Charles Dietle

Charles Philip Conrad Dietle 24 Mar 1871 - 2 Jul 1899

Clubs

Bay City Wheelmen

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L. G. Hodgkins, A. J. Stewart, Charles Dietle, H. B. Sperry, C. A. Howard and A. J. Storey of the Bay City Wheelmen, with a large party of unattached wheelmen, rode to Camp Taylor yesterday. They report the roads very fair. There were eighteen bicycles on the boat.

The Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 25 May 1891

The century run to San Jose yesterday brought out some thirty odd wheelmen. The arrangements made by Messrs. Cox, Hodgkins and Col were most excellent, but the fact that most of the city riders have been over the road many a time before and fully realize what that head wind means may perhaps account for the small number of riders. The run left Twenty-first and Mission streets at 5:45 o'clock, breakfast at Redwood City at 8:12 and San Jose at 12:12. The actual riding time down was 5h. 18m.; coming back, 7h., L. G. Hodgkins and T. C. Dodge of the Bay Citys and A. Dietle being the first men in. The following is a list of the men and clubs on the run: The Bay City Wheelmen - L. G. Hodgkins (who managed the run), T. H. Doane, T. C. Dodge, J. G. Hecker, E. E. Stoddard, Charles Dietle, A. E. J. Nye, J. J. Hull, J. F. Brown Jr., A. M. Burns and W. B. Sperry.

The Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 01 Jun 1891

The Bay Citys held a club run to Redwood City yesterday, leaving here at 8:30 o'clock. The roads all the way were at their best. Those on the run were: Captain Thomas H. Doane, President George P. Wetmore, Secretaries Horace B. Sperry and Sanford Plummer, Calvin N. Langton, Charles Dietle, Alex M. Burns, Theodore C. Dodge, A. J. Buneman, A. J. Storey, George L. Hall, W. L. Thompson, Joseph G. Cox and D. O'Callaghan of the club and Charles Pennell, T. Durant and A. Cavanagh, unattached.

The Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Sep 1891

Those on the Bay City run were Captain T. H. Doane, George P. Wetmore, H. B. Sperry, T. C. Dodge, C. N. Langton, W. L. Thompson, R. M. Thompson, A. J. Storey, T. S. Watters, S. H. Knapp Jr., George H. Bell, C. E. Rankin, S. L. Piper, Little Puck, alias G. L. Hall, W. H. Middlehoff, James J. Hull, Charles Dietle, T. H. B. Varney, A. Barnes, P. A. Lund, A. M. Burns, L. J. Hodgkins, ex-Captains S. Plummer, W. M. Meeker and F. E. Richardson of the club, and as guests Al Peacock, George Andrews, Charles L. Breon, F. E. Shafer, M. Cavanagh and J. H. Andrews. The Cyclers were represented by Captain C. Ravelin, J. L. Bothwell, F. S. Munn, J. E. Alexander, George A. Morrill, George Osen, Wilbur Edwards. Osen has joined the Cyclers and will race under their name at the meet on Thanksgiving day.

The Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 09 Nov 1891

Not a run, but rather a "climb and coast" this time was the programme of the Bay Citys yesterday. The 8 o'clock boat to Sausalito found the boys all ready for the ride, which they started at Ross Station, and walked and climbed to the very top of the mountain, about two hours from the station. A register in the book at the top, lunch, a survey of the really magnificent view from that point, the great ocean on one side, San Francisco and San Pablo bays on the other, with the pretty valleys at the base of the mountain, and then the descent. It may have taken two hours to reach the summit, but considerably less than half that time was necessary to get back. The scorchers went on via Corte Madera to Sausalito, while the others took the train at Ross Station.

Those on the run were Captain Thomas H. Doane, George P. Wetmore, Alex M. Burns, Charles Dietle, Alfred J. Storey, Arthur Barnes, Horace B. Sperry, Calvin N. Langton, Wallace Thompson, Theodore C. Dodge, Albert F. Buneman, Charles H. Rankin, George H. Bell and George Andrews, and "Tom," the club dog. Edwin Mohrig and Robert M. Welch started for a century run yesterday morning in order to get a bar for their "Century Club" badges.

Not a run, but rather a "climb and coast" - Mon, Nov 16, 1891, Page 3, San Francisco Chronicle

L. G. Hodgkins, A. J. Stewart, Charles Dietle, H. B. Sperry, C. A. Howard and A. J. Storey of the Bay City Wheelmen, with a large party of unattached wheelmen, rode to Camp Taylor yesterday. They report the roads very fair. There were eighteen bicycles on the boat.

The Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 25 May 1891

A. J. Storey, C. N. Langton, A. Barnes, Charles Dietle and G. T. Andrews arrived at Virginia City, Nev., last Wednesday from this city, having made the trip on bicycles in seven days. The party found a depth of 10 feet of snow on the summit of the Sierras, and made a detour at Truckee to Lake Tahoe.

CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. - A Brief Sketch of the Garden City Cyclers. - Frank Waller Makes a New World's Record. - The Coming Century Run - Straight Spokes. - The San Francisco Call, Jun 13, 1892

Charles Dietle, at one time a director of the Bay City Wheelmen, died recently. He was prominent in cycling affairs during the boom times.

Doings of the Wheelmen. - The San Francisco Call, 22 Jul 1899

Pages which link here:

• Bay City Wheelmen ‎ (← links)
• The Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Sep 1891 ‎ (← links)
• The Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 01 Jun 1891 ‎ (← links)
• CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. - A Brief Sketch of the Garden City Cyclers. - Frank Waller Makes a New World's Record. - The Coming Century Run - Straight Spokes. - The San Francisco Call, Jun 13, 1892 ‎ (← links)
• The Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 09 Nov 1891 ‎ (← links)
• Not a run, but rather a "climb and coast" - Mon, Nov 16, 1891, Page 3, San Francisco Chronicle ‎ (← links)
• The Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 25 May 1891 ‎ (← links)
• Doings of the Wheelmen. - The San Francisco Call, 22 Jul 1899 ‎ (← links)
• George Andrews ‎ (← links)