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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Article 2. Rule 5. No student whether he has represented one or more colleges, shall take part in intercollegiate contests for more than four years...
...racing rules of the L. A. W. divide bicycle racing men into two classes, professional and amateur. Amateurs are those men who ride for prizes not above the value of $35. The L. A. W. takes the standpoint that no man can be an amateur who is able to stand the expense of riding the circuits in states distant from his home. Consequently they have made the rule that no amateur can ride in any races held over 200 miles from his place of residence. Thus the rule requires that every man shall have a domicile and reason requires that...
...would be unfair to let ordinary riders have only one domicile to which a 200 mile limit is attached, while college men have two domiciles; consequently we must rule as to college men that they have but one domicile and that, their home residence. If they wish to enter an open race, they may do so if it is within 200 miles of their home residence, but they cannot enter it simply because it is situated within 200 miles of their college residence as that is not their real domicile. But as they live at college nine months...
That is all there is to this rule. College men are just as pure amateurs as any other amateurs. Only they are particularly favored in that they are allowed (1) to participate in any closed college meet wherever situated and (2) they can compete in open races distant within 200 miles of their college but regardless of their real domicile if they ask for a permit...
...held April 29, showed the weakness of the team in several events. Most of the records were below the average, but this was partly due to the cold weather and strong wind which prevailed. The loss of several sure point-winners by the scholarship rule weakness the team considerably...