Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-07

| Orenua WOULD De good partner Tor
Walthour and he is still eligible. Pye,
who was to have been Grenda's part
ner, seems to be on the outside ="
There was some talk of (;renda and
Kramer pairing for the New York
race, but now that Kramer has given
up the idea of riding at the Garden
| Grenda will have to hunt around for
a likely eligible. Kramer, by the way,
has his mind set on riding in the
Paris six-day race, and he is looking
for a f1rst-class man to team with
him. To his close friends, Kramer as
six-day rider is not relished at all.
The champion would last much long
err as a Splinter, they say, if he
would not engage in long grinds. His
winter trip to Europe is also said to
be wearing him down. and six months
of racing is believed to be all the
champion can stand. His poor form
this year worried himself and his
friends and the opinion is general
that Kramer will have to take things
easy and nurse himself along IL
he wishes to remain at the top of the
E, heap much longer. Other younger
men are on his trail, and Goullet,
who has had a poor season because
of illness. should be troublesome
fellow next year. Besides, Rutt and
Hourlier and Dupre will be over here
next season and the old champion
will have to watch out or one of the
many gobblers will get him.
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Bill Bailey is not sure yet whether
he would like to ride as a profess
sional or not. He had a talk with
General Manager mcfarland at the
Velodrome office at 1872 Market street
yesterday, but nothing came out OF
the conference. Bailey said he was
in hurry to get home. as his wife
was i'll, and didn't feel like turning
pro just now. He said that the Paris
promoters had been after him to race
for them and that he might Join the
professional ranks the coming win
ter. If SO. Bailey said, he might
come over here next season and give
battle to the Yankee boys.
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Bailey isn't at all pleased with his
race against McDougall Sunday. His
form was poor, he says, and he be-
lieves he was affected by the change
of climatic conditions. His legs
panied him. he declared, and he
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heats. In the final heat he was much
better, he said, land 1 had to be to
win" he confessed with a smile It
is a noted fact that climatic condl-
lions strike some persons peculiarly.
Immediately on arrival it affects some
riders, but others go along for weeks
and then all of sudden they are
struck dumb by their change of form.
| Bailey, as an amateur, has class and
he would be able to hold his own
against many of the pros Kramer, of
course, would take him into camp.
but Bill would even give the cham
pion an argument If he could force
the champion to race him at top
speed, the same as he forced Nc
Dougall on Sunday. Then, too, Bailey
| little experience he might be able to
show to even better advantage. In
any event, he Is a wonderful anna
teur, and he made the record crowds
drawn by the great Kramer and
popular Clark look sick If for no
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spect and fair play because of his
gentlemanly conduct on and off the
track He isn't getting 1t in all quar-
tiers, however, and Bill is one of those
| fellows who is big enough to consid-
er the source of bite. Because he is
q foreigner Is no reason why he
should be marked. and because he has
been able to draw record crowd.
should not earn for him unfair criti-
cism. There is plenty to knock with
out knocking an Englishman who has
been too much the gentleman per-
haps, to mix up with the rough
necks."
The expose story on slx-day bike
racing SENS to have fallen fiat and
Ernie Pye is out a sum of money.
Pye may be able to furnish a
/ pretty fair yarn on six-day crook
edness but Jackie Clark or Eddie
Root would make him look like the
i proverbial deuce. Clark and Root
figured in two fakes. In one race
Jackie was supposed to win. but
Eddie double-crosed him at the fin
ish and won. In the race last year
both Clark and Root laid down. to
Walter Rutt. Root did make stall