Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-17

The cycle races at the Velodrome
last night were particularly interest
ing. This was as much through the
enthusiasm displayed by the more
than 900 newsboys who sell The Star
as to the spectacular racing features
and the gruelling finishes which
marked the various contests. AS
guests of the Evening Star, through
arrangement with Messrs. Million and
Chapman, the youngsters enjoyed
themselves to the limit. They really
added to the general excitement of
the occasion and the growrs.ups in
the grand stand and in the bleachers
seemed to thoroughly relish all the
ado the "newsies' made over the
big riders and the little riders, and, in
fact, over everything that occurred
within eyesight or earshot of their
places of vantage on the backstands.
Happy as larks going into the track,
they emerged from their places after
the race meet was over about as
joyous an aggregation of future
greats" as one would wish to see. To
Messrs. Million and Chapman the
newsboys are duly grateful for one
of the most pleasant evenings of
their young career. They showed 1t
in every way, and every mothers
son of them behaved like little men,
They deserve another treat and may
be the Velodrome promoters will en-
terrain them again later in the sea-
son.
Newsboys are a wise lot Little
there is that gets by them They
know all the big riders from the
drop of the hat, and they dealt out
their applause about as near as pos
sible to the prominence or general
popularity of the knights of the
steed. OF all the stars, Jackie Clark
seemed to have the biggest pull with
the "newses." Every time Jackie
passed down the backstretch the
Besides. Clark was the real hero last
night. He won both pro races-the
handicap and the open-and his rid
Ing was much to admire, not only
by the little guests but by the big
patrons of the game. Yes, Clark, as
usual. was the favorite, and he must
have felt the joy of il a hundred
fold. He likes the little hand claps,
as others do, only Jackie has been
used to them and would miss them
all the more.
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Following closely on the heels of
Clark for popularity honors came the
greatest cyclist the world has ever
seen. Frank Kramer, worlds cham
pion and American champion, cham
pion of all champions. was given
rousing reception by the newsboys.
Modest and retiring, Kramer doesn't
play to the gallery, but there wasn't
any mistake about the applause show
cred upon him being well meant AS
Kramer had a rather disastrous eve
ming, there is no telling how far the
guests would have gone, if the cham
pion had been in his usual winning
form.
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There was good. big hand here
and there for everybody, but next to
Clark and Kramer, Goullet came in
for the largest demonstration. Cava-
nagh, too, was remembered, and
Grenda and Fogler, other members of
the now famous big Six" were not
forgotten.
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No one, naturally, could hold can
die to Donald MacDougall, the anna
teur STAR and he was. If anything,
the king of the kids. His unsuccess-
full efforts in the handicap were ap-
plauded and he was cheered to the
echo when he won the five-mile open.
Little Willie Murray, who isn't any
bigger than a minute, came In for
considerable attention on the part of
the youngsters and others in the anna
teur ranks were discovered when
ever they displayed any racing form.
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The night was ideal for cycling and
a big crowd turned out to witness the
races. If the society editor was on
the job, she could have jotted down
list that would match up to the
-Four Hundred" On the outside
automobiles were huddled together in
the parking space to make room, If
possible. for all, and on the inside big
business men of the day, members of
the clergy and youth and age in the
various walks of life, seemed to enjoy
to their hearts content the excellent
program furnished for the occasion.
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The hero of the night as far as
the racing went was Jackie Clark.
He rode as If he were in better spirits
than he had been recently and as IL
he were in better form. The cycling
scouts worked so hard on Jackie for
time that they apparently had him
up a tree. Now since he has signed
| contract and is sure of where he
is at he is more at peace with him.
self and his racing form will be more
in evidence. Whether Clark will adj
NIT 1t or not, I am inclined to claim
the credit for Jackie's latest agree
ment with the Velodrome manage
ment. l took him to task for not
| sticking to the other members Of the