Alternate History Sports / Velo (Team Bicycle Racing Sport)

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---Tuesday, June 9 – Boston, Massachusetts
The National Velo Federation published a letter to the people of Canada in respect to the death of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald just days earlier. On another note, the league along with the Boston Checkers released the official Title Match 5 logo.

**Posted by JMurr** 3/14/2021 9:37 am

1892

---Saturday, January 2 – NVF
---Eastern Conference
            Boston Checkers – 1&0
            Manhattan Velo Club – 1&0
            Club de Montreal – 0&1
            Boston Grasshoppers – 0&1
---Western Conference
            Milwaukee Monsters – 1&0
            St. Louis Steamers – 1&0
            Pittsburgh Challengers – 0&1
            Ottawa Velo Club – 0&1

---Thursday, January 7 – Boston, Massachusetts
Several men gathered at the league office buildings today to make an announcement. The men were current NVF Commissioner Hubert Gotti, Pittsburgh Challengers owner and chairman of the Owners Association Andrew Carnegie, and a business associate of Carnegie’s named Henry Clay Frick. The men were making the announcement that Frick has been nominated by Carnegie to become the second Commissioner of the NVF, beginning with the 1893 season. A confirmation hearing vote by all owners will be held on March 18th, the day before the Title Match. In order to be confirmed league bylaws state that Frick must receive a simple majority of owners votes, that means he needs 5. Frick announced he will accept the job on a year-to-year basis. He has no intention of signing a long-term contract. The present Commissioner, Hubert Gotti, had of course already announced he intends to return to the life of coaching next season.

**Posted by Enigmajones** 3/14/2021 8:04 pm

Without a doubt the West is far more stacked than the East. Even with the expansion, the Checkers are the only very good team I can see,

**Posted by JMurr** 3/14/2021 8:57 pm

---Saturday, January 9 – NVF
---Eastern Conference
            Boston Checkers – 2&0
            Club de Montreal – 1&1
            Manhattan Velo Club – 1&1
            Boston Grasshoppers – 0&2
---Western Conference
            Milwaukee Monsters – 2&0
            St. Louis Steamers – 1&1
            Ottawa Velo Club – 1&1
            Pittsburgh Challengers – 0&2

---Tuesday, January 12 – Boston, Massachusetts
The Boston Checkers will have a new owner next season. Nancy Fish, the widow of P.T. Barnum, inherited the team following her husband’s death but she has had little interest in operating the team. Now she has found someone to take the team off her hands. An associate of Barnum’s named Moses Kimball has purchased the Checkers from Fish.

**Posted by JMurr** 3/15/2021 10:16 pm

---Saturday, January 16 – NVF
---Eastern Conference
            Boston Checkers – 3&0
            Club de Montreal – 2&1
            Manhattan Velo Club – 1&2
            Boston Grasshoppers – 0&3
---Western Conference
            Milwaukee Monsters – 3&0
            St. Louis Steamers – 2&1
            Ottawa Velo Club – 1&2
            Pittsburgh Challengers – 0&3

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---Saturday, January 23 – NVF
---Eastern Conference
            Boston Checkers – 4&0
            Club de Montreal – 2&2
            Manhattan Velo Club – 1&3
            Boston Grasshoppers – 0&4
---Western Conference
            Milwaukee Monsters – 4&0
            St. Louis Steamers – 3&1
            Ottawa Velo Club – 2&2
            Pittsburgh Challengers – 0&4