion.
After carefully looking over these ar
tlclcs OF alliance between the n. G. \.
a urhI I..t l. r,r,.Il ]
niSbed me some months ago. | would Ike
TO say that the only definite statement
and agreements in this alliance is the
agreement 10 uphold each others sus-
pensions. AS ] told YOU al that time
this was perfectly satisfactory to me, and
that / have no option In the matter. In
Guy has developed a situation and con-
dition Of affairs which requires in my
opinion considerable further adjustment
and agreement between the n. c. A and
the F. A. NJ These agreements should
be in writing. full and definite. an0
should have the approval of the presi
dents Of and the sanctions Of both or
ganized bodies. | would like 10 say right I
here that personally | am in favor Of
reciprocity in the matter Of exhibition
riding and pacing for motorcycles and
bicycles indiscriminately either under
your sanction ours. Where there is
any competition or exhibition under your =
sanction with the motorcycle alone or
pacing bicycles sanctions
should be obtained from this organization
Also In default Of any definite written
on this point ] shall re-
Qulre in the future that every motorcycle
exhibition and motorcycle race. motor
paced race and motor paced exhibition
shall have a sanction from this orsani-
zation before the motorcycle rider who
.hus competes or rides in exhibitions or
without +. A. NJ. sanction au-
omatically suspends himself under our
rules. 7 shall therefore Insist on these
provisions being carried out
The result Of the fight may he n COM
olctc break between the +. A. NJ and
he N G. 4, which for the past ten
Years have been affiliated with outlaw
bicycle races on #. A. NJ. tracks and out
aw motorcycle events at \. c. a lrackso