Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-13
GOULLET IS SORE
AT HIS POOR RIDE
BIames No One but Himself for
Being Shut Out in the
Championship.
MORAN LANDS ON CLARK

Alf Gounet is knocking his head
against the wall for his boneheaded
ride In the semi-flnal of the two-nile
championship at the Velodrome
Wednesday night. It was big dis
appointment to the Australian to
miss the fine chance of winning that
contest in which he held out high
hopes of victory. He was feeling at
his best and riding well, and 1t was
his good spirits and fine condition
that kept him-ou of the final. Goul-
let said yesterday that he felt that
he could go around Joe Fogler and
Jackie Clark at will and therefore did
not make an effort to get good posi-
ton before the sprint started Goul-
let also gave Clark credit for having
a barrel of speed in the semi-hnal,
more speed than he has shown at any
time this season. and which might
have carried him to victory had
"Goullie'' been on his wheel all the
way.
Like Clark, GouIiet is a good loser,
and when he is beaten he never COM
plains, but he is surely sore at HIM
self for not getting IN the final OF the
championship. Goullet has not fol-
lowed the final instructions Of his
manager, Floyd MacFarland, when
that worthy turned his charge loose
to- fight his own battles. big Macs"
final word was Get in the final of
every championship regardless Of
eevrything, IL you want to win that
American title, for Old Steve
Kramer will be in all of 'em-that's
how he won his twelve champion
Ships
Goullet is now far behind Kramer
in the championship standing, and
the East Orange marvel is safe for a
time at least. Kramer's win In the
two-mile championship Wednesday
gives him total of 16 points, which
is just twice the number Goullet has
coralled. Clark and Goullet are now
sharing second place with Grenda in
fourth position with Fogler with five
all.
The five-mile championship is billed
for Sunday at the Velodrome, and
while Kramer is sure to hold first
position for a time at least there may
be a shift in the positions of the
contenders. Goullet has won every
five-mile open that has been run at
the Velodrome this season, and as
the title race is to be run under the
same conditions he is at least the
favorite and with very good OPP
portunity to win. Right now Clark
is the strongest man "Goullie' will
have to beat, and the little fellow will
take some beating, too. Goullet can
be made the favorite on past per-
formances only as Clark is just as
fast and just as strong as Goullet at
the present time.
Jackie Clark is getting his bumps
right now from every quarter. The
judges, the referee and the riders
have handed it to him on the track,
and now a big fellow in the person
of Jimmy Moran has seen fit to take
wallop at him. At the Velodrome
yesterday Moran had the question
able pleasure of sneaking up behind
Clark and knocking him cold with a
right to the head. Jackie was just
leaving the training quarters, and as
he emerged from the dark entrance
Moran sent a crashing blow that
knocked the little fellow into a far
corner along with his bull pup mascot
that he was leading on a leash.
Moran's action will be taken up by
the National Cycling Association, al
though, as it did not occur at a meet
there is a questian as to whether the
organization has any jurisdiction in
this case.
Clarence Carman, the local rider,
won his first big race in Europe at
the Olympic track, Berlin, June 1.
The race was over the 100-kilome-
ter route. and Carman defeated four
of the best distance riders in Eu-
rope. The foreign exchanges say the
American rode a splendid race. from
the start to the finish. Zimmerman,
Janke, Demke and Nettelbeck, all
Germans, finished in the order named.
The famous Bobby Walthour, of
Atlanta, was defeated at Barman,
Germany, the same day in the 40
kilometer heat of a three-heat race
by Huybrechts, Saldow and Van
Neck. Rain caused the postpone
ment of the other heats. Huybrechts
and Saldow are Germans. Van Neck
is a Belgian.
Francisco Verri, of Italy, is due
here today and will make his first
start in the races scheduled for Sun
day at the Velodrome.