Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-01

Eaton. who has been conducting af-
fairs for Inglis M Uppercu ever
since the revolt of the riders from
the Velodrome to the Motordrome.
While 1t Is not definitely known
| whether Eaton resigned or whether
| he left his position at the request
of the owner, 1t is known that a new
man will take his place on or about
Thursday Just who the new man.
ager will be Is not known, but 1t
wouldn't be surprising IL he came
from up Boston way. 1t has been
limited around for some time that Mr..
| Uppercu was after a new man to
manage his cycling affairs in this
city, and 1t Is also rumored that said
man will come from Boston. 1t may
be, though, that a Newark man will
get the job.
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The new manager, whoever he is.
will take full charge of affairs at
the Motordrome next Friday, when
meet is to be held there. In the
meanwhile, e. de B. Newman, Mr..
| Uppercu's secretary, will act as man.
ager. Mr.. Newman said this morn
ing that he would arrange the card
| for Fridays races and attend to the
other business of the track. Mr..
Eaton could not be located today. 1t
is understood, though, that he is to
be treated with consideration and
that his resignation will be accepted.
Mr.. Newman. the manager pro tenn,
also said that hereafter the Motor
drome would conduct meets on Satur.
day night and Sunday afternoons,
thus passing up Wednesday night.
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While Mr.. Uppercu and the Motor
drome have been busy as bees recent
lily, Messrs. Million and Chapman and
the velodrome have been resting on
their oars, as 1t were. Now, how
ever, there has been an awakening
and the air is full of cycling war.
Until Mr.. Uppercu, along with P. T.
Garden for a six-day race, Messrs.
Million and Chapman say they didn't
even give the Motordrome PROPOSE
! ton a thought. But since the Garden
deal it is evident that the Velodrome
promoters are paying more attention
to their Motordrome rivals. The first
real step taken in that direction was
the signing to contracts of the six
leading cyclists in the racing game in
this country This came about, as
told of exclusively in the final edi-
ton of the Evening Star last night,
through a meeting of the riders and
the Velodrome owners. AS result,
Frank Kramer Alfred Goullet, Jackie
Clark, Alfred Grenda, Joe Fogler and
Frank Cavanagh have attached their
names to contracts that call for them
to race at the Velodrome and other
tracks controlled by Messrs. Million
and Chapman next year That is all
the Velodrome promoters wanted be-
fore beginning their battle to protect
their interests The first is on now!
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With the signing of the six star
riders, Messrs. Million and Chapman
feel pretty safe of their footing, for
not even If they wanted to go to the
Motordrome could any of these men
| break their contract. They are said
to have signed willingly and without
any alluring Gnducement. and each
| and every one of them is on record
as declaring that the fight is as much
to their interests as it Is to the inter-
ests of the Velodrome owners. The
spirit of loyalty and aggressiveness
In evidence after the meeting yester-
day was so pronounced that 1t could
not be suppressed. Joe Fogler de-
clared he wouldn't ride with the out
laws" nohow and ne also declared
that he was going to get after a few
false prophets who were nagging
him lately. Fogler declared that he
would rather ride a six-day race in
Paris than anywhere else in the world
and he said that he would get three
times as much for his services in
Paris than he would in the New York
grind. Clark was also enthusiastic.
He said that false stories were being
circulated about him and that he
never intended to jump the N. C. A.
and go over to the outlaws" as re-
ported, although" Jackie said, there
has been considerable Smoothing
from several sources to have me quit
Clark asserted, that l am going to
ride for Million and Chapman as long
as they want my services"
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Champion Kramer and ALI Goullet
and ALT Grenda and Frank Cavanagh,
with contracts for next year in their
pockets. felt like getting on the job.
they said, and doing their share of the
work for the success of the cycling
game. Kramer declared he would
ride In the Paris six-day race and In
the Boston race and in the Toronto
race If Manager Chapman felt he
would be of service to him, and the
others all declared that Kramer was
the leader in cycling and that they
would follow him. Kramer is on rec
ord as saying he wouldn't Join In any
outlaw" movement.
II have been in the game long
time and I've been a champion a
long time, and l intend to finish my
career with the N. c. A."