Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-14


vast stadium on the site of this
present Motordrome, in South Orang,
avenue. Just what they. want in tn,
: way of a building was explained t
two Newark architects and they hav,
: been asked to submit specifications
as soon as possible.
} @
An indoor cycle track where race:
could be held during the winter
months would be just the thing fol
Newark, and that Messrs. Mihlor
and uppercu are going to erect such
building is now assured. The cost
it is estimated. will be about S135, 900
The building will be constructed SC
that it can be used for other pur-
poses besides racing.
g
Only part of the present track at
the Motordrome will be used. Mr..
Million said today that the new track
would be six laps and, that the pres
ent grand-stand would remain intact.
The other tracks. including the
steeply-banked motordrome track,
would be torn down, Mr.. Million
said. He also went on to say that
the building would be supplied with
the most modern steam-heating plant
available and that the structure
and new track would be in use most
likely by November. 1t will also be
used next year to hold meets during
the summer when the weather inter-
fers with racing outside,
Not long ago, over in England, two
golfers of the strenuous type, indulg-
ing in a small wager. set out to play
from one small town to another
small town, a distance of nearly
thirty-five miles, approxfmating their
efforts to about 1000 strokes. Their
! guess was not far amiss, and the
golfer who bet that the feat couldn't
be accomplished in 1000 strokes had
to pay up, for 1t was done in just
. .9s7 whacks of the clubs. The out
come of this match put other matches
into the heads of the golfers. and
now 1t is common thing across the
ocean to see men driving the little
ball along the country road and over
woodland, heather and steep hills,with
even more vigor and more interest
than is generally In evidence on
golf links. 1t is great sport, and no
mistake, especially when you have
something on the side" to compete
in the rough and open hazards. of the
highway.
Jack McDermott may not have been
able to show the English golfers a
show in their own country. but over
here, where .he was born and bred,
and which fact, it might be added, be-
ing a homebred and a golfer of ex-
pertness, isn't relished at all by the
foreign contingent, Mac" is the
champion, and beauty of it all he
plays like a champion every time he
gets out on the links. McDermott is
master at the game and his playing
seems to be improving as he goes
along. His performance in the metro
pOllidn open championship over lnt
rather difficult Salisbury links at Gar
den City was brilliant in many ways
and he carried his game to a con-
sistent conclusion, doing the first
round in a well-deserved II and COM
ing right back and repeating in the
exact figures His card for the day
was 142. which was the best and top
card. As the result of his play in the
first days competition, he is looked
upon as a most likely winner although
! golf, If anything, is about as uncer-
tain a sport as there is. The play to-
day may bring about some freak of
fortune or some change of luck and
the champion may not be in it when
play is over. but so far, at least, he
has displayed the best form, and he
has the class we all know, to win
when the breaks" are even.
! OF the amateurs competing in the
tourney, Oswald Kirkby, old and
very energetic rival of Jerome Trav-
ers, played the best golf. In fact,
he did exceptional and led a large
number of pretentious pros home.
He finished eighth at the end of the
days play with a card of 152, and
not a single amateur was within
range of him, j. d. Lord being the
closest with a card of 161 Fred
Herreshoff and Max Behr were in
very poor form and finished practi-
cally nowhere. Jack Jolly, the New
arker, with a card of 100, beat al
most as many as beat him.
The defeat of William Nj. Johnston,
who has been playing sensational ten
mis- every day since his arrival in
the East from his home in Califor-
mia, has put the experts in such a
muddle that they are sure to en-
calculations in rating this young
schoolboy, who has won the admira-
ton of all by his brilliant work Nn
the tennis courts. That Johnston
should be beaten by w. J. Clothier
is no disgrace, for the victor, at his
best, is player of no mean repute.
But the form and the class that have
been in evidence in Johnston's play
were so superior that it looked as If
he didn't have even a troublesome
opponent in the East at the present
time. or course, there will be ex-
cuses for Johnston and this is only
natural. The boy has done so well