Show UTAH CYCLISTS SECEDE Join the California Associated Clubs TWENTY MEMBERS APPLY FOR ADMISSION League Said to Be in Desperate I Straits For Men in California Canadian Wheelmen I Extending the Right Hand of Fellowship California Association Now Has a Foothold in Nevada Arizona and Utah As intimated In The Herald a very few members of the League of American Ameri-can Wheelmen In Utah have left that organization and united with the Cali fornia Associated Cycling clubs D W Brown secretarytreasurer of secEtarytreasurer I the Utah branch of the L A W has I sent in an application to the western organization saying that lie with 20 others of the Utah division had resigned re-signed and wished to join with the California Cal-ifornia wheelmen in their progress toward to-ward independence He stated that the days of the league were over in Utah and the secession movement was spreading eastward rapidly According to the San Francisco Call this gives the association a hold in Nevada Arizona and Utah with the chances of gaining control of racing in Mexico Oregon and British Columbia Colum-bia a scope that the promoters of the organization scarcely dared hope for when they began their crusade I The Canadian cyclists are also extending ex-tending the glad hand to California I because of the high handed methods of the league and two manufacturing firms having branches on this coast are figuring on sending teams of California I fornia riders o Canada under the colors col-ors of the California Associated Cycling believed that this course clubs It is belevd I if pursued will cement the bond of I sympathy already formed and that erelong ere-long Canadian flyers will be journeying I to this coast to try their speed against the fast men of the Golden West A number of local flyers will certainly go to Canada for the prizes there are I much moe liberal than those given at league meets and the Canadians have i the reputation of being thorough sportsmen sports-men In the meantime the association is making giant strides In this state and is planning many new schemes and innovations for the benefit of local riders rid-ers The latest plan is to place guideboards guide-boards along roads that are frequented by wheelmen telling of the nature of the country beyond warning riders of dangerous hills and giving general In formation that will be of assistance I I The League of American Wheelmen evidently believes in the proposition that there is more joy to be derived from one sinner that repents than In ninety and nine that are righteous for it is making desaerate efforts to recover re-cover the allegiance of a number of crack riders who have fallen from grace even offering to reinstate them into full standing In the league without application for absolution having been made Several months ago when the California fornia Associated Cycling clubs were In their Infancy several of the best men in the state at that time members of the eastern organization rode In one of the meets ot the association classed as unsanctioned by the league officials cials Chairman Mott of the national racing rac-ing board at once suspended them the sentences of some of the men being for two years They showed how little they cared about the matter by joining join-Ing the association thus presumabb disbarring themselves forever and by continuing to race as before Within the last few days there has been a change of heart evidently for the men have been asked to come back and sin no more Those who have expressed any Intention In-tention In the matter have stated that they will stay with the association and not accept the overtures of the league under any qdnditions By the association this Is accepted as proof that the league is 11 desperate straits for men to race ill the meets r11 > i I that the league is trying to promote In this state and that Its officials are willing to go to any length even to sacrificing the dignity o fthe association associa-tion to make a creditable showing There has been such a demand for the roadbook that the association will issue that It has been determined to rush the volume to print at the earliest possible date Chairman Charles A Adams of the road racing and record committee has called a meeting of his committee for Saturday evening and the members will work all night getting out their portion of the work I necessary neces-sary Ever since President Elliot of the league attempted to make a political organization of I there has been dissatisfaction dis-satisfaction in this state and with the opportunities offered for improvement of conditions the Utah wheelmen alluded al-luded to have joined In the western movement movetent |