The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-08
IS ENTRIES IN BIG
 BICYCLE RACE TO-DAY
Big 6 1-2-Mile Race to Start Promptly at 2:3O O'Clock. Over $200 Offered in Prizes.

With every detail completed, the start of the big six-and-a-half mile bicycle handicap race awaits the firing of the gun by Starter Ped Hickman this afternoon at Eighth avenue and Twentieth street in the classic race of the year. Promptly at 2:3O o'clock, Starter Hickman will fire one of the fastest amateur races ever run in Birmingham.
 Over $200 in prizes is offered. There are IS entries and as many prizes, meaning that every entry will win a prize. The entry list closed Tuesday night. The first prize is a National bicycle, donated by the Birmingham Arms and Cycle com pany A time prize is also offered be- ing donated by the Hickman Cycle com pany. Numerous other prizes have also been donated.
 The race is being promoted by the Bir- mingham Bicycle Dealers association. It is the first handicap event ever staged in Birmingham and Referee Mitchell had his hands full yesterday in alloting the riders their handcaps over the scratch man, Tommy Hinds, the winner of the last race.
 Start, Eighth avenue and Twentieth street, east to Twenty-eighth street. north to Eleventh avenue, east to Thir- tieth street, north to Twelfth avenue, east to Thirty-sixth street, north to boulevard, round boulevard to Fifteenth avenue, back to Thirty-sxth street, south to Twelfth avenue, west to Thirtieth street, south to Eleventh aveiue, west to Twenty eighth street, south to Eighth avenue, west to Twentieth street finish
 OFFICIALS
 Referee, Arthur Mitchell; clerk of course, Jewell Taylor; assistant clerk of course, T. Marvin Edwards: assistant clerk of course. Cliff Howell; starter, Ped Hickman; chief judge, Jack Riddle.
 Judges, w. T. Kemp, Henry Vance, Russell Walthour, Fred Bodeker, J. F. Winter, T. Shannon, J. A. Weldon.
 Chief timer, John Bradley; timers, Jap Bryant, c. W. Weaver, Joe Caravella, Will Riddle.
 Chief umpire, Robert Stubbs; umpires, Arthur Greenwood, Charles Sigler, c. A. Schoen, William F. Specht, Jr., James Esdale, F. B. Hoops, Spira Antos, Fred Bynum, E. H. Sims, Roe Bryant.
 Scorers: William Leeming, John F. Bowling, Dick Stanley, Fred Garrett, w. F. Minor, Herman Howe, Sam St. Clair, Arthur Patton, L. V. Lipscomb.
 PRIZES DONATED
 The prizes offered are: National bi- cycle, Birmingham Arms and Cycle company; pair Goodrich Palmer tires, B. F. Goodrich company; Kool Kloth suit, J. F. Winter Tailoring company; pair Vitalic tires, Continental Rubber Joe l., yJrs Ar@ South Rubber company; Vacuum Cup tires, Pennsylvania Rubber company pair Firestone tires, Firestone Tire and Rubber company; pair Fisk tires Fisk Rubber company; Built Up coaster brake, Cliff Howell; pair Blue Streak tires, Goodyear Tire and Rubber com pany; pair Overland tires, United States Tire company; pair spring forks, Bryant Brothers, Bessemer Motor Bike saddle, shannon Cycle company; TroXel Motor Bike saddle, Edwards Bicycle store; $3.50 meal ticket, Greenwood cafe; Old Sol electric light outfit. Charles Sig ler Ensley; Eagle Easy saddle, Wal thour Bicycle, Gun and Key company.
 Time prize, Gendron bicycle, Hick- man Cycle company.
 ENTREES
 No. 1, Leon Bolin; No. ?, Otis c. Fos- ter No. 3, Harry Flynn No. 4, Tom Mabee; No. 2, Ed Spencer; No. g. H. c. Laughinhouse; No. g, Cambridge Norris; No. 10, Bob Horton; No. Il, J. Stanley Stephens; No. 12. P. o. Cox; No. IA, Jim Balabanos; No. 15, John Maginni; No. 16, Dave Sloan; No. F, James Reed; No. IS, Guy Foster
 MT Carr, scout master of the Boy Scouts, requests all Boy Scouts to re- port to him at 80 D. m. at Eighth ave- nue and Twentieth street.
 All bicycle stores will close during the running of race.