The Bearings, Vol 12, No 11
Articles in this issue
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The Louisville meet promoters anger nearly every rider on the circuit by publishing accusations about unpaid entry fees, offering an embarrassingly poor prize list, and allowing a local cycling editor to print unfounded attacks on team manager McNeil.
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Charlie Murphy produces what he himself calls the greatest mile open of his life at the St. Louis Pastimes grounds, defeating Cooper cleanly before a crowd that included the very man who had charged him before the Racing Board.
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Sims is stopped on his way west and called back by Chairman Gideon for a second suspension this season, while trainer Tellam of the Coulter team receives a seemingly harsh one-year ban stemming from a confrontation at the San Francisco indoor meet.
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Bald wins the two-mile open with his famous Cannon Bald sprint after Murphy's lead-out, while Wells of California shows he belongs with the best men by winning the two-mile handicap from Bliss at the St. Louis national circuit meet.
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Murphy and his trainer Young hold a private conversation with D.W. Robert, the St. Louis member of the Racing Board, and afterward wire Chairman Gideon to delay action while explosive new affidavits are prepared.
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The western boom party is trimmed to Bald, Cooper, Bliss, Kiser, Murphy, Wells, Terrill, and Maxwell with their trainers—eighteen people total—traveling by special car through the southern California circuit before record attempts at San Jose.
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The latest standings show Bald and Cooper tied at 125 points apiece, the closest the two rivals have been all season, while the Spalding team edges back to first in percentage after Cabanne's strong week.