Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-06
GOLDEN CHANCE
/ FOR JACKIE CLARK
''ROcket" Gets Big Opportunity
in Match Against Kramer
Tonight.
AUSTRALIAN is CONFIDENT

The opportunity Of lifetime is be-
fore Jackie Clark tonight. Ihe
Rocket" is going to meet FRANK
Kramer. before whom his hopes have
been dashed to bits in the past, in
match race at the Velodrome and his
chances of victory are brighter in
this match than in any previous en-
counter with the worlds title holder
Jackie has disposed of all OF the
s'hopes" in the ranks of the N. Z. A
in a most decisive manner in match
races at most every style this sea-
son and his work lin the challenge
round.' as they say in tennis. has
been SO good he appears to nave a
chance to defeat the title holder. AT
the very least, he has earned the right
to meet the champion regardless OF
what the result may be. HIS de-
cisiye defeat of ALI Goullet last sun
day in a match that was Inongrel
affair and neither French style or
paced, but about half way between
them both, topped off series OF VIC
tories over Frank Cayanagh, Fran
cesco Verri, ALT Grenda and Thor
valid Ellegaard, who are the best men
in the pro- division of the old or
ganization at the present time.
Earlier in the season Kramer met
Goullet and he was pressed to MS
very limit to win, but Clark TOOK
his fellow-countryman into camp
with little difficulty and in one neat
he made the, going so fast "Goullie"
had to quit battling and rush to
cover in the protecting wake of Clark
10 escape being shaken off entirely.
Jackie has improved 80 per cent. in
his geueralship In match races since
he last met Kramer here and it VIII
not be the slow-thinking Clark of
former years who will face the
s.champer" tonight. Floyd MacFar-
land used to do the thinking for
Jackie when the latter was under
the management of the big fellow
and vet 'Old Steve" Kramer always
outguessed them both, but since the
little chap has been planning his
own destinies he has put 1t all over
his rivals In generaiship as we'll as
in speed.
Clark is very confident and has
declared that he will beat Kramer
this time sure and this is the first
time he has ever shown confidence
before meeting the champion. Clark
is not alone in his belief that he is
going to- win this time. Thorwald
Ellegaard shares Jackie's opinion
and SO do some of the other pro-
fessionals. The majority, however,
are pinning their faith on Kramer.
The champion reeled off an eighth
of a mile yesterday in eleven and
two-fifth seconds, which is exceed
ingly fast and better time than has
been recorded for the final furlong
in any of the French style matches
at the Vefodrome this year.
This does not mean that Kramer
will ride asAfast as that in the match,
however, ash the time made in train
ing is never equaled in actual rae
ing. Clark has ridden equally as
fast many times in training in the
past and he is faster than ever just
now, so Kramer's fast sprint will have
no effect on the Rocket" in the race
Tonight In finishing up his train
ing Yesterday Jackie did several
sprints, but they were of a snort
distance and none of them were
clicked between the poles.
The match is to he paced by a rider
on a single wheel with the intention
of making it fast race, but whether
It will be fast remains to be seen.
In the Goullet- Clark match of Sun
day neither rider wanted a fast race
and they refused to accept the pace
at the start and even after getting
on the pacemaker they rode well
back to prevent the pacemaker from
speeding up. Kramer did not want
a pacemaker in the match and 1t
is almost certain that he will manip-
ulate affairs to make 1t a slow race.
Clark saws he does not care IL IL
Is fast or slow.
This match is by far the most i'm
portant put on at the Velodrome this
season. and one of the biggest crowds
ever seen at the famous track Is ex-
pected to witness the battle. The
advance sale of seats has exceeded
that of the Kramer 'riol matches of
last season. the dual that drew over
1900 people.
After the match is over Clark and
Kramer will engage In a five-mile
open in which Goullet, Grenda, Cav
anagh, Ellegaard and field of TWEEN
ty-six professionals will start. Goul-
let. stung by his defeat at the hands
of Clark Sunday. will seek balm for
his injured feelings by walloping
the Rocket good and plenty in the
omen race and sitting Kramer at the
same time to bring his spirits up to
their normal pitch. "Goullie" would
rather lost a thousand races to kra-
mer than take just one beating from
Clark.
IN the one-mile pro" handicap all
of the stars. with the exception of
Clark and Kramer. will start, and
Goullet will be the lone scratch man.
Grenda. Cavanagh, Joe Fogler and
Paddy o'Sullivan Hehir will be back
close to scratch. In the two amateur
races Champion Donald Mac Dougall
has hopes of enjoying another field
day. The amateur races are a three
mile open and a two-mile handicap.
The good riding of Paddy Hehir
since his return from Salt Lake is
being overlooked apparently. Paddy
has been placed in more races than