The Bearings, Vol 11, No 14
Articles in this issue
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LAW Chairman Gideon announces he will sanction professional bicycle races at the same meetings as Class A amateur events, with O.S. Bunnell planning the first such joint meet at Alcyon Park, Pitman Grove, New Jersey on Decoration Day.
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Internal jealousies threaten the 1895 LAW national meet at Asbury Park, though organizers insist disputes are resolved and the $10,000 entertainment fund is within reach through hotel keeper subscriptions.
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Philadelphia correspondents describe a cycling boom with prominent visiting figures including Col. A.A. Pope of Boston and Frank White of the New York Tire Co., while prize committees plan to spend at least $3,000 on the Asbury Park national meet.
- St. Louis Recognized at Last
Douglas W. Robert, sporting editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and president of the Associated Cycling Clubs, is appointed to the LAW Racing Board, the first St. Louis wheelman to hold a major national LAW appointment.
- Chicago's New Woman's Cycling Club
Over a score of North Side Chicago ladies meet at Mrs. C.M. Fairchild's residence to form the Woman's Cycling Club with 35 initial members, electing Fairchild as president and planning their first 'blind run' for the following Sunday.
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The Cycle Club of Brooklyn holds its season-closing indoor entertainment at Clermont Avenue Rink despite heavy rain, featuring 14-year-old trick rider LeRoy See, a football-on-wheels game, and performances by the Schwalbach sisters.