Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-19
VELODROME PATRONS HAIL
CLARK, "KING OF CYCLISTS
Jackie'S Popularity Attested by Demonstration as
He Comes on Track and His Victory
Over Cavanagh PIeases All.
GoULLET AND CLARK TRIM CHAMPION FRANK KRAMER

rounding the twelfth pole before maxi
ing his bid. but when he did set sail
he simply few. The crowd mafveled
at his speed and gave him a good
hand at the finish He was backped-
aling going over the tape, with Ernest
Joirus and Menus Bede1l lighting Il
out for second and finishing in the
order named. Dave Mackay was
fourth and Frank Blatz fifth.
C.
George Cameron was injured By e
fan in the third heat of the hsif-
mile pro handicap. and he is at the
Newark City Hospital suffering from
severe hurts. His injuries were said
at the hospital this morning to Be a
slight conclusion Of the brain. a
lacerated cheek, bruised forehead.
scraped face and lame thigh. Cam
eron went down after the forks on
his front wheel broke, sending him
neadlong to the boards. He was uf-
conscious for a time and was re-
moved to the hospital in an autonn0-
bile. He is much better this morn
ing.
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The semi-finals and the repeehaEe
heats Of the Newark Tbousand''
brought out some good racing and
also brought forth Kramer, Gouiiet
and Grenda as the finaiists for The
race next Sunday Floyd Krebs cap
tured the repechage, but as he was
placed in Kramer's heat that was Is
far as he got. Kramer, by the way
did some kidding and some stalling
IN his heat with Eddie Rupprechf.
and as a result Krebs. whom he was
protecting. came within an ace OF
nipping the champion at the tape
The referee might have put little
of the severity he heaped on Fred
Hill on Kramer's back. The cham
piOn was not teaming In the strict
sense Of the word, but he was help
ing Krebs to get in second. Rnp-
precht had a legitimate kick coming.
but who would dare to raise q protest
against the champion Of the worldl
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Gouilet Fogler and Cavanagh had
a nifty struggle in the first SEMI
final heat, with Goullet the winner
and Fogler second. Cavanagh looked
threatening for time and he gave
GouIlet a hard battle to the very end
Thanks TO Goullet. Fogier. who is the
wise old owl. now MacFarIand Is out
of the racing end of the game, finish
ed second. Sir Joseph just laid back
and allowed "Goullie" to tow him in
At that, Cavanagh's race was almost
as good as tho winners and certainly
a lot better than Fogiers
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There was much attention as Grer-
da, Fred Hill and Clark lined up for
the second semi-final A finish be-
tween Grenda and Clark was ex-
pected. of course, but Jackie rode
one of his poorest races and HIN
didn't help him any Grenda got
the lucky breaks and he made the
most of them. The fact that Clark
was poor third is evidence that the
race was not truly run. Grenda
might have won in any event. but
Clark didn't have an open chance
to give him a fair argument.
O.
Donald MacDougali. just when the
fans We're giving up hope OF the anna
teur champion ever again showing
his worlds title form, rode sensa-
tionally in both of the races for the
semi-pros He won the one-third-nsile
handicap in hollow style and he re-
peated in the same easy manner in
the unknown distance race. Owing
to the strike Of the amateurs. the
fields were small in the races. 1t
was said that quite a number of the
amateurs were billed to engage IN The
road race over in New York, and,
therefore, didn't appear at the velo-
drome. About twenty of the strikers.
though, refused to race.
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Elmer Collins easily defeated
George Wiley in a tandem paced race.
The tandem teams were SO unequal
that Collins had a tremendous adj
vantage, but he was the better man.
and would have won with an even
break. The summaries:
one-afile Match Race professionally
Jackie Clark Australia defeated Frsnk
Time-3n. . 3-5s., 3m. lbs.
Newark Thousand Iprofessional:
repechage heat. half milel-Won b.
Floyd Krebs Newark: John Bedeil New
ark, second. Time, I'm. 9s.
Newark Thousand professional; semi.
final; half-mile heats; winners only 10
heat won by Alfred GoulIet Australia:
Frank cavanaugh. Newark. second: dime
I'M is 45s, Second heat won BY Alfred
Grenda. Tasmania; Fred Hin. Boston.
second; time, I'm. las. Third heat won 81
Frank L. Kramer. East Orange; Floyd
Krebs. Newark. second; time, I'M les
Half-Mile- Handicap (professsonan--
Won by Ernie A. Pye. Australia III
yardsl: Ernest Jokus, Newark go vardsI
second: Menus Beden. Newark i40 YARDS.
third; David Mackey. Newark Gao Fards}.
yardsa fifth. Time, SIS.
Three-ALile Open 5professionasl-- Won ~
Alfred Goullet. Australia; A. Jackie
| Clark Australia. second: Frank
Kramer, East Orange. third: Affred
Grenda, Australia fourth: Floyd Krebs
Newark. nth, Time, sm. Z 2-5s-
sionaI)-won by Elmer I. Collins, Lynn,
Mass: George Wiley Syracuse, n ~.
second. Time, lom- 40 PISS. Only two
Half.Miie Novice Race-won by.s
Orrick, Jersey City; James Schmidt, New
ark second. Time, I'm 3 %
One Third Mile Handicap lamateurl--
fscratch5: Charles Iiebengutter. France
ESQ yards), second; William Ean1ey. San
Francisco go YARDS. third, William
Ernest. East Orange GO yards. fourth.
Unknown Distance Race tamateuf,--
Won by Donald MacDougail, Newark: AL
Krishell, Buffalo, second; Norman Han
, sen. Denmark. third: William Fanden
Dries, New York A. c., fourth, Distaztc
4 miles. Time, sm. Ids.
i AMATEUR LEAGUE OPENS
The South Orange Field Club, Tor
4 the first time an four seasons. affr<,4tI