Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-09
Trainer Jason Tells Weird Tale
of Dream That Made Him
Cross Track.
HIS CHIVALRY AROUSED
Saw Fair Fan In Box Struck by
Ruffian and Just Could
Not Keep Still"

Jimmy Moran proved himself
premier gamester this morning, when,
after a fall in which he, Pete Dro-
bach, Paddy Hehir and Worth Mitten
were precipitated to the boords, Track
Physician Cox pronounced Moran's
injury as a fractured shoulder. Moran
was off the bowl for one hour and
fifteen minutes, at the end of which
time he tried out the injured MEM
Der and resumed the cruel. Moran
was given an ovation for his game
ness, though few knew of the serious
ness of his injury. Trainer Jason, of
the Moran and Grenda camp. who
caused the spill. came forth with a
novel explanation for his unaccount-
able venture across the stretch. Jason
alleged that he woke from sound
sleep at his station on the track just
in time to witness a box occupant
strike woman. His gentlemanly In
stincts were aroused, and he made for
the immediate vicinity of the fracas.
with the result OF almost incapacitat-
Ing the source of his income.
Frank Kramer Is wondering what
has become of his appetite for sleep.
camp yesterday morning for a
friendly cup of coffee. Dave Coburn
added n dose of hop to the break
fast article, and the sprint champion
unwittingly drank the liquid. It was
after a stay of thirty hours that he
departed for East Orange, still un-
tired. Kramer will take an auto trip,
1t Is said, to induce sleep.
The flning of the teams for illegiti-
mate pickups has thrown scare
into the field of riders. After the in
cidents the reliefs did their work more
carefully.
Sleep was curtailed for the riders
shortly after o'clock this morning,
when the longest sprint of the race
was uncorlked. For twenty minutes
the riders alternated in the jam that
was precipitated by Lloyd Thomas.
Fogler. Clark, Moran and Goullet fol-
lowed right on the trail of the flying
Midget. They had no sooner over
taken Thomas than Appellants scooted
out and carried the leaders farther
ahead. Keefe, of the pest" pair, was
not relieved by his partner. and lost a
lap, which places them three circuits
in the rear of the leading combina-
lions. Appellants and Keefe collided.
putting an end to the struggle for
imposed on the Thomas and Mitten,
Hill and Ryan and Grenda and Moran
teams for Illegal pickups.
Arthur Davids, better known as
Rats" is a daily visitor at the Gar
den saucer. Davids Is the gentleman
who has made several trips abroad
and across the country without at
tending to the matter OF paying his
fare.
Jimmy Moran was nearly caught
mapping in the hurry-scurry for laps
around 4:15 o'clock this morning. The
questionable pickup of Grenda, which
| caused the imposition of fine, wa.
the means of saving the Irish-Aus
tralian interests.
A new sport being introduced in the
Garden enclosure is that of pushing
the toy balloon. The game is said to
be pleasurable and profitable, the lat
Ingersoll when he Is engaged in active
purusit of the balloon.
Andre Perchicot, OF the French
representation, is. as ever, the
ladies' favorite. One enthusiastic ad.
mirer scaled her hat to the French
rider. Perchicot wore the chapeau
which was of the extensively
feathered variety, for several laps
and then returned 1t to its owner.
Many of the six-day bugs are en-.