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Show Manager tleagren's Side of Lawson Case i Is Apparently Willing to Make Reasonable Rea-sonable Arrangements With Rider Offers SIOOO for Match. To Tho Tribune. I notice that Mr. Ivor Lawson continues to send out written statements state-ments through tho nowspupora from day to day In regard to his not riding hero tho bal-anco bal-anco of tho season, nnd for the benefit of tho public would llko to otato a few facts. That last Tuesday cvonlng, Jlily 11, Immediately after tho races, Lawson cam o Into In-to tho offlco and stated that ho did not Intend In-tend to do any moro riding this season and that ho Intended to take a rest. Ha also paid that ho woa moroly riding his head off ' to win dollars hero, whero ho could win thousands thou-sands over In Australia and not rldo nearly so hard. That ho wao not oven mailing hla training expensen and ws taking big chances of getting a bod fall, also of going otalo, which In either event would provent him from riding In Australia next wlntor. This statement was mado in tho presence of a number of wltnossos and Lawson also thanked tbo management for tho way ho had boon trcatoT"and beforo ho loft did not atato any grievances whatovor. It would socm from newspaper reports that tho abovo Is not time, but, never tho lees, these aro tho reij facts. In my estimation tho riders now riding at tho Salt Lako and Ogdon tracks aro tho fastest fast-est In tho country, which surely will not bo doubtod In vlow of tho many world's rcc-Js that havo been broken by them this season and Lawson Is ono of them. I would llko to stato that Lawson was. teamed with Samuolsoni, ono of tho best un-paccd un-paccd riders In tho world, a rider who holds moro unpaced world's records than any other rider, and Lawnon was pulled by Samuelson to win. If Lawson will contlnuo to rldo In Salt -Lake, which ecemo from nownpaper reports re-ports to bo his Intention If aatlsfactory arrangements ar-rangements can bo. mado, 1 will glvo him $75 for every first placo that ho can win at tho saucer without being assisted by other riders an ho has been In tho past. It waa Htated BOmo weeks ago In tho newspapers news-papers that Laweon had challenged any rider In tho world for a match raco for a oldo bot of $5000, and It was later announced that tho challcngo had been acooptcd by Frank L. Kramer, tho American champion, and that they would possibly rldo tho match off on somo Eastern track. If such a mcollng could ho brought about and could bo eccurc-d for tho local track, and both Lawson nnd Kramer would deposit tho 1000 sldo bet with Walkor Bros.' bank, I will deposit tho Fame tlmo and place $1000, tho winner ot tho match to tako tho entlro pureo of $11,000. I would llko to sloto that I regard Ivor Lawson as a great bicycle rider and would llko to Hto him get back Into tho gamo, but will say that I am absolutely nt no fault for his not competing In tho races hero as I havo treated him fairly and squarely. II W. HEAOREN. Salt Lake City. July 16. 1003. |
