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Show CHOICE OF HEACREN FOR MANAGER MEETS FAVOR Sinco the appointment oi Harry Heagren as manager of tho Salt Tni-ace Tni-ace bicycle track mud' favorably comment com-ment has come from ell cycling centers cen-ters on the choice. It Is arood that Mr. HcagTcn's management of the saucer will mean the continuation tf successful bicycle ip.cio in Utah. Concerning his appointment the recycling re-cycling World and t jo Motorcycle Review, Re-view, the recognized bicycling authority au-thority of the woi!rt, his this to say: "After weeks :i conjecture, fil'ty-5-even varieties of rumors, and more rnnouncements tit at the tr ginning cf any previous seavoa In the history of the track, a nMuv,'r finally has been chosen for the Salt l'.ilaco sou-ict sou-ict at Salt Lake CI'... The nw manager, man-ager, or rather, th- manare i?r the reason of 1910, will be Harry Heagren, Hea-gren, who has Biii'essfully managed toe track upon four previous occasions occa-sions "The announc-mei t was nn lo early His week 'allowing a short confrr-'ncc confrr-'ncc between Fraa's Heath, who controls con-trols a largi intevot in the trjck, aud Hengien. A contract was srou signed whereby Hegrc-T will have full charge of blov'o racing :i (fairs in Salt Lake City for another season, "Owing to the fact that Heath had been trying to secure another manager man-ager for tho track, the news of Hea-gren's Hea-gren's reappointment came as a big surprise. Heagren was manager of the Salt Palace saucer in ltmi, l9on, the latter part of 190S and 100'). Under Un-der his management bicycle racing in Utah nourished. Early this year, however, Heagren gave out the news that Heath and he had been unable to agree to terras and that he would not manage the track again unless he secured his price. Heagren was firm in the matter and Heath made a flying fly-ing trip to N'ew York to invchtlgation conditions there. Stme Complications. "What Heath learned In New York City evidently did not please him. Although Al-though the Newark 6ix days' raco was in progress Heath did not go near Newark, but remained In New York city and sent for Iver Lawson and Ernest A. Pye. to come to that city and confer with him. John M Chapman, Chap-man, who Is to "manage the new eastern east-ern circuit, and who has made arrangements ar-rangements to bring to this country several foreign cracks, had expected Heath to confer with him, and consequently conse-quently was greatly surprised when the Salt Lake man mado no effort to do so. "Heath returned to Salt Lako City without once having conferred w tth the eastern promoters, but had Pye attempt to sign riders for Salt Lake City. Immediately after the Newark race Pyo returned to Salt Lako City and attempted to secure tho management manage-ment for himself. He was only one of a half a dntteu men after the same Job. Heath discovered that ho was all 'at sea,' and then came a conference confer-ence with HeRtjren, when he agreed to the latter's terms. "Heagren announces that tho opening open-ing date will be May 30, as in former years, and that ho will give J20.000 to the bicycle riders tliis season. Last year $17-,003 was paid to riders. The track is in fine condition and needs little repair, which will be attended to at once:" |