The Wheel, Vol 3, No 4
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
The editors comment on the upcoming Philadelphia L.A.W. meet, offer a gold pin as a prize for a consolation race, and note the Pope Manufacturing Company's new Columbia Racer, a lightweight thirty-two-pound machine aimed at answering calls for American-made racing bicycles.
- p. 4
Discussion of what constitutes professional teaching and whether it disqualifies a cyclist from amateur League membership, prompted by remarks made by ex-president Pratt at the Boston officers' meeting.
- p. 5
Readers write in debating who deserves credit for the invention of the round rubber bicycle tire, with one correspondent arguing the patent belongs to L.W. Serrell rather than C.K. Bradford, while another reports nickel plate's tendency to rust and advises spermoil to protect it.
- p. 6
Coverage of the League of American Wheelmen fall race meeting in Philadelphia, including results and commentary on handicapping methods and the merits of standing versus flying starts.
- p. 7
News from Harvard and Marblehead cycling clubs, including details of a hare-and-hound chase run by the Harvard club over nineteen miles through Brighton and Watertown.
- p. 6
Race results and upcoming contest announcements, including a forthcoming half-mile match between Myers and George to be held on November 4th.