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JACKSON’S APPEALL Defence of Major'1 Taylor, , Raoln? Clmxnplon, by Our Own “.SMtua.Thii latter from “iwrw Jactocn ot tfcU city Mi bwen meivad:Ij ttse Standard: ■At tha lima Uald, aardlner, Cooper and the rt#t of the prominent win* ****** broke away from the LA.W, they form-ml an oriahlwuion called ih»» American rmcinr cydlati* union. They all or the circuit chaaere to Join their newly fomnl omnlutlon. Of eoume. Major” Taylor wa* asked to Jotn the now league, but not until they had had a loruranumgnt. did they consent to accept him iberoC aa a member ot the i»ague.That meeting, If I am not mlitakin, wa# held In Phlladrfphl* October 4 of Ilia prti; •nt year. Almoet all of the men wanted a Mcnl ballot ao that they could vote against Taylor. Finally the men riaUaed that If they objtcicd to Taylor*# opptica-Uon U would Injure tfuen in ihe mind# of tha nubile. Bo they all voird to admit, the ''major'1 Into the outlaw organisation. Just aa soon n# Taylor joined that union*hit trouble# begun.' .Hi wm Hardly rec?YU ODornlaed by the membert; he vu obliged to eat In the kitchen* ot hotel# In the ottlea where he rode, arul pay the namerule m the plher m«n. Oue of tbojo ellltf WM VpawJHiardCttU.0‘ lie itfpeuIrO to ihe outlawer or-raring mtlt. to eland byhim and they toughed at him. !'must #ay that 1 think If ••Major* Taylor la good enough tu lido with He I# oeitululy iood enough to eat with, lie went lo 81. I-aul* frith Ihe party ami wu treated snamefully by me men and tho spectators, a# wall, in the raur# he wa# pocketed, elbowed and in*tied about and ho hu been getting It all through theMason.’ And why dor# ho act treated In thla wayT, dimply tlilei nrst. on ia*count of hla color; second, blt;cnu#e ho latoo speedy and uaea good head work. Th«we Juat tniare juat Ihe reasons why they are trratlnir Idm ao mean. They are very |*eor rtaaon* at that. Tha public think* ho loo, Major” hu# proved, time and again, that ho la I he faetrat sprinter In America to-day. lie lie a defeated th* heat of them many times and by pood riihta ho l# tha champion cyclist of Amrrica. I do hot-uy thla becuutg’he 1* of tho aamo hue aa * my#e)f, but from tha ruclng standpoint. 1 will endeavor to explain to you why ha should be the recognised champion of tha year by Ills performance# on tha national circuit In tho table below of tha lint four ment
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Syracuse Standard
Syracuse, New York, US
Fri, Nov 04, 1898
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