Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-04

JOE FOGLER
pursuit race, and when they have fin
ished both of them will be cut down
to my size. After a long, hard pur-
suit race, you are not yourself for
ever so long," Fogler confessed, "and
in the meantime l might PERSUADE
Manager Chapman to put me on for
match race with them, one at time.
To beat 'Goullie' and Grenda would
be a big feather in my cap, and per-
haps Mr.. Chapman would like me
well enough to increase my salary.
Now, if you'll remember, 1 beat Mr..
Kramer in an open race. and / have
been in many's the team match in
which Kramer didn't collect first
money. The champion, however, is
not in my class, and I'm keeping as
far away from him as possible, but
it does me good to catch old Kramer
mapping or tired and beat him out,
as I did on Decoration Day. BY the
way" said Fogler in conclusion,
you'll observe that Kramer is spend
ing a few days at Asbury Park this
week tuning up for the championships
which are coming fast just now
G.
Things in a cycling way are n a
rather chaotic state out in Salt Lake
City, it seems, and at least one rider
has been able to secure a release of
his contract from Manager Heagren,
who Is conducting the racing at Ma
jestic Park. otherwise the old Salt
Palace. Eddie Root has been dissat-
isfied ever since he has been out at
the Lake, and he wants to come back
in the worst way. He has made an
offer to ride at the Newark Velo-
drome, but nothing definite has been
arranged. But Root is coming on here
and. he will probably sign with Man
ager Chapman when he arrives.
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Root has kept we'll posted on the
cycling affairs in Newark ever since
he landed in Salt Lake. He is some
letter writer too, and in a commune
cation to me he points out the good
and the bad features of the strike of
the riders.
81 am keeping well posted on the
doings of the cyclists in the East, -
Root writes, land 1 would like to ask
if the boys are looking far enough
ahead to see what will be the outcome
of this cycle union they are forming
Just how they will better themselves
by such a move is hard to see.
OF course, Jay Eaton is able to sign
number of inferior riders by giving
them fat bonuses and good guaran-
tee for the season, but after that,
| what? The riders will be suspended
! by the n. c. A. They will not be
| able to ride in any six-day races and
next spring will find themselves in a
worse position than they ever have
! been. They will not be able to ride
anywhere excepting on the outlaw
| track and will be compelled to accept
what the management sees fit to give
| them.
II blame the n. c. A. for the pres
ent trouble" Root continues" and the
chief complaint seems to be that it
is a one-man organization and Chap
man controls it, a thing which could
have been remedied by removing KEEL
sey, who is undoubtedly very soft
There is no doubt of plenty of room
for Improvement over the manner in
which the cycling game has beer
handled during the past few years
but where is the improvement to
come from? Certainly not from an
other one-man organization, as this
new one is sure to be, for if Eaton
and his hackers are big enough to
handle the riders and disrupt the n
c. A, what assurance have we thai
as soon as their fight is won they
will not be controlled by another
master" who will handle them il
the same high-handed manner they
are complaining of at the present
time?
"If the racing cyclists of the coun-
try revolted in a body against the N
C. A." Root declares, "a new body
could be formed which would better
the conditions of the riders and i'm
prove the sport, benefiting the public
which pays to see the races. A move
such as is under way at present may
disgust the public, upon whom thu
success or the downfall of the spor
depends. l advise the riders to lool
before they leap. 1t is apt to be {
hollow victory for them. While tn,
battle lasts they will have fat purses
but when it is over they may walk
up and find the proverbial goose
cooked and the cycling game dead
never to be revived"
Mr.. Root has worked out prett!
good case in his letter. But he will
soon be on here, we are told, ant
then he can talk more about 1t.
G
Buffalo will find in Newark a bat
tier of no mean order in the presen
strenuous test for the Internationa
League bunting. The Tigers, al
though slightly battle-scarred, ar,
showing a disposition to fight evel
harder than ever under the handicap
his head off" for the very popula
Harry Smith, who is managing tn
club so excellently this season. VIII
or. lose, the fight will not be aban
doned without the last try, and ever,
evidence is apparent that the Tigers
so far at least, are displaying tn
greater strength in their games Buff
falo is doing well and she will prob
ably be a troublesome proposition
but from every angle, and taking tn
general opinion of the experts alonl
the circuit into consideration, New
! ark, just now surely, appears to b