The Bearings, Vol 7, No 12
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
Vice President Sheridan asks The Bearings to retract a quoted passage from a recent interview concerning the Wheelman Company contract, but the paper firmly refuses, maintaining that Sheridan made the statement and did not specify it was off the record.
- p. 1
Sheridan writes to Wheelman Company editor Fourdrinier distancing himself from the controversial interview quotation while acknowledging he was indeed interviewed, leaving The Bearings to defend the accuracy of its report.
- p. 1
Century Road Club president Skinkle appoints eight traveling centurions, including riders from Chicago, Hartford, Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Peoria, tasked with increasing club membership and reporting on conditions in their territories.
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The British cycling press reminds American papers that the World Championship rules require half of any net profits from the Chicago international meet to be divided among the European unions sending competitors.
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Zimmerman is due to sail from New York for Bordeaux, with The Bearings expressing confidence that the champion — who now has European experience — will perform better than in his first English season and dismissing suggestions that Sanger will easily beat him.
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The National Cyclists' Association sets minimum prize values of $50 per race and requires prize money to be deposited with the secretary thirty days before any meeting, with licenses canceled for non-compliance.