Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-13
OUTLAWS SEEKING
| balm FOR FINES
Warning Factions Clash in
Bike Contests at VelOdrOme
Tonight.
TITLE RACE HEADLINER

The. bad OUTLAWS" and the perfectly
good regulars" are ready for their
first clash, which is billed for tonight
at the Velodrome. The former took
possession of the Velodrome yesterday
and. regulars were so scarce II
looked as thought the outlaws" had
"chased them down the country road"
This was not the case, however, as
the majority of the "old guard were
racing or training at other tracks.
Champion Frank Kramer Jackie
Clark Joe Fogler, George Wiley, Ales-
sio tStefani Frank Cavanagh, liver
Lawson, Jimmy Moran, Norman Han
sen and Norman Anderson were at
Boston, while All Goullet and Aft
Grehda were taking a much-needed
restat Newton, drinking in the noun
tain air and preparing for the big bat
lie tonight.
with the track practically to them
selves. the outlaws cavorted to their
heatts' content on the Velodrome sau-
Ger. and they trained long and hard.
Bob Spears, Reggie Mcnamara and
Frank Cory, with the characteristic
seriousness of the Australian ath-
lete, Jumped and sprinted from every
angle of the track and when they I'm
ished-the days training they were
familiar with every board in the sau-
Ger. That these foreigners want to
make good ON their first appearance
at the Velodrome Is without doubt.
Spears is anxious to meet some OF the
NJ A. stars in match races and he
will make n strong bid for recognition
IN the uuarter-mile championship to-
night. Across the street this lanky
sprinter showed real class, but in a
54eld that did not sparkle with stars;
his Exact rating will not be known UNI
til old steve Kramer gives him the
once over tonight.
Spears is not fast starter and this
wilfibR. a handicap in the short cham
pionsfip race of tonight, when he lines
up against riders like Kramer and
Gotlflet. who are fast off the mark.
IfowsS'er Spears picks up speed re-
marKably fast, once under way, 80 his
{ chances are not entirely null on ac-
count of being a slow starter.
n. IL Kelsey, the Handicapped, has
a very good opinion of Mcnamara. In
theatWo- mile handicap the handicap
per has placed Mcnamara on scratch
! in the first heat with Frank Kramer.
He. does not rate Spears as well as
the "outlaw" Handicapped, Jack Co
burnt however. as he has Spears on
. Is yards while Coburn placed him at
scratch Eddie Root and Fred Hill,
who also rode from the honor mark in
the -..outlaw" races, have been given q
mark of so and 40 yards, respectively.
Little Frank Cory, who was invari-
ably placed out on fair mark at the
Motordrome, has been given only 20
yards, just five yards in advance of
Spears and ten yards to the good of
Grenda. The other OUTLAWS" are on
their old mark that they rode from
before they became pirates"
Owing to the big field of profess
SIGNALS who will race tonight in the
various events every race on tho
card except one will be run in heats
including the one-mile tandem open
Nine teams had entered this race
when the entries closed yesterday,
but there will probably be six OF
seven post entries tonight. which will
made an additional heat necessary
There are twenty-five racing tan
derns.in commission. and every ma
chine will probably have q team up
Grenda and Paddy Hehir, the pail
who have suffered but one defeat II
tandem races this season, will ride
together tonight and they will take
some beating. Fogler. on account OF
the retsgement of Alvin Loftes, will
ride with a new mate tonight. FloyG
Krebs, fNogler is a great tandem
) rider and can get in the money will
most anv partner, and as the Ely
ing Dutchman" was able to win with
$50 pounds of excess in the person oil
Chatter Thuau, he and Foglei
should be able to make a strong BIZ
for the long end of the purse. Tho
staisc"outlaw" teams in the race ar,
Spears and Mcnamara and Hill and
CORY.
When the rollers were placed undei
the "outlaws" Spears was leading II
The championship struggle and he viii
have the satisfaction of wearing the
pirate" crown, but he will have Il
start all over in the N. G.. A cham
pioflship. AS there are not over
hair dozen more title races to be run
there is not a chance for him to ge
within hailine distance of the lead
ers- in the N. c. A. title race II,
may have the satisfaction of defeat
ing the leaders in some OF the it'll
races and taking down some money
but that will be all. Fred Hill scored
one point in the championship before
he took $1,000 of Mr.. Uppereu'.
money and became an outlaw" ant
he will be a lucky fellow If he get!
another point this season.
The card tonight is a big one and
with heats in every race except tn,
invitation miss and OUT there will
be more racing than Is usually or
taDr at the midweek meets. The "mis
ndaout" will have at least thirt,
starters and will probably be one o.
the most interesting events on tn,
bilhspnd should go four miles Of
Z. more before reaching a conclusion.