Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-04


| light. Joe started off with a cham
pion-Gunboat Smith-and he fin
ished up with a famous California
referee-Jim Giffin. In running the
gamut of the introductions Joe had
.'the pleasure of presenting for your
like a brand-new prospect and who
is matched to fight Gunboat Smith.
| Carl had a short talk with Langford
and the disparity in size as the men
talked amused the audience. Then
came Snapper O'Neil, the English
lightweight. Humphreys said so
many nice things about this young
man that he will have to win his
| first few fights in a punch to live UP
to his reputation. Charley Miller. no
ger, took a bow and gave a smile
and Tommy Murphy, always 'the
| Pride of Harlem got a hand. The
celebrity of the evening, however,
was Mr.. Willie Richie, lightweight
champion of the world. He is not
very old at the game. but he has
| learned fast. He came into the ring
as II he had been doing the same
| thing before large crowds all his life.
| He shook hands with Announcer
| Humphreys, who had spoken so nice
| ly of him, and he shook hands with
| Langford, whom he appeared to know
| well. He looked rather pretty in his
dark suit and his hair well combed
and he had an "actorine" smile that
| will surely be a winner on the stage.
He is going to fight in New York
| fight Leach Cross in the Garden. The
more we see of this new champion
the better we like him. He must have
something to be up there and he is
| improving all the time.
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Bill Bailey is a real bicycle rider,
no matter how little he has shown
us so far, He tipped off his hand
in a workout at the Motordrome,
where the outlaws" used to hold
sway sometime ago, but in a train
ing stunt at the Veodrome yester-
day he played his hand out so boldly
that even the small boys on the track
railing got wise to This Bird" as
Floyd MacF'arland refers to Bailey.
Bill just made everybody cape in
amazement as he took his pace in q
fast ten-mile spin that fairly stood
some of the best boys in training on
their heads. He showed speed and
he showed strength and he did so
we'll that Joe Fogler is sounding his
praises from the housetops, and it's
some praise when it comes from Fog
Ter Yes, Bill Bailey is there. In his
race against Donald McDouSall at
the Nelodrome tomorrow he will win
beyond the question of a doubt. He
is more than a match for our great
little amateur and not few believe
he is match for some of our best
pros. In any event, the chances are
that Bailey will have a crack at one
of them before he leaves our shores
this year and he may come back
next year and paddle his own canoe
among the ferocious pros who are
now holding the boards up at the
Vailsburg track.
G
Bailey. in the eyes of Frank Min
game, and the Nelodrome promoter
would like to have Bill spend the
I season of 1914 in the L. S. A., not
that Mr. Million thinks that Bailey
will be able to defeat Champion
Kramer and the other boys. but SIM
ply to provide the patrons of the
game with some new faces. Bailey,
| of course, would have to turn pro
/ to make his presence here worth
while, and in my conversation with
/ the popular Englishman he let
| it be known. rather guardedly, of
| course, that he would be quite will
/ ing to race here next season-as a
pro, of course-if the promoters
has been made, l understand, and
soon the news will be sent out that
Bailey will be with us again next
year. We are glad to learn it, for
/ Bill is fine fellow, and he seems
to have caught on here famously.
Besides, he is SO ticllled with his
| treatment that he is continually
sounding our praises, and would like
nothing better than to race with us
next year.
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Not only will Bailey he here next
season, but the chances are 100 to /
that Bill will meet Kramer in a
match race before he leaves for his
home. In fact, that is the plan now,
and do you know that Bailey is the
one who suggested such match him
self? That was in his bonnet from
the first day he arrived in this coun-
try, and he has been harping on il
more or less ever since. He never die
consider McDougall as having a
chance, and he really believes he has
a grand show with Kramer. So, fans
treat is in store for you, for Bill
Bailey and Frank Kramer are almost
certain to meet in a week or two.
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The plan of Messrs. Million and
Uppercu to provide new talent Nr
next season may mean a few of the
old favorites will be among the
missing. Jackie Clark, it is said
doesn't care whether he rides in New
ark next year or not and tie promo.
tiers will have to do some hustling tt
fill jackets shoes. Bailey, as a pro
would be a great help, and Waite
Rutt, the big German, and Hourliel
and Dupre, the F'renchmen, would
eureIy nroye attractions Clarl