Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-08
Sport Copies # Che Jfour ;

half dozen opponents who would
give him less trouble than Leachie
and, whether he covers up or stand:
up and fights, there are certain to bC
times during those ten rounds thai
Willie will know he has been tt
battle.
George Rodel, the Boer, will breaf
boldly in on us tonight and assume
to dispose of Jack Geyer, another
heavyweight OF about equal ability
If anything, we would say the Boel
seems to suffer by comparison. GeyeI
has INDUCED in some pretty Fair bat
| ties, and I saw him give Carl Morris
great argument for eight rounds,
when he tired and Carl won in the
ninth, the referee stopping the bout to
prevent further punishment. This
Rodel, by the way. is peculiar
fighter He acts as II he were scared
out of his boots, yet he fights not half
badly when he is "pinched" and
forced to 1t. He really bested Gun
boat Smith In their first fight, but 1t
looked as If he quit in the second bout
with the Gunboat. However. the ref
cree was entirely too premature In
stopping the contest. Rodel might
have gotten up and he might have
held Smith at bay for the ten rounds.
@
Here is q fair and square answer to
an accusation:
]. P. N:
In answer to the article in the Star
last night by Al Burns, stating that
he has never fought me, / would like
to say in defense: On electiau owe a
fellow came to my home and a.ked
me to substitute for some fellow who
was supposed to box four rounds with
AL Burns at q smoker to be held in
Union Hall. l accepted and fought
four rounds with some fellow. but not
knowing Al Burns personally, I took
my friends word for It. I am not try
ing to crawl and will accept Burns's
challenge at any distance, lie ne IAN
make 126 pounds.
YOUNG PAvEsE.
Jackie Clark has assumed some new
titles. He may not want them, but
they have been thrust upon him by
his friend, the anti-cycling organ. and
he will have to accept them. You
know there is an old saying, God
preserve me from my friends, I'll be
able to take care of my enemies"
This may be the case with Clark.
Jackie may not want to be paraded
as an informer, a reformer or a
"squealer," but he has been put
plainly in that light by his friend.
For years Clark has been known as
1.-THE Rocket" and he gained much
popularity. Now ne will be known
as a "squealer." To have laid down"
in six-day race is bad enough, but
to blame your badness on someone
else Is considered the last word in
poor sportsmanship. Clark is quoted
as saying in the Givens medium that
Kramer forced him into the combina-
ton. Well, as Kramer wasn't in the
final sprint for first prize. the cham
pion couldn't very well have made
Jackie quit to Rutt. But we'll pass
up New York and go over to Ger
many. How about the Berlin six-day
race last year, in which Clark. who
was paired with Fred Hill, gave all
his prize money to John Stol and two
other pace-followers to allow him to
win that race? Surely Kramer. who
wasn't there at the time. couldn't
have forced" Jackie to buy up that
Berlin six-day contest.
@
Frank Kramer arrived in town yes-
terday afternoon from the home Of
his parents In Evansville, Ind. He
said he hadn't been reading the pa
pers and knew nothing about the lat
est developments in cycling. When
told of Clark's accusations, Kramer
said:
Eyes, there was a combination in
the New York six-day race last year.
There were five teams in 1t. 1t was
no secret. but there was nothing that
called for any of the boys laying
down If had been in the tie for
first place ] know that would have
tried to win, and think I would have
won. If anybody laid down 1t was
up to him. / never laid down in q
race in my life. and those who know
me know it, too. The combination
was formed to make the race easier,
not to make it crooked. If Clark was
not to have a fair try against Rutt IL
is news to me. Clark is a spoiled
child. He has been petted so much
that his head is swelled out of all
proportion. To cast reflections on me
Is @ pretty low trick"
C
Kramer said he had come to terms
with P, Powers, who Is promoting the
New York six-day race for Inglis M
Uppercu, and will meet Walter Ruti
| ST: --------------