Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-25

attract wide attention, and another
victory for Clark would put him in
line for a match with Goullet, on the
outcome of which would depend a
match with Champion Kramer. Such
matches, as attractions. now that
Jackie has come to the front again,
would overshadow anything that Ell
legaard might have been responsible
for as a magnet, 1t was more of a
lucky break, the winning of Clark,
than an unlucky break, although this
angle seems to have been overlooked
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Clark as a winner is about the best
asset the Velodrome promoters could
hope for Even a defeat Sunday
would not offset all the good that has
been done. If Clark wins he will be
the card of the season in a match
against Goullet, and If he loses he
will still have his old friends and the
new ones he made by his victory over
the Dane. If Ellegaard is triumphant
he will regain much of his lost
laurels and he will probably be
matched against Kramer right away
before Goullet is given an opport-
tunity to get him"
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All the tears shed for Clark have
been lost He has been much abused
here and there by the bad, bold,
mean men at the Velodrome, but
after the way he handled himself
following his disqualification last
Wednesday night and the way he
talked to everybody, Champion
Kramer and Battling joe Fogler
in particular Jackie is just about
able enough TO take care of himself
and fight his own battles as well as
the next one. OF course, Clark can't
stop the sympathy howlers from
weeping, but those who have been
following the trend of affairs can cas-
lily discern the method behind 1t all.
To discourage Clark and to have the
patrons of the Velodrome feel that
he is being abused might make fans
for the Motordrome.
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The cyclists at the Velodrome will
have to sport special colors assigned
to them in the future. Beginning
Sunday, August g. each and every
rider will be compelled to wear a
certain color sweater, so that they
will be easily recognized in the races.
1t is up to the boys themselves to
select the colors that suits them
best, but in cases where two riders
desire the same color Chairman KEEL
sey, of the N. c. A., will decide.
Frank Kramer, the champion, had
first pick. Hereafter he will race in a
white shirt sweater. In Europe
there Is such a rule and in Australia
the riders who come out on the track
without their proper colors are
heavily fined 1t is a very good
stunt, and was put into vogue at the
suggestion of Ernie Pye. The discus
sion came about the first Sunday
after Pye's return from Salt Lake
Ernie had a bold red sweater, and
so did several other riders, only Pyes
} was silk and new and he was
: anxious to show it off to the fans
No one, however, gave him a tum-
/, BILE, and he thought 1t was time tt
suggest that plans be made so that q
profusion of red would not be in evi.
} dence again.
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Joe Fogler has stirred up at leas
one fan over his assertion that he ant
, Alvin Loftes are the best tandem
! team at the Velodrome, as the fol
lowing letter will show:
, New York, July "a, 1913
, J. P. NJ:
So Joe Fogler, the "Battler from
! Brooklyn" has an idea that he ant
} Loftes are the best at the Velodrom
on a tandem. Well. l am of thu
opinion that Packebusch and Han
> sen would have beaten them Sunda.
> if they had not delayed their sprint
{ AS 1t was they nearly nipped "Josepl
> G. Co.." at the tape. Just to ge
Joseph's goat, inform him that tn
L
busch and Hansen can beat tina
Fogler-Loftes combination in eithe
I a sprint match or an Australian pur
suit race or a tandem. Yours il
: sport. A BIKE FAN.
c.
: Here's a letter about the Motor
, drome that sounds very much lik
! what George Benfer would write:
r ]. p. N:
4 I wish you would publish a few
S lines for myself and many other
who go to the Motordrome to see tn
races. can't see why the manager
saw 1T to discontinue the runnin
/ races. They certainly were havin
= some fine attractions and they ha
the real talent. I am afraid MI
6 Newman has the motor bug. The e,r
= cuse given about cutting down cox
penses is fiimsy. Why, the amour
l they gave as first prize to the run
9 ners was equivalent to only thir
d or fourth money in a bicycle race
o In runners they had the best; o
}, the bike end of it, they have tn
A second raters. Now that we have
= new manager, let us see him produo
: results. Jay Eaton put on foot race
and they were popular with tn
crowd Another thing I don't lik'
t and I may as well get it all out G
3 my system, is the big advertisement
p out in front for motorcycle, bicycl
h and running track. We plank dow
4 our fifty cents to see some actor
i, It is UP to Mr.. Turville to give
;, to us.
Il am no press agent, but ono {
u the Motordrome outlaws" and