Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-02


portunity tonight to show just how
really good he is. There seems to be
| a desire on the part of the riders In
general, and Floyd mcfarland in
particular. to think that the italian
is not far from being about as good
as any of the cracks, barring Cham
pion Kramer, in match races. If he
is as good as they say he is he may
beat Jackie Clark in their match
race at the Velodrome. If he isn't,
he hasn't a chance in the world, for
Clark, let it be known, is riding fast
er just now than he has ever ridden
around here. He beat Kramer at
Philadelphia in championship race
and from all accounts he should
have beaten Kramer in a three-cor-
nered match race, but the champion,
just as Jackie was going by, gave
him a switch, for which he was dis
qualified.
In any event, Clark and Verri
should prove a very good match.
Jackie will very likely win because
of his speed and for the extra rea-
son that he has improved as match
race rider. He has learned several
tricks of late, the most essential of
which is to drop back for his
jump. Previously, Clark used to just
race. but now he is using rare judg-
ment and he is better bicycle rider
all around.
From what one can hear, the cy-
cling war is only in it's infancy The
Uppercu- Powers syndicate, it is said,
is going to build track in Boston
and thereby give the MihlonC Chap
man interests fight in a new field.
This move, 1t is declared, will be met
with one that will at least tie 1t.
The change of management at the
Stadium Motordrome hasn't created
much attention, and Jay Eaton. who
declares he resigned. is not making
any ''holler.' The scream" may
come later on, but Just now Eaton
seems to be satisfied that he hasn't
lost anything and his revenge has
been sweet.
Talk is going the rounds that Char
ley Turville, the pacemaker. will be
the new manager of the Motordrome.
Others say that Dave Mackay Is to
be the man. From another quiet
source it is said that a local news
paper man will take charge at the
Motordrome. Still another connects
the name of Harry Pollok, a friend
of Powers, with the management of
the local track. A wise old fox,
though, told me this morning that
all the guesses were wrong.
"It will be-" said the fox, and he
whispered a name in confidence.
G
The news comes to us rather late,
but it's interesting just the same
that w. Heinrich Schmidt, the Ameri-
can representative in the recent Eng
lish championship tourney, might
have won the title If Harold Hilton,
who put Schmidt out of the tourney
only after an extra-hole match,
hadn't used an American driver In
the competition. When Hilton de-
feated Schmidt the Scot played one
of the best games of his life and
he attributes his success against
Schmidt, as we'll as his fortune in
winning the championship. to the
American club which he was using
almost the very first time. The fact
is, Hilton's game was very poor for
a long time and he never expected
though, he rounded into form and he
credits his victorious march through
the English competition as much to
the American driver as to his own
skill.
Hilton is so delighted with his new
Yankee club that he prattles much
about it. After the championship
was over and he had won 1t, he told
Just how he came to use the Amer
lean stick. which, to his mind, had
brought him victory. In the final
round he was meeting the very ex-
cellent golfer, Robert Harris, who
was favorite over Hilton, for the
very good reason that Harris, 1t was
believed, would so outdrive his OPP
ponent that Hilton would meet with
small success in the match.
II was hitting my tee shots true
with my American driver" Hilton
said in discussing the subject, but l
heard of one man who laid odds on
my opponent on the plea that he
would outdrive me by sufficient
number of yards to make it almost
impossible for me to make up the lee
way afterward. In other words. Mr..
Harris would be playing his ap-
proaches with a mashie, while l
would be approaching the hole with
spoon or a driving iron. 1 had
quite expected to be outdriven. and
was quite prepared to find myself
having continually to play the odd;
but, on the other hand. l knew I had
in my possession a club with which
l could hit the ball little further
than I am in the habit of doing.
THE fact that ! was using this
cl,h at CT Apdreus avidences tho