The prize was a white rooster that had been traded by the two teams since at least the year prior.
In 1894, Illinois Cycling Club defeated the Lake View Cycling Club to take possession of this rooster, which became their team mascot.
Lake View CC was undefeated coming into the contest,[2] but fell to the Illinois cyclists 0 to 16 in front of a Thanksgiving crowd of 2,000, which was exactly the same as the final score for the 1894 contest.
[3] The Cycling Club's second team played one game, against the secondary from Irving Park on Thanksgiving.
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