Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-08

In a match race on the Saturday
night previous to the long grind.
Powers, in a letter to Kramer, ac-
cepts the champions terms and
thanks him for his promptness in the
matter. AS Powers is quoted as say
ing that he may not hire Rutt, why
Kramer is likely to get a big piece
of money for nothing. He has agreed
to meet Rutt and only Rutt, and If
Rutt doesn't show why Powers, who is
great stickler for fairness Qately).
will no doubt give Kramer the
amount due him for the race with
Rutt, and then give the champion
another snug sum for racing some
no more than fair for fair man
like Powers to do. He may do it, at
that for he will not be anything out
by the proposition. Mr.. Uppercu is
the money man in the New York race
and Mr.. Powers will no doubt show
him how to spend it. Fair is fair.
though, and as Powers is the first
word in fairness he will not object to
making good anything he agrees to.
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Powers, during the controversy, II
he is being properly quoted by the
organ with the dictagraph, has
played poor cards. He may not know
it, but every word against MacFar-
land, and against cycling, is fairly
eaten up and given the readers of the
paper in question. with keen delight.
in the hope, of course, that 1t will
eventually hurt the game. Poor
Powers! He is being led to slaughter
without his own knowledge. When
he is all in, he will be dropped, just
as Solomon was dropped. but he may
be picked up again, just as Solomon
will be picked up, If these gentle
men can be used to gain the ends OF
said newspaper. Powers will have a
lot of explaining to do to Messrs.
Million and Uppercu, and If he can
get by with the stuff he has pulled
around here recently he will have
more magnetism than I have ever
given him credit for.
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In butting In on the local cycling
situation Powers has put Messrs.
Million and Uppercu on the defensive
and they will have to come out and
declare themselves very shortly. If
the New York six-day race is one big
fake and Powers desired to reform 1t
he should have aired his views In
New York. Instead, he came over
here and took up with a newspaper
that has been against cycling for the
last six months or so and that has
lost 1t is said, something like 5000
circulation in the bargain, and prac-
tically waged war against those
who have been friendly to the game.
He has attacked Floyd Mcfarland,
who was found to be true blue when
wanted, and he Is putting himself on
a cycling PEDESTAL, although he
turned OUTLAW" at the first oppor-
tunity. No, we can't see Powers play
ing the New York six-day race. with
its shady career. against the Newark
cycling races, which are known to be
absolutely honest and above board.
If p. Powers has any dirty linen to
wash let him do 1t in Jersey City,
where he lives, or In New York,
where he does business. It will do
him no good here.
O.
The riders up in Boston,<I under
stand, are having great sport over the
stories that are being written around
Powers. The pen pictures of Powers
as a reformer in cycling are SO anus
ing that some of the riders are telling
some of the old secrets of the race
AS Powers was the promoter of the
New York grind for years. 1t strikes
the riders that he might have thought
of the contemplated reforms before.
In previous years, however. Powers's
Mr.. Uppercu's dollars are in the game
That makes some difference. A man
can be so much freer with some one
else's money than he can be with his
own. 1t is natural and nothing new,
and angels come to life only so
often anyhow.
This comment from a Barringer
High School admirer is we'll done:
]. p. NJ:
"Poor old Barringer!' Rather,
poor new Barringer, as the latter
would be correct in literal sense.
Now, don't construe this letter as an
excuse for Barringer's poor showing
this year, as it is not intended as
such, neither is publicity Of 1t de-
sired. 1t, is merely written in order
to furnish you with Information that
YOU may lack. The present Barringer
team is not the old one which held
together for three years. There is
Just one member of the old team left
and that is Andy Dempsey. This
years team is made up of some very
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