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Show URGES CHANGES 1 ItOTOR COMPETITION Thraa Important changes In the rule for competition have been recommended to tha federation of American M-rtur- ' cyclists or Dr. J. f h-mtley, cirnan of tha competition camtnit.eo, well as general revision where minor change a ara needed. Tha thraa recommanJailona mad by Chairman Thorn ley In voir tha claasl A cation of competitors, referees and sanction faaa and tha alimlnaUoa of brakes from racing machlnee. . A special committee haa been appointed by Fred I. Willis, president of lh Y. A. As., to tak up these matters. It la Chairman Thorn ley's desire to And a method by which ildera wh-j sr furely professions! will no be roti ned n the amateur class. He has sucitvsted thst riders who compete tree tea out .side of a radius of fifty miles f mru thvti; legal residence be declared professions). Some regard this suggestion as a good way out of tha difficulty, wh'lt oiheta are not favorably Impressed. It has Urn pointed out- that this would wirk a baiti-shlp baiti-shlp on some riders who are nri and who do not desire to be so classed - pro fesaionala. At th same lime It w-mid force some professionals out of the amateur ama-teur ranks. Whatever la don will probably work at least a temporary disadvantage dis-advantage to soma riders, but the special commit lee will go Into the matter oeter-mlned oeter-mlned to adjust It as nearly as pnibla to the satisfaction of ail. Chairman Thorn ley haa recommended sn Increase from f to HO In the charge for sanrtlons for rare meets. For other events the Incressa Is also Ift. This extra 16 would be paid by tha competition chairman t the referee for th vnt so sanctioned. Thia arrangement would Insure In-sure the refer hi fee and th chairman hi report for the fee would not b paid until the referee had filed hla report. Aa It now atand th referee la auppoeed te receive a fee but ha doesn't aiwava get tt. This make It a difficult matter to And u I table and capable referee. If, as under Chairman Thomley's olan, th referee were assured his fee. all difficulties difficul-ties would ba overcome and evaiyoa would profit. Chairman Thornier' baa been convinced that brakes are a menace on racing machines ma-chines and be Is urging the repeal of tha rule which now requires them. It Is Ma opinion that they should still ba required, however, on machines In road eventa. |