The Bearings, Vol 11, No 22
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
Walter Sanger and W.F. Sims are suspended by LAW Racing Board chairman Gideon for allegedly selling prizes and receiving cash in lieu of prizes, prompting Sanger to immediately turn professional rather than contest the charges.
- p. 1
Harry Tyler voluntarily enters the professional ranks, with the Union Cycle Manufacturing Co. announcing his transition, adding to the wave of leading Class B amateurs turning pro.
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Several top amateur riders including Titus, Murphy, Ziegler, and Wheeler are weighing or preparing to join the professional ranks as promoters arrange cash prize circuits.
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A three-man professional mile race is arranged for July 4 at Waltham, Massachusetts, with a $1,000 purse split between Tyler, Sanger, and Johnson, marking the biggest single event prize in American cycling history.
- p. 2
Bearings correspondents in New York report on Sanger's defiant reaction to his suspension and the widespread expectation that more top Class B men will be pushed into professionalism by Gideon's ongoing investigations.
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Racing insiders speculate that a professional rider acting as a spy provided Chairman Gideon with evidence against Sanger and Sims, with riders at Bingham House warned to guard their conversations.
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Philadelphia correspondents describe the shock among racing men when Gideon's suspensions were announced, noting his patient evidence-gathering and anticipation of further charges against other leading riders.