Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-27
SIAKING
-, : -! EUROPE
y Australian Cyclist De-
ats HOurIier and POlledri
in Match Race.
CYCLING GOSSIP

25z+9H3 Spears, the lanky Australian
made such a good impression
Z by defeating Champion Kramer
~ It season. has made good in Eu-
81 )De On December 10 at the Velo-
: lrome OLIVER. Paris, Spears defeated
/ Leon Hourlier and Amedio Polledri
IN an International match. Hourlier
is the best of the French sprinters,
and Polledri won the championship
OF Italy this year during the absence
of Francesca Verri. The match WAS
an eight man affair in which four
French riders met four strangers. .
France was represented by Meurger,
the rider who disabled Walter Rutt
and prevented the latter from COM
peting in the New York six day race,
Poulain, Pouchois and Hourlier. and
the strangers were Otto Meyer, OF
German; Thorwald Ellegaard, of
Denmark. Polledri and Spears. Spears
rode his various heats from behind,
as he always rode here, and he evil
IDENTIFY showed that astonishing burst
of speed in the last few yards, for LIE
Auto, the great French sporting pa
per, In deseribinb the race states that
Spears showed a most marvellous
burst of speed"
The match was run in heats in the
manner of French point races which
was inaugurated at the Velodrome
this season. After the conclusion of
the final heat Spears. Hourlier and
PoIledri were tied in points. which
neeessitated the running of another
heat between these riders. In the
run off Spears was the winner. which
gave him the match
This was the second race in which
theilAustralian "phenom" has started
since his advent in France. In his
first start the race for the Benefit
of the Children of the Sea-" he was
defeated by Hourlier and Polledri. 1t
is evident that Spears was not in the
best of shape at that time, due prob
ably to the sea voyage and the change
of climate. Now that he is in WIN
ming stride il would not be surpris-
ing to see the young rider go down
the line and defeat all of the best
European sprinters. II Spears should
defeat all of the stars Of the continent
he is most certain to meet Kramer,
and It will probably be in dual event
the race the fans Of Newark looked
forward to following Spears's great
victory in the team match at the
yelodrome early in october.
Paris Is Specializing.
There seems to be considerable
speculation in Paris as to how the
American and Australian riders will
be paired In the coming six-day race
there 1t was the original intention
of Floyd MacFarland, who has charge
of the Americans and Australians. to
team Goullet and Clark. LIE Auto
says "Why Clark and Goullet, when
Goullet and Fogler won In Paris and
New York;"
ss0s -
si.n Young Turns Boxer.
Ned Young, who was the premier
amateur rider at the Salt Lake track
two years ago, and incidentally one
of the best simon-pures the game
ever produced, has given UP the wheel
foroa career in the squared circle.
Young is not the first cyclist TO take
up the art of boxing, but 1t is to be
hoped that he will meet with a
greater measure OF success than his
-nradecessors. Al Weinig, a first class
oyclist of fifteen years ago. is now a
Predetermined, broken down athlete
as o. result of three fights with kid"
Carter, of Brooklyn, and Young"
Subriclz, who rode as an amateur at
the old Vailsburgh track many years
ago, went the same route.