Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-15

poems on cycling that have accumu
lated during my ; e-y busy days at
tending the wos Ids series:
j. p. N:
AS an Rhglishman and lover of th'
bike game, was pleased to read you
remarks in The Star regarding Bill
Bailey. According to CONTEMPORARY
Bill couldn't live with any of tn,
pros, and, in fact, is practically
never was" Funny that the pro
moters should be inducing him to turn
PRO" If he is in the "has BEEN class
They don't usually do that kind OF
business. AS you remark, there is nc
doubt that the Bailey-McDougal con.
tests are drawing record crowds, and
shows good sportsmen that the Amer.
lean fans can appreciate a good, clear
rider, no matter where he halls from
1t is a pity, but the "knocking'' ele.
ment is always to be found wherever
one goes. A REAL FAN.
j. p N:
In reading recent issue of The
Star was struck by one item by the
Same Bike Fanness." I may moi
know all the riders like our second
Shakespeare does, but l guess / car
tell the difference between Cameron
and Anderson. OF course everybody
who goes to the races knows Kramer
l.. ID.
j. P. N:
What is all this about High School
Sam" and "Hetty Green" and the
{eri
nal and only High School SAM" pro-
claim to the world and your readers
and "Fanness" that 1 am not "Hetty
Green" or "Ralph," or "R. A." OF
sc. s." For the benefit of my friends
I'll try to describe myself.
To Miss Fanness and friends:
I am not beautiful, yet my young
face
Makes up In sweetness what it lacks
in grace;
1 am not beautiful, yet my blue eyes
Steal Ger the heart like sunshine
Ger the skies;
Theirs is the mild and intellectual
ray,
That to the inmost spirit wins its
way;
Theirs are the beams, that full upon
you roll.
Surprising all the senses and the
soul;
For o, when pure as heavens serenest
skies,
My timid soul sits pleading in my
e eyes,
The humid beams that meath my
eyelids steal
Can softly teach the coolest heart
to feel
Do you get the description? No?
Use your head-I beg pardon-I
mean your Imagination.
HIGH SCHOOL SAM.
j. P. N.
Kindly jot these few lines down
in your column about the bike racers,
as we are a bunch of Velodrome fans
and follow up your columns regu-
larly. We hope that all those good
riders mentioned by Messrs. Million,
Uppercu and MacFarland, such as
Rutt, Hourlicr and Dupre. will be
here next spring when the Velodrome
opens again. But they never men,
toned any of the Italian riders. such
as Moretti, Polledri and Verri. Verri
made a better showing than any other
foreigner that came here this season.
He was almost as good as Fr.ol.
Why not have him come over here
next spring? We all would like to
see him perform at the Velodrome
again, not only the Italians, but a
good many Americans, too. Hoping
that Million and Uppercu will come
to the conclusion that they should
bring Verri over here again and also
a good italian team for the six-day
race. we remain,
FAIR ITALIAN COLONY OF THE
FOURTEENTH WARD.
We have communicated your query
to Mr.. MacFarland and he assures
us that either Verri or Moretti will
race here next spring. Verri and
Brocco will represent Italy in the
New York six-day race.
]. p. N.
1 am not criticising your Sport
Topics OF the Hour" but 1 take it for
granted that that's why we have a
sport page, to hear from different
persons on what they think of the
sports in Newark and those who par
tic pate in them. Now, last week
IN. w" was all for Clark, and she
said, that Clark could beat Kramer.
Their isn't a rider in the word who
could OUTRAGE Kramer. When Kramer
was in bad form he won that
match from Clark. Clark only
shot up these last few months,
and he was dropped out again,
But to return: What l am al
luding to was in a recent story you
said that Clark and his advisers
think Clark should get as much or
more than the champion. Why did
you not tell these fine advisers that
Kramer has Clark beaten to a fragile
| can't see where Clark gets it into
his head that he is more than
Kramer. Kramer is good drawing
card. and has ridden well for thir-
teen years, whereas Clark on. rode
well for four or five Sundays. Now
where has Clark a show with our
"champer?" He has to be a good
rider for the same amount of years
as Kramer before the Kramer rooters
will even think Clark has any show
We have to give Kramer credit for
coming back, don't We?
A BIKE ROOTER.
j. z. N.
Twelve big riders riding on the track
Clark fell and got a splinter in his
back. that left eleven.
Eleven big riders, great big men,
Lawson switched another rider, Their
there were ten.
Ten(big riders, feeling very fine,
Hill rode off the track, then there
were nine.
Nine big riders in the hands Of fate,
Cavanagh punctured, then there were
eight.
Eight big riders in a terrible fix,
Spears took a double header, Their
there were six.