Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-25
ENGLAND'S HOPES
PINNED ON BAILEY
Result of Match Race With Nc
DougaII Awaited With
Great Interest.
BRITON HAS A FINE RECORD

There is no telling what American
athletes will do, and especially when
pitted against their English cousins.
It seems as though fate plays into
the hands of the Yankees when they
stack up against Englishmen. The
victory of Ouimet, the golfer, over
Vardon and Ray in the open golf
championship is the most recent ex-
ample of the almost invariable ability
OF the Yankees to produce a winner.
At the present time England has an
undefeated champion, Bill Bailey the
cyclist, In this country and he Will
shortly meet the best American in
his class. That the result of their
meeting will be watched with inter-
est both here and abroad, goes with
out saying.
All powerful once in athletics,
England can lay claim to but few
titles now and the number may be
further diminished after Bailey meets
Donald MeDougall, the American
amateur champion, in match that
is scheduled for Sunday at the Velo-
drome. With a comparatively better
record than the famous golfers, who
fell before the youthful and little
known Ouimet, England has great
faith in Bailey, although that faith
may be somewhat shaken after the
downfall of her golflng stars. Bailey
comes here with a great reputation
that is backed up by the American
professionals who have seen him per-
form on the tracks of Europe, the
majority of whom expect to see him
defeat the Yankee champion.
Bailey is veteran, having been
racing for the past seven years, and
during that time he has won the
championship of the world on four
different occasions and six times he
has won the championship of Eng
land. This looks big and the excel
lent record of McDougall with one
worlds title to his credit and two
American championships pals before
the great record of the English boy.
The Yankee, however, is, like Ouimet,
only a youngster and had done re-
markedly we'll during the short time
he has devoted to athletics, and
greater things are expected of him
in the future. Should he defeat the
Englishman it would not be a great
surprise to the Americans or an I'M
expected shock to our English
cousins.
Worlds championships in cycling
do not give the winners an absolutely
clear title as there has never been
a worlds title race run in which all
of the best riders in the world have
competed. Walter Rutt won the pro-
fessional championship this year, but
without having met Frank Kramer
the title loses much of its luster.
Nraraers title, Won last year, was
no clearer than Rutt's, as many of
the best European riders did not
compete. But should Bailey defeat
McDougall he will be without ques-
ton the best amateur rider in the
world, as he met and defeated all of
the best amateur riders in Europe in
winning the worlds title, while NC
Dougall is the peer of all of the
simon pures in the States.
In point of interest the Bailey
McDougall match vies with the
Kramer Friol match of last season
or any match race ever staged at
the local track. The advance sale
of seats has been greater than that
for any of the big matches in the
past and the promoters look for a
record attendance.