The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-03
DETROIT CYCLE
FlENDS TRAIN
AT CLEVELAND
Get Ready for the Opening of
the American League of
Motorcycle Clubs
JEFFERSON-AVE. MOTOR
DROME BEING COMPLETED
Saucer Will BE Located in Cen
ter of Big Lawn-Will
BE 80 Feet High

Eight additional Detroit riders JOIN
ed the training colony at Luna PARK
Cleveland during the last week More
than 1928 riders are al the park now
training for their seasons work anu
trying FOR the Ave teams OF ten men
each that will represent the FIVE cities
in the American League of Profession
al Motorcycle Racing clubs. Detroit
has all-told over fifteen riders In the
camp, headed by Don klarke, who
won the five-mile championship last
year.
The very moment that the Difficult
ties which arose were adjusted. the
MANAGEMENT OF the Detroit motor
drome. which. with Cleveland, Cincin-
natl st. Louis and Chicago, will form
the American league circuit, secured
every carpenter and laboring man pos
sible and within a few days performed
an immense amount OF work in trans
ferring the motordrome structure
which Is located out Jefferson-ave., 10
point back OF the fire limit lines
In less than three days the former
structure had been removed and re-
placed in its new nocation and much
work had been accomplished in the
building of the two tunnels, which viii
allow the passage OF automobiles 10
the center and out again during the
races.
The management also started work
upon the immense lawn which will
extend from Jefferson-ave. TO the
motordrome proper. Contrary TO gen.
eral belief, this track will not be sur
rounded by high board fence. The
in the center of the big lawn. extend
saucer, as IL is known. will be located
ing up into the air over 30 feet The
track will be % feet wide, perfectly
round. and banked at an angle OF 60
degrees. and the grand stand will be
completely around the top OF the
bank.
The American League og Profess
sional Motorcycle Racing clubs will
consist OF Ave teams of ten men each
composing the circuit. This is the first
time that motorcycle racing has been
organized on a sound and sensible
basis. and other circuits Of like char
acter are TO be organized in the east
and west as National circuit. while
minor circuits will be organized in
'dTlOuS Stttl0uo VI the tOuHti', IuSb
as IL done in baseball VI. F. Bramley.
president, and Charles p Salem. gen.
eral manager. studied the game last
year carefully and devising the pres
ent plan, organized this circuit with
Detroit, Cleveland. Cincinnati st.
Louis and Chicago as the initial mem
bers. To these Ave cities others will
be added very shortly. Each city will
have a team OF ten men. In reality
the one team OF ten men will be divid-
ed into two teams OF five men each
and one of the teams will ride at
home. while the other In representing
It's home city on the road. so that each
motordrome will be In operation each
week rather than idle half the time as
Is the case with the baseball league.
A regular schedule will be drafted
by which the teams will be alternated
among the different cities. The home
team will become the road team on the
second round OF the circuit. BY this
arrangement. the season will see ten
different groups Of riders Raving will
be conducted Wednesday, Saturday
and Sunday evenings throughout the
season. Team and individual scores
will be computed to determine the
championship. In reckoning team
standings. the same method that ap.
plies 10 track teams In field sports in
colleges will he followed.