Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-15

The first clash of the OUTLAWS a
the Velodrome could not be said t
be either particularly good, bad o
otherwise. They did about as wei
as expected, and Mcnamara, whit
showed considerable class, is easil!
the best. He is a strong rider ant
he can hold his speed a long way
His judgment, however, is lacking
and he will need to watch closely
the methods of the Velodrome stars
if he hopes to become a class mate OF
theirs some day He has lot of rae.
ing form, though, and he is sure tC
improve as he goes along. He dis
played tendency to go a long way
and he rode very game race. Under
the conditions he couldn't very wei
expect to beat Frank Kramer and
Jackie Clark, and he didn't. Under
any circumstances he doesn't figure
to beat either Kramer or Clark, but
he is a good man just the same He
was in front for almost two laps and
Clark, with Kramer on him, only beat
! the "outlaw" in the run up the
stretch. Clark, who rode good race,
won and Kramer dashed in second
just ahead of Reggie. The race pleased
the fans nightly and there was much
applause for Clark as the winner and
some applause for the ride put up
by Mcnamara.
The sprinting ability of Bob Spears
we have heard so much about was
not in evidence, although the "out-
law" didn't have real good oppor-
tunity to display his wares. He
trailed Kramer home in the fourth
heat of the quarter mile champion
ship, and he was shut out in the
second semi-f1nal by Paddy Hehir,
who is riding like fiend these days,
and Joe Fogler. Mcnamara met a
similar fate in the championship. He
qualified along with Clark in his
heat, but also, along with Clark, he
was shut out by Goullet, who won,
and Kramer, who finished second, in
the first semi-flnal. In the handicap,
Spears was nowhere. 1t is said,
though, that he is very good Splinter
open races. He has a position that
| isn't very attractive and which he
is likely to modify before long. He
is a toe rider, something like Clark,
in a way, but Jackie has a much bet
ter position and more speed, from all
accounts. Anyway, although Spears
had the better reputation as sprint
err, the Velodrome stars paid atten-
ton only to Mcnamara. One of them
eaid to me: Mcnamara Is good
bow and he will improve, too. He
has strength and speed and he Will
make a good partner for somebody
in the New York six-day race l
may be mistaken, but Reggie, In my
opinion, will turn out to be another
Jimmy Moran, only he is a much
better rider than James Francis. Yes
7 would take him for a partner in the
six-day grind and wouldn't be afraid
n take a sound nap while he was on
the track" That's a pretty good
boost for an OUTLAW" coming. as 1t
does. from regular
@
/ The "outlaws," as a whole, didn't
fare so we'll on their first appearance
They will do better, perhaps, when
they become more thoroughly accll-
mated. There wasn't any evidence or
hitter feeling and the races, as a
whole. were clean and fairly won and
lost. A spill in the second heat OF the
two-mile handicap brought Alfred
| Goullet down with such force that Tor
n time it was whispered around that
he was badly injured. Later on, IL
was said that his hurts were a
strained ankle and few minor cuts.
Others to go down at the same Time
were Frank CORY and Werner Beck,
"o,tlaws." but there didn't appear to
he anything deliberate about the SPILL
AS far as could be seen, the "regu-
lars'' and the OUTLAWS" behaved like
good little men"
eoN @
While the "outlaw" riders were rea
nice about everything, the same could
not be said about some of their fol
lowers. over on the backstretch par
ticularly, and here and there through
out the crowd, OUTLAW actions OF
"outlaw" fans were in evidence, This
was not entirely new to the Veto
drome patrons, for ever since the
"trouble" more or less offensive Ian
guage has been heard at the
track on Wednesday nights. Previous
to the "outlaw" movement, however
the Velodrome patrons were Away:
we'll behaved, and it looks as If thu
"trouble" has created a number O.
bad fans" Some say the disturber'
are the "outlaw" amateur riders ant
a few followers. If so, Chairman Kel
sey, who is treating them entirely too
Ienient should set them down for tn,