Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-12

| Inc star SpflnterS IN the New lori
slX-day race are becoming somewhat
worried over the prospects of large
field of riders being tied when il
comes down to the finish of the fina
mile. At this writing. nine teams are
go to the post in the last dash, the
chances of the best man winning the
race are not very certain. With such
large field there is sure to be some
be complete upset On form. Goullet
and Fogler should win the race. and
the prospects are that they will win
the race. Goullet is riding like q
champion and he is as strong as a
bear Fogler is better now than al
any time during the race. and IL Joe
only had the inclination. Goullet and
the Battler might steal off by them
selves and gain lap. Surely. GouI-
let is the class of the race as sprint
er and 1t would be a sad mistake il
he is beaten when 1t comes to the
finish Only the hardest kind of hard
luck will beat Goullet. for he is GER
tainly flying When a man like Cham
pion Frank Kramer says, "Goullet is
there." one need not look further for
the winner.
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BY the way. Kramer has become
very enthusiastic over his newspaper
duties. and he told me last night that
he would like nothing better than to
become sporting writer. He said he
would stick to cycling as long as he
was able to make a respectable show
ing, but when his legs refused to
carry him home a winner he would
Immediately look for some other avo-
cation. He likes the newspaper game
and he would be q success in 1t, just
as he has been a success in cycling.
He has many things in his favor. He
is awfully clean in mind and very
fair in his writings. He is always
looking at the bright side Of things.
and before he says anything he views
the matter from the "other fellows"
standpoint. Some of the big men of
the game were talking about cycling
news gatherers at the Garden last
night, and one OF them remarked to
Kramer:
Frank, good luck to you If you go
into the newspS per business, and I
hope you will be as clean in that
game as you have always been in
your own game. But whatever you
do, Frank, don't become scandal
monger.' You can see for yourself
how distasteful it is
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Kramer felt the same way about it,
and he said he had views of his own
about the newspaper game. The
sneaky methods of some of the news
papermen are even worse than those
employed by the gunner at the Gar
den. Most of the riders refuse to
talk to them and some of the riders fill
their ears full of sensational gossip,
and it is printed with relish in the
"Rumor Factory"
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Mr.. Klosterman, who holds the Bal
timore franchise, was at the Garden
last night. He had long talk with
Mr. Million and he will have a con-
ference with Messrs. Million and Up
percu some time today Mr.. Kloster-
man has been identified with cycling
for years, and he said his heart was
still in the game. He also declared
that if bicycle track was built in
Baltimore he would have something
to say about it.
I'VE are thinking about building a
track in Baltimore" Mr.. Klosterman
said to me at the Garden last night,
land If we do 1t will be conducted
with the approval of the ~ Z. A. or
not at all. Yes, I've heard some talk
about an outlaw movement, but please
do not council me with any such
thing. The only way that l will go
into cycling Is to go into it on the
right lines. If Mr. Million here will
guarantee me the riders why we will
very likely build a track. We have
fine place about twenty-five min
utes on the trolley from the City Hall
and l believe the game could be re-
vived and made a big success; but 1t
will be an N. c. A. game, not an
outlaw game, rest assured"
The Baltimore man said he liked
cycling and would go into the game
for the sport of it. He said he had
been a member of the N. C. A. for a
good many years and expected to stick
to it forever.
81 am a real cycling enthusiast"
Mr.. Klosterman declared, land
would like to get back in the game,
/ am going to have a business meeting
with Mr.. Million and Mr.. Uppercu,
and it is really up to them whether l
build a track in Baltimore. They have
revived the game to a wonderful ex-
tent and / would be delighted to be
associated with them and do what l
could to make cycling go in our city.
| am pleased at the outlook and from