Show TRYING TO CALL A ASTRIKE STRIKE OP or THE THI THEOne RID RS One Racer at Salt Palace Threatens to Ruin the I Game I The cycling y l lii game g ine locally is assuming assum assum- in ing more complicated proportions ever every everyday everyday day and bids fair to ripen into a cycle war which mil may be bo the tho sounding of oi the death loath knell to the game in this cit city eity if it is not stopped b oy by the proper au au- au A cycle war is imminent in inthis inthis inthis this city city no no fair minded fan will dispute dispute dis dis- th this this this-bitt but s-but but unless the tho war refrains from injuring the game ame in this city it will become necessary for THE TI TEI LEGRAM LE- LE GRAM GRA GRAto to say ar many unkind things this summer It now appears that a certain rider THE TIlE TEI TELEGRAM EGRA refrains from row using names at this early stage sta e out omit of or respect to tho the persons to but this does docs not mean that it will not mention names at a later time providing pro tho the bicycle bicycle bicycle bi bi- bi- bi cycle game is placed in lU jeopardy enjoys enjoys en en- joys the distinction of bein being able to demand demand de de- de I mand maud whatever er he sees fit from tho the promoters pro under tinder threat of drawing every ery rider off ofT the track track call call a strike in other words This same sante II king pin holds a whip hand over another rider ruler who has been induced to sell himself to the II king kingpin kin pin pini and to another r. r a rival rhal promoter This may mayor or may not be legitimate c in inthe inthe inthe the bicycle game It is is 6 not the pur- pur nose noso of THE THI TELEGRAM I to sa say whether or not but so the story goes JOS relin the rider pretty ty reliably bly king king pin pin nn and mana manager er is now comin coming forward and demanding certain moneys and certain cere tam tain rights from a local race promoter prompter under threat throat of drawing every even rider riller from off ofT his track and ine taking them to the tho rival track notwithstanding a contract contract con con- tract which most of oi the ri riders ers have ha to ride on tho the first track N. N C. C A. A Rules Now whether tho the riders ride on this track on another is none of THE TELEGRAMS TELEGRAM'S TELEGRAMS TELEGRAM'S TEL TEL- I 8 knitting but just so sure as asI I attempts to carr carry out a bold faced scheme of blackmail is jg made it will become THE TELEGRAMS TELEGRAM'S affair as asit asit asit it is the purpose of this paper to II boost clean and mako inako sport unrelenting lenting war upon anything to tho the con con- Employees of this paper are arc Doton not Dot noton noton on any payrolls other than THE SALT LAKE EVENING TELEGRAM and the they the are arc therefore at liberty to tell tell their renders the truo tie of affairs nn and to protect them in the tho furtherance of clean sport The constitution of the tho X N C. C A A. A contains con con- tame a clause un under er the tho caption Blackmailing Schemes which appears appears ap ap- ap- ap pears on its iti face to be a good one and if any attempts are mado made to violate it thero thoro is is no reason why it can not be enforced to the letter Tho clause clauso covering erin co this point follows follows fol fol- 01 lows An Any An raci racing 1 man attendant trainer manager or an any other person who in t the e judgment or of tho the board of control is guilty guilt of blackmailing money mODe I from front race promoters or r nn any other a ac action action ac- ac tion which shall be deemed detrimental to the tIme racing interests of the tho N. N C. C A. A ma may be ruled off all tracks and ma may be pr prohibited from exercising his vocation vocation vocation voca voca- tion or appearing on the track Warning to Promoters rs An infringement infringement in in- Any promoter permitting an of this rule rulo may be punished punished pun pun- isle b by the tho w withdrawal al of permit or privileges and a suspension may be placed on racin racing men accepting services from front attendants under suspicion The stor is not an au accusation nor a threat throat but it is is merely an explanation of what will ill be THE Thu TH TELEGRAMS TELEGRAM'S lt LEGRA S 'S policy on tho the bicycle game ame hero here this summer There will vill be bo every Ir opportunity opportunity for the tIme riders rillers to realize a n fat harvest h but the bicycle game gamo amo must be bc conducted on a n cl clean ln and I legitimate basis crooked crooker deal will be bo or every exposed ex ox- nosed posed in it its fullest detail This Thil city has be beta been n tho the Mecca for bic bicycle racin racing j Continued on page 9 0 TRYING TO CALL STRIKE Continued Continue from page pago 1 and thousands thousand of fans in this city cit enjoy enjoy en en- jO joy it Therefore it must be bo clean it must be protected and it will viII be bo protected protected protected pro pro- as far as TUB TilE TELEGRAM t is concerned If it is the desire desiro of any rival promoter promoter promoter pro pro- moter or rider to AiD gain from another promoter his hia iob job iob it should bo ho done dono in a manner that will not Dot injure tho game because tho game is worth forth moro more moroto moroto to Salt Lake Lako City than any individual rider or promoter N. N C. C Frank Frnnk L. L Gardner Gardner Gard Gard- ner when seen this morning stated that he lie knew know nothing regarding tho the proposed proposed pro pro- posed po attempt at a strike of tho the riders but ut that he lie would compel the execution of ot every bicycle clo contract strike or no strike |