Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-23

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tonight is the chief topic of discus
sion in cycling circles today. AL
and excellent judgement it is sur
prising how many fans seem to think
that Jackie will beat the Dane. Just
by the way Ellegaard won from
he could beat Clark. yet I find my
self among the minority who believe
that the Dane will win. Clark, of
all the riders at the Velodrome, has
the present season. He has learned
much about match race riding. He
has studied the methods employed
by Kramer and he is doing some of
the tricks and pulling some of the
inside stuff that the champion uses
in a very clever manner. He drops
back for his sprint safe distance
and he doesn't stall badly at all
He uses his speed to the best advan-
tage and he must be given due credit
for his improvement. That is Clark.
O.
Ellegaard is a general If nothing
else. His years of experience have
given him a wide scope and he plays
the tricks of the trade as we'll as
speed. He rides a big gear and he
rides it well, and ne has mastered
way to jump with it that is as
that he had great confidence and he
gave evidence of his generalship
when he dropped hack after being
"hipped" by the Australian and then
came on and won. He knew. too,
then and there, that he was riding
too high gear, for he changed from
104 to 100 for his second heat. His
speed was more apparent with the
small gear and he won much easier.
Ellegaard is not in his best shape,
but he is in good condition neverthe-
less He will very likely out-trick
Jackie and beat him like he beat
Grenda-with his brains. He seems
to awe his opponent by his method
of riding high and he makes them
follow him instead of showing an ag-
gressive spirit when sprinting time
comes. That is Ellegaard.
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The race should prove interesting
and the victor is sure to be tre-
mendousy popular. Clark has a large
following and the Dane has already
made many friends. If winner, Ell
legaard may still have Cavanagh and
Goullet to race before meeting Kra-
mer. If the Dane is speedy enough to
win his way up to the champion. some
great racing is in store for the fans.
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Champion Kramer just gives Arthur
Ross, the referee, a cold, black stare
when they meet now. The disqualifi-
cation, it seems, hurt Kramer very
much, as he was anxious to win the
open race and show Ellegaard some
of his speed. On big days the
champion doesn't like to be over
looked, and he would have shown
everybody show in the final of the
open If he had only been given a
chance. Kramer was flying Sunday,
and he is back in form again. His
ride in the heat of the half-mile ham
dicap was sensational and he could
have won in the final heat if he wasn't
afraid to take a chance and come
through near the finish.
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Joe Fogler said that Kramer was
great Sunday and Joe thought the
champions disqualification was all a
mistake.
IF Frank was protecting me l
didn't know 1t, I'll promise you that"
Fogler said. why, he had so much
speed that he could have run right
over everybody in the heat. The fact
that he won showed that he did all
that was necessary to qualify, and 1t
was a shame to put Steve out of the
final, for he no doubt would have
shown the fans some speed"
G
Fogler explained just how Kramer
came to ride high on the bank.
Ross didn't see the race right at
ALL" Battling Joe" declared. "Kra-
mer was riding alongside of me
lap from home when Packebush
came in between us and began to yell
to us to spread out. We let him hol-
Ter and finally Kramer swung up
little. Just about that time Vedrine,
the Frenchman, came along flying on
the outside, and Kramer, caught
mapping, naturally stalled him a bit
On form, Kramer, who won, was the
best man in the heat, and l was the
second best man. That's how the fin
ish was, yet Packebush, who really
caused all the trouble, got in the
final, while Vedrine, who made the
complaint, got shucks. No, can't
see that at all. Kramer was sore
and he had right to be. He wasn't
helping me, and l told him afterward
that If he intended to help me his
work was as coarse as a black
smiths. You Know" concluded Fog
Ter, Kramer is a master at every
angle of the game, and he wouldn't
pull off any such crude stuff If he
really wanted to ease me into the
final No, Ross was wrong and Kra-
mer took his medicine much quieter
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