The Bearings, Vol 6, No 3
Articles in this issue
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Columnist William Swinkle describes the return of champion A.A. Zimmerman from his European racing tour, noting his fashionable clothes, refined accent, and plans to tour with Osmond next summer, while raising questions about who funded his expenses.
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Competing plans for a new Chicago bicycle racing track are debated at a meeting on Wabash Avenue, with both the Chatham Fields Company and the World's Athletic Association vying to build the venue for future championship races.
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A collection of short jokes and humorous observations about cycling, road manners, amateur purity debates, and the social foibles of wheelmen and their critics.
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Brief satirical commentary on the contradictions of strict amateur rules, questioning whether the system leaves riders no honest way to cover their expenses.
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A sympathetic note on rider Birdie Munger being released by his sponsoring manufacturer, with the columnist expressing dismay at the way promising riders are treated when commercial relationships dissolve.
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Light commentary on the effects of a summer heat wave on Chicago wheelmen, including tan, sunburn, and other inconveniences of riding in extreme temperatures.
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A page of one-line jokes and punning observations on topics including racing suits, amateur status, road supervisors, and the pleasures of downhill coasting.