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


drome boys reinstated in order tt
make the racing keener and better
please their patrons. And still some
shrewd men will tell you that the
cycling war was settled entirely
wrong and that there will be heaps Of
trouble in the future for the promo.
ters. The riders will feel that there
is no harm if another "outlaw" move
ment occurs to go over to the other
side, secure healthy sum of bonus
money, and then, if the trouble is
settled, become a full-hedged "regu-
lar" by simply paying a modest fine.
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With the present trouble settled
no one, of course, is looking for any
outbreak in the immediate future
mo such luck" say the riders, who
reaped a harvest during the war. The
OUTLAWS" not only profited, but the
regulars received large advances
and every one who could mount a
wheel got a stipend of some sort as
a weekly retainer. AS far as the
riders are concerned the war is over
too soon, but then, even bicycle rid
ers can't expect capital to go on
feeding the flames forever when just
a little oil will smooth the troubled
waters. That the war is over, the
riders-"regulars" and outlaws"
alike-are sorry, and as for the fu-
ture, never Will such a kindly IAN
gel' hove in sight as the good Mr..
Uppercu. He, the wheelmen say, was
an angel you can talk about, yet
some of them, before the year is out,
are sure to have some fault to find
with him.
c.
The settlement of the affair will
bring together the riders who have
been battling on both sides of the
street and give the fans a longer and
more interesting run for their money.
The rivalry is sure to be fierce, for
there isn't any love between the fac
lions. In fact, the Motordrome boys
have been rather aggressive and some
of them have been over fresh in their
as to which side won and as
to the merits of the respective riders.
Not a few of them are very cocky,
and they will tell you that Bob
Spears can beat ANY one at the
Velodrome'' in sprint race and that
Reggie Mcnamara is the best handi-
cap rider in the world today. These
Cracks" as the boys say, CRATE OIL
the nerves of the regulars" and
there is sure to be big doings when
the rival forces clash. The fear is
that there will be more or less rough
work on the track when the oppos-
ing armies line up and that there
will be a tendency for the "regu-
lars" to buck the OUTLAWS" and for
the OUTLAWS" to buck the regulars
This is likely to be the case very
much, and the Job of the referee will
not be an envious one for the bal
ance of the season.
G
AS matters stand, all riders will
clash at the Velodrome Wednesday
night. The fines of the outlaws are
to be paid by the Cycle Racing AS
ISOLATION and the riders, in turn, ac-
cording as they win prizes or receive
their bonus money, will pay the or
back. The money re-
ceived from the outlaws will be
whacked up between the riders and
the N. G. A. The regulars will re-
ceive ninety per cent. and the N. G.
A. ten per cent. There has been dis
cussion as to several riders not being
in on the "divvy." For in
stance, it is said, Jimmy Moran, the
pace follower, is to be passed up
when the change is being doled out.
Why James Francis is scheduled as
the goat" doesn't seem fair at all.
The regulars" say that Moran didn't
ride at the veledrome and they use
other senseless arguments to stop
Jimmy from getting share. AS a
matter of justice, however, every
pro rider who is competing on the
Cycle Racing Association tracks
should be in the division of the spells.
Moran did as much good, perhaps, in
not going over to the OUTLAWS" as
some of those who were in every
meet at the Ve1odrome. Moran would
have been willing to ride If his SER
vices were required and the "regu-
lars" are not showing a spirit of
craftsmanship at all in shutting any
regular" out of the money. Time
may come when they'll need Moran
and they can't play him dirt and ex-
pect him to be loyal.
G
The action of the N. c. A. in allow
ing Charley Turville to pace at
Philadelphia last Thursday night
came in for criticism. The reason as
given out is that Turville didn't race
at the Motordrome and was not
really an OUTLAW" This is a sorry
excuse for intelligent men. Turville
did more than race, and he was
bigger than any racing man at the
track and should be punished accord
ingly. AS manager, he was in a po-
sition to do more harm to cycling
than any of the various wheelmen
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