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The O. C. C. is very anxious to enter the League of American Wheelmen, but so far has been unsuccessful. In 1895 and early in this year Captain H. F. Williams made known the wishes of the club to the national headquarters of the L. A. W.. but each time he received an indirect answer. He wrote to Chairman Welch of San Francisco on Thursday, but has not yet received a reply.
J. C. Moore, First Lieutenant. HARRY F. WILLIAMS, Captain. WILLIAM S. MORREY, Second Lieutenant
MRS. IDELLA JOHNSON (nee Allen), Captain, Ladies' Annex.
OFFICERS OF THE OAKLAND CYCLING CLUB."We are anxious to have our annual meet and our club recognized by the L. A. W." said Captain Williams to-day. “We have some good riders, both gentlemen and ladies, but none of our records are kept, because we are not members of the league. From what I understand, there are very few colored cycling clubs in the country, and the question of admitting all cyclers has not yet been passed upon.
We have a flourishing club; every member is a reputable citizen, and there are some remarkably good riders. Our races are open to all comers, and there does not appear to be any valid reason why we should not join the L. A. W. I do not think that the reason we have not been recognized is due to race prejudice, but there is a desire to avoid the issue. However it will have to be met, and the sooner the better. Of course we shall not take anything but a refusal or an acceptance for an answer. I believe, however, that when the matter is discussed on its merits we will be accorded due recognition. I am waiting for Mr. Welch's reply with great interest."
Captain Harry Williams of the Oakland Cycling Club: "It was small business for the railroad to attempt to force bicycle riders to pay for taking their wheels across the ferry. They occupy very little room, and are not handled by the company's employees at all. Even the matter of charging anywhere in the State is unjust, as a patron of the road has the right to a certain amount of baggage, and no one has a right to dictate in what shape it shall be any more than they have as to what it shall be. All riders and friends of riders should unite in forcing the company to remove all restrictions regarding the transportation of bicycles."
... Captain Harry Williams of the Oakland Cycling Club. Williams is a barber ...
COLORED CYCLISTS WANT RECOGNITION. - Will Petition the New League to Extend Its Membership - Oakland Cycling Club - Harry Williams illustration - The San Francisco Call, 20 Apr 1897
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