Show to A W A meeting at which much was accomplished I 1 CHANGES IN constitution many reforms to lo be 10 carried out ly by amendments made hade appeals tor for reinstatement allowed find and refused titus rind Ca bannes life suspension reduced to ono year select plate place for midsummer meet baltimore md fill feb 13 11 the representative tentative senta tive wheelman wheelmen elmen have gone home arter an assembly which for haril hard work and its effect upon ili future of 0 tho the league and of 0 bicycling in general will long lone be remembered among the most important of its results are the abolition of class clae 13 the determination that the ahe learue I 1 retain control of cycle racing inci easing fres free for sanctions which it Is in hoped will result in forcing outside ou tilde clubs to join the league the adoption of 0 numerous wise rules for the better regulation of racing and a general strengthening up all around in the leagues position this has been done isit without hout tile the creation of any hard feeling among tile the members and meeting will be marked by a notable absence of anything in tile the s shape hope of acrimony the old administration gave way most gracefully to the new and those who were unable to accomplish what flat they c came line here to do rocketed pocketed their defeat with a smile and promised to do the best they could anyhow by leasing leading it to 10 the executive committee comin in I 1 lice to adopt a plan looking to the selection of 0 the place tor for the annual meet NIt without hout it to a vote tor for the co convention mention 9 01 disturbing clement tied had been eliminated from future gatherings of this nature from the talk in tho the convention during the discussion of th the motion it seems probable that the executive committee will villi decide to leave the selection of tile the place for fat the meet to a vote veto of all tile the members of the league the ballot to be cast in ili january U try 0 of f each year the man mantle lo 10 of charily was thrown over the of titus arid and cabanne banac and almost tile the final act or oc the meeting was vas the practical reduction of their sentence from life suspension to a suspension u for ono one year there NN was as not more than half hair a 3 hundred delegates present when tile the convention wis was called to order most of the others having gone home the most moat important step taken was the appointment of a committee of live con allting of dean ot of massachi setta sects coaum of new york harder of Pensyl vanla culmore of texas at and id perkins of massachusetts to consider and report upon nil all appeals for rela statement CHANGES IN TUB constitution the discussion of proposed amendments to lh the constitution was as resumed and d the following were adopted adopted an providing that III all national committees a except those on aud auditing biting and local organizations organ ian lions shall be appointed by the president making the fee that must accompany applications for or clubs for 2 requiring bunh i clubs ft oo oi ward rard a list of all their members those who are members of the league requiring that members member to more than ono one club shall designate which club thy they vote with all allowing oming the president r t appoint a clerk at a salary ot of not a over or per annum making the hand bond of tile the tren treasurer hurer taw instead of providing that chief consuls shall report the financial condition ot at their district at the end of every six months to t provide for forche ahe organization of division clubs composed of unattached meni members lerg I 1 an hours houes ensued on an an amendment design designed etl to increase the cost of sanctions to non league clubs it was wag to increase the fees to 25 lor for national circuit meets 10 for foi arn open race meets and fi S tor for each additional day and 42 3 for or athletic meets me ets scheduling two events all league clubs to have sanctions without cost sam cot cossum sum and potter were appointed a special committee to arrange ananko for or the incorporation of 0 tho the league other amendments amend menta adopted were to dealno the duties of tile the new low local or committee permitting tile racing board to grant sanctions for sunday racing in divisions which have lave voted a red to permit such racing pronouncing as unfair and ungentlemanly anything which ten Is to ll a racing ing cembor meeting providing that members r g removing remaking from one division t to a another ahall pay it a fee of 25 cents for or new flew membership considerable dis coRRIon ilon was had bad on an amendment do designed signed to limit the voting by proxy it was wag finally decided unanimously to restrict such voting by limiting the privilege to delegates v who lie shall become members of I 1 the lie same divi division elon and subdivision sub division as a the belog legates delegates de ates giving the proxy REPORT 0 ON J alte ak the special committee on th lh racing boards recommendations rc regarding gording appeals it peals for reinstatement presenta present presen td 1 its IS report tile the following ollow lne were recommended tor for reinstatement it parker rich nich isburg paz pa i robert J joban now new orleans L A ryer jersey city A W cleaver chicago albert N price client iy ay james W curry aurora auroa pol reinstatement lo statement ind was wag refused in the cases es of II if amee farling baldwin ca valle ll 11 le N Y finest guy anderson macon mass david daid reed need J N robinson la ia henry perry oregon C A do desmond land iown iowa R A hunt kansas city find and V F Rob Robeila eitson on N Y tho the report was vas unanimously adopted sir mott offered an amendment to tile the constitution designed to alter after the manner of selecting the place for the midsummer meet aft after tr full discus sinn it was determined to refer the vv hold matter to the executive committee N with ith instructions instruction to arrange a a plan to settle tire the question in n advance of the next annual convention mr potter of new york created a sensation by making a motion that tile tho racing board be required to remove the hie edict of llo life liu from 11 J titus convicted of with murphy murph ph and cabanne to fake a race mr potter made an earnest plea pica for or titus and another delegate moved to include Ca camarina barina in exemption there was some di cassion and the committee filially decided to ask I 1 tho he racing board to reduce tho the sentence in both cases to suspension for or one year after some borne further and unimportant nt busi business had been attended to president willison mado made a brief address and handed over tile the ravel gavel to S elliott his successor after which the convention adjourned lav aine die |