J. W. Coffroth

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James Wood Coffroth 12 September 1872 – 6 February 1943

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James Wood Coffroth (1872-1943): West Coast Promoter of Boxing, Horse Racing and Tourism - Joel Levanetz

Now that all the local clubs are holding matinee track races open only to club members, it would seem that a good lot of fast riders may be secured. A racer to be a success must be in earnest and spend a great deal of time in training. This is a hardship for some and a pleasure for a few. J. Coffroth and W. H. Stinson of the Olympic Club Wheelmen start to-day for a wheeling trip to Los Angeles.

WITH THE WHEELMEN. - San Francisco Chronicle, 08 Jun 1895

W. Henshaw Stinson and James Coffroth of the Olympic Club Wheelmen will start to-day on a tour to Los Angeles via the coast. They will each carry about thirty pounds of baggage. From here to San Jose they will be paced by H. W. Spalding this afternoon. They will then fall into the hands of Joseph B. Carey, cycling editor of the Mercury, who calculates they shall reach Gilroy the same night. The Tribune Cyclers of Gilroy will take them in hand Sunday and intend to ride with them to Paso Robles. At Santa Barbara they will stop one day and three days at Los Angeles. They are both good fellows and I hope our southern brethren will treat them cordially.

THE WHEELMEN. - The San Francisco Call, 08 Jun 1895

W. H. Stinson and James Coffroth started on a wheeling trip to Los Angeles Saturday. They rode to Gilroy that day, and yesterday wired they had arrived at Salinas, to which point they were accompanied by Thomas Mulvey. At this rate they will soon be in Southern California.

NEW FIVE-MILE RECORD. - Charles S. Wells' Fast Ride Over the San Mateo Course - The San Francisco Call, 10 Jun 1895

W. H. Stinson and James Coffroth, the Olympic Wheelmen who left last Saturday awheel for Los Angeles, arrived at Paso Robles Tuesday. In a letter to the writer Mr. Stinson says:

Arrived here last evening in good shape; made Salinas the second day, and run through to Paso Robles to-day. Barring a few sandy places the roads are great, and through Salinas Valley the wind fairly blows one along. The roads are as fine as in the park; we can make fifteen-eighteen miles an hour easily. Will stay here to-day, and in the afternoon start for San Luis Obispo, which we expect to reach tonight. Will probably make Los Olivos tomorrow and Santa Barbara the next day. Thank you for notice in the Call on Monday. We make it a point every day to get a Call — the only wheelmen's paper on the coast. Regards to all.

The Los Angeles wheelmen should be on the lookout for these two jolly cyclists, who will make friends wherever they stop, and no doubt have a most enjoyable trip.

THE WHEELMEN. San Francisco Call, Volume 78, Number 15, 15 June 1895

James W. Coffroth and Wm. H Stinson, two fast bicycle riders of the Olympic Club of San Francisco, arrived yesterday morning on their wheels, at the Arlington having ridden the entire distance from San Francisco. They raced from Cold Springs. Mr. Coffroth beat Mr. Stinson in by two hours. Mr. Stinson reported that he had been delayed by meeting a bear on the way, but from reports given by people who met him, the bear was black calf and he was afraid to pass it. After remaining here for a few days, they will return home and Mr. Coffroth intends writing an article on their trip.

The Independent - Santa Barbara, California · Saturday, June 15, 1895

W. H. Stinson and James Coffroth, the Olympic Wheelmen who left last Saturday awheel for Los Angeles, arrived at Paso Robles Tuesday. In a letter to the writer Mr. Stinson says:

Arrived here last evening in good shape; made Salinas the second day, and run through to Paso Robles to-day. Barring a few sandy places the roads are great, and through Salinas Valley the wind fairly blows one along. The roads are as fine as in the park; we can make fifteen-eighteen miles an hour easily. Will stay here to-day, and in the afternoon start for San Luis Obispo, which we expect to reach tonight. Will probably make Los Olivos tomorrow and Santa Barbara the next day. Thank you for notice in the Call on Monday. We make it a point every day to get a Call — the only wheelmen's paper on the coast. Regards to all.

The Los Angeles wheelmen should be on the lookout for these two jolly cyclists, who will make friends wherever they stop, and no doubt have a most enjoyable trip.

THE WHEELMEN. San Francisco Call, Volume 78, Number 15, 15 June 1895

LONG BICYCLE RIDING.

Messrs. Stinson and Coffroth Wheel In from 'Frisco.

"Billy" Stinson and J. W. Coffroth, two well-known members of the Olympic Club of San Francisco, reached this city yesterday on their bicycles, having ridden all the way from 'Frisco by wheel.

Messrs. Stinson and Coffroth left San Francisco on June 8 and took an easy gait all the way. They report the roads the worst this side of San Luis Obispo, though from San Jose down there was considerable dust. Yesterday they rode to Santa Monica with Mart Johnson, another member of the Olympic Club, who wheeled down from 'Frisco with Annie Londonderry, the globe girdler. Before returning to San Francisco, the trio will do some more road riding in Southern California.

LONG BICYCLE RIDING. Messrs. Stinson and Coffroth Wheel in from 'Frisco. - The Los Angeles Times, June 19, 1895

A private road race, the result of which will be watched with a good deal of interest by the wheelmen around the bay, will be run next Saturday afternoon. The distance is from Oakland to San Jose, and the competing teams are members of the B. L. O. Club and "Our Sett," two offshoots of the Olympic Club Wheelmen. Each club has four members, and there has been considerable friendly rivalry between them of late as to who were the fastest riders. A dispute on this point led to a challenge from the club with the mysterious initials, which "Our Sett" forthwith accepted. The members of the latter club are: Wilbur F. Knapp, W. H. Stinson, J. E. Fagothey and L. B. Thomas. The B. L. O. Club is composed of Fred R. Butz, James W. Coffroth, Thomas S. Mulvey and Joseph F. Coffey. Each man will pay an entrance fee, with which a suitable prize for the winning team will be purchased. As the entire eight have reputations as speedy road runners it is safe to say the pace will be a hot one from start to finish, and possibly the record from Oakland to San Jose of 2 hours and 13 minutes, made by O. L. Pickard, June 10, 1894, will be lowered.

THE WHEELMEN. - The San Francisco Call, 31 Aug 1895

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