Official Bulletin and Scrap Book of the League of American Wheelmen, Vol 18, No 9
Articles in this issue
- Abbot Bassett's lead editorial column with short items including a seasonal note on September, a quip that the editors beat the generals for the presidential nomination, France's win of the 170-kilometer Olympic road race at Antwerp (with American entries Nogara, Otto, Knockler and Freeman finishing), the first U.S. bicycle century by H. C. Schimpeler and O. M. Anderson of Louisville in 1880, and an old-time bicycle run from City Hall to Roger Williams Park, Providence.
- Obituary of Charles F. Cossum, longtime L. A. W. worker, first vice-president in 1896-7 and legal adviser, who died at his New York City home on July 20 aged sixty after being blinded by a 1917 suicide attempt; he was buried at Poughkeepsie.
- Recounts the unveiling of a monument to Wilbur Wright at Le Mans, France, with an address by Premier Millerand, and traces the Wright brothers' rise from a Dayton bicycle and machine repair shop and L. A. W. members to their 1903 Kitty Hawk flight and Wilbur's 1908 Le Mans demonstration.
- Results of the Century Road Club Association inter-division (New York and Long Island) 5-mile handicap road race on the Southern Boulevard, Staten Island, August 8, 1920, won by Harry Curley, followed by an account of the C. R. C. A. members' games and bath run at Woodland Beach.
- Itinerary for the Century Road Club Association's three-day Labor Day tour from New York City Hall via Atlantic City and Philadelphia (275 miles total), with upcoming C. R. C. A. dates listed by R. C. Geist.
- Lists the officers and committees named at the organization meeting of the Cycle Trades of America at Atlantic City on August 4, headed by President H. M. Huffman of Dayton, plus a note that Westfield Manufacturing Company (Columbia) received a War Department service award.
- Reports the August 4 election of E. J. Lonn as president of the Bicycle Manufacturers' Association, with a note that Westfield Manufacturing Company is now producing a line of high-grade Columbia juvenile vehicles.
- Account of a C. R. C. A. tour from the Manhattan Bridge through the Adirondacks to Montreal led by R. C. Geist, with eight L. A. W. members crossing into Canada at Rouses Point and touring Mount Royal and McGill College before returning.
- Five St. Louis Cycling Club members, including 1912 Olympic team riders Carl Schutte and 'Peg' Martin, started a long ride to Estes Park to make daily tours and climb Long's Peak, while J. B. Freeman trains at Antwerp for the Olympic road race.
- A chronicle of cycling events of 1884, including the L. A. W. champions to date (George M. Hendee, George D. Gideon), Thomas Stevens leaving San Francisco on his round-the-world ride, the Citizens Bi. Club's first U.S. club house, and the fifth annual L. A. W. meet at Washington.
- Notice from Secretary-Treasurer Abbot Bassett that the annual meeting of the National Assembly will be held at the Boston City Club on Thursday, September 9, for reports, election of officers and business.
- Abbot Bassett's notice inviting all League members to the L. A. W. annual dinner at the Boston City Club, 12 Somerset Street, on Thursday, September 9 at 6 o'clock, asking that the Secretary be notified by September 4.