Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18
MANAGEMENT BLAMES PAPERS
Announces That Lack OF Fighting
spirit IN Champion j. Due 10
Herald aud News


IL was announced that lyer had refused
% ride because Of adverse criticism ln tn
Herald and News" Hardy Downing
proved a good substitute. however, and
rode Kramer a hard and close race, fn-
ishiug abreast with hl.f wheel ltnsth
behind
Both Kramer and Downing made many
friends by their exhibition of gameness
and when Downing came out &c few min.
uios later g. ride d Hye-mile mOtof-paced
event be was given am ovation, Jack
Hume rode 90 AN ovation also when De
showed up his bunch again in the iiye-
mile Tap race, and Downing started on me
evening OF triumph with a clean cut
victory in The mile open.
LAWSON ABSENT
Tho oyershadoving event Of last nlsht
was tho absence Of Lawson. IL caused
much ill-feeAug on the part of the mar
agemeut and officials and they seemed
much relieved by the opportunity Afforded
them ~ taking it out on tho newspaper
writer's whose comment Wa charged with
being responsible for lyers absence. lyer's
trainer especially seemed heait.br0keu az
The turn things had taken. ana reports
from Lawson had IL that De- had broken
down and cried during the day. after a
night OF IVORY and siecplessDsss The thing
that stung him % the quick seemed 10 Doe
that DE- should be suspected IN his home
town Of being H. race that was not run
on It's merit solely. lie left The track last
night, and could not be found for several
hours even By his most intimate friends
For falling 10 ride he was disqualified
The disposition viii not be however 70 en-
force this disqualification. ~ would seem,
as the management will probably take IN
90 consideration as will tn fans M.
az emotion fTN.r NHIfHl ]
Wes l1hQrrg The announcement that
De- had refused Co ride was made n a
dramatic manner with a throwing ol me
responsibility on the Herald and The
News However 10 failed 20 produce
any perctptihle wave ~ emotion Ctle
against the rider or tuI him 4 few cries
of Coward came from The grauds'lud
back Of an, judges and fDw answering
cheers for Lawson came from The seats
where The men With passes ST. Win
trainers aud riders. The general public
kept out ~ the controversy \ vicious
Misrepresentation ~ this condition was
made in q public print tli- morning.
IN the same paper 10 was alleged Chat
comment lu the "NcW- yves IN the fr1i
OF comment in another paper ana NOT 900
independent individual expression Of Opln-
ion. This charge the salt Palace manager.
MI Chapman has been anxious 90 believe
ON former occasions when comment I'm this
column was not wholly desirable from as
standpoint. His feeling as nearly as 10
can be learned from talking with him
occasionally. D. hat all adverse comment
is meant 10 hurt him, aud Inspired fi1m
O. certain source independently ~ the bi-
cycle races that are being written up.
CASE Up To PUBLIC
Lawsons case rests now with lhc |
sports" II they Justify him On velchug 4
under criticism 90 the point Of throwing 4
up q race. the decision viii be unique. 10 I
their work is honest the papers have Ho 4
alliance with jha saucer track, with any /
OF lts riders with us gate receipts or
with its success They record the impress
sion created on trained writers hy ihe
bike races offered and tho reports aIe
for the benefit of the public which BUYS
its papers o. secure Independent uuprg-
JUDGED opinion and a report Of facts. The
manager ought never o. have a chance !
have 1 ever done 90 you that you should
say This Of me-" and Lawson. who draw
his money from the public. viii hardly |
be- conceded tie right 10 quit bis pr0fos
sion because ~ fancied or real injustice
lu public or press comment on ODE show.
ing be- makes
THE CRITICISM
IN this case. the facts were that Law.
son beat Kramer Tuesday evening aud
that DE- Old 10 much more easily than was
Anticipated To the "News' writer u |
seemed the most wonderful ride he bad
ever seen Lawson make. But as f0r /
Kramer he was impressed with The fact
that De was defeated more easily than |
Lawson could defeat Downing McFar-
land Clark Pfc or F0gler on the show.
Ing Of this race alone. Kramer should
have been sent out o. make a record
against the buach before being allowed
10 meet lawson az ALL
80 CHARGE MADE.
But everyone knew Kramer was q words !
champion and unQucsuuaby the best
ildcT in America outside OF Lawson. 81
The conclusion vas obvious that f0f som.
reason Kramer had not made a good tide
When q comes % fixing on tins reason
The News writer coniesses a total in-
ability Co uud TO- Furthermore he has I
expressed me belief that the only sourc. !
li evidence /. u The hearts OF kum-
10, Lawson and Chapman. Everyone who |
has trained horses knows that a rae. /
horse VIII DO record time today. in GA, |
altitude aud bake on the stretch in q
higher altitude tomorrow. ttah's track /
Team learned with terrific force what al.
.itude meant 40 Boulder this spring ald |
he explanation that Kramer was indu- !
.uCed Go bis own und0lug in this altitude. /
j. a reasonable ana satisfactory one.
lAt no mon ever picked up condition IN
hree days. and therefore the conclusion |
appeared reasonable that Kramer could /
iot 40 this and Ga that followed the 9th.
'r conclusion that Kramer could no. Z
,eat lawson On toe showing OF luesdas Z
light when tlc Friday night race should |
be- called
The impression was current on The
street that LAWSON bad beat kramer ftr.
her than D.. can with Kramer riding o.
cum, and THE impression was RECORDED
"a the New
TRIBUNE SELF RIGHTEoUs.
Following tao News" iho paper which
DIE morning denies 20 cmphauauy tha
cKel questioned thc races and throws
much Wn0ict'1t Ink upon the writer.
Mo took tlat view. recorded this inn
lrcss.Un as follows.
There was poo end q discussion rts-
,rday regarding the knmet-lavsHu
ace, and strange as % may seem almost
very other faH who opened DIS mouth sX-
'rcsscd the opinion mat Kramer would
'lu Friday nights race WHY Frankly
ID al