Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-12

in the Garden roofing for Frank
and Jackie. All the old rivalry
would be forgotten for the time at
least and the prospects of their win
ming the race would be so propi-
tious that there would be sweet joy
along the line all week. A Kramer
Clark team would mean increased
box office receipts and the manage
ment will surely welcome a big gate,
for the arrangements for running
the race this year are so strong on
the side of the Garden that the pro-
motors have no show at all.
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AS to Clark and Kramer as sprint
ers now, Jackie seems to have it all
over the champion. Kramer's form
has been poor for some time and he
looks upon his injury to his arm as
a "Godsend" In his own mind,
Kramer will b back, riding just
as good as ever, when he takes up
racing again. Some seem to think
that he won't be able to come back,
and that his lack of form during the
past month or so is really the be-
ginning of the passing of the great
est rider the world has ever seen.
We shall see. Kramer will be in
harness again this year. A week
from Sunday he says he will race.
But we will not be able to judge then.
We must wait until next year to
pass final opinion. If he comes back
he will have to be looked upon as
more marvel than ever,
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Kramer has taken so strongly to
six-day racing that it is feared he
will suffer as a Splinter. For one,
Floyd MacFarland, general manager
for Million and Uppercu, Is against
the champion riding in any more
long grinds
"It is killing Kramer" MacFar-
land says, "to ride in six-day races.
His temperament is not suited to
that style of cycling and the pun
ishment is too severe. Frank should
quit six-daying it and stick to the
sprints. He wants to ride in Madison
Square Garden and he wants to ride
in the Paris grind. OF course, If he
insists, he'll ride, but he is not doing
long races will eventually wear his
strength out and he is just at the
age and at the stage when he needs
all the nursing and attention pos
sible. Frank knows best, though,
but IL he'd take my advice he'd be a
Splinter only"
Joe Fogler, the Brooklyn Batter"
agrees with Mcfarland in regard to
Kramer and siX-day races.
zone long grind makes a race
horse out of dog" Fogler face
tiously declares, "but two long grinds
will make dog out of racehorse.
Kramer is a racehorse, and the
greatest racehorse in the world. The
first six-day race in which Kramer
rode did him good. The second race
did him harm, and he is beginning to
show the effects now. 1t is the same
thing with. me. Kramer's legs pain
him and he can't stand the rubbing
he used to get from Faithful jack
Neville. The six-day races bring on
those pains. am the same way, and
that's why I'm taking a long rest,
and am going to take the baths at
Mt. Clemens for two months. Mac
Is right about Kramer. What the
champion needs Is rest-a good long
rest. He ought to stick around East
Orange all winter and come out/in
the spring in full bloom ready for
next season. If he doesn't, it will be
all over with him. Goullet, Clark
Grenda. Cavanagh and yours truly
will all be beating him. So will
some of those outlaws and thai
will be shame. indeed. Kramer ha.
few years still in him." concluded
Fogler, but not If he does any NOR,
six-day racing and goes to Europ
besides
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, mcfarland is right and Fogler i
, right. Kramer needs attention. H
: needs some one TO point out his mis-