The Bearings, Vol 11, No 18
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
The Bearings breaks news of a secret plan by a prominent manufacturer and Cycle Board of Trade to promote professional racing in America by expelling all Class B amateurs, securing trotting tracks for cash-prize meets, and working with LAW Chairman Gideon to clear the amateur rolls.
- Asbury Park Working Hard
Asbury Park Wheelmen hold multiple committee meetings nightly to prepare for the LAW national meet, finalizing hotel lists, planning a Tuesday July 9 parade, and issuing entry blanks for the racing program.
- p. 1
Austrian Gerger wins the Bordeaux-to-Paris international road race of 592 kilometers in 24:12:15, beating Lesna's record by 58 minutes, with amateurs outperforming professionals throughout and American George Banker winning two track events the following week.
- p. 2
Over 3,500 Chicago wheelmen from 35 Associated Cycling Clubs parade through the city in the annual union run, drawing thousands of spectators along the Lake Front to Evanston route despite threatening weather, in the most successful such event ever held.