Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-28

In his efforts against Clark last nigh
he was all at sea. In the first heat M
raced Jackie for more than half 9
lap and he gained a little on hin
down the stretch. In the second heal
Clark gave him such fast ride that
Spears simply followed pace and
never had a real try. No matter how
he raced, it is certain that he would
have been beaten, but he has dis
played so much speed up the stretch
that we looked to see him reserve all
his energies until he reached the
straight. Kramer has proved that
he can beat a good man up the
stretch, but Spears, of course, isn't
Kramer and he didn't know just
what to do.
Clark. although he had an i'm
portant match on, took big chance
yesterday of upsetting himself. BY
appointment, he kept an engagement
to fly in a hydro-aeroplane at 3
o'clock in the morning, and when the
time came, Jackie, stripped of all
unnecessary wearing apparel, climbed
into the machine, shot out into the
water and finally went up into the
air to a dizzy height. He turned a
little pale in his flight, butswhen he
came down he was sure he would
like to go up again. Then he came
back to Newark, had a nap and a
workout and at night on the bike
track he must have got the flying
habit. for the fans will tell you that
Jackie Just few"
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Under almost any favorable circum-
stances, a large crowd would have
turned out to see Clark and Spears in
o match race, but the weather man
played the cruelest kind of a prank
on the fans. Rain in torrents fell
down town, but not single drop of
water came out of the heavens up
around the Velodrome. As a result,
there is keen disappointment today
among thousands of fans. They
didn't miss much in the match race.
tits true. but oh my! that ride of
Clark's in the three-mile was some
thing to nourish for years.
G.
John M. Chapman is going on with
his preparations for his trip to Aus
tralia. He has already signed six
men to go with him and he wants to
secure four more, which he will surely
be able to get. So far Mr.. Chapman
has signed Grassy Ryan and Lloyd
Thomas, liver Lawson and Eddie Root
and Worth Mitten and George Wiley.
These men, 1t is likely, will be paired
as teams in the Australian six-day
races, in which Mr.. Chapman intends
riders win be has not been settled
upon, but four good men they must
be. 1t is Mr.. Chapman's plan to have
ten men in his troupe and to lease
tiers of six-day races and of sprint
meets as well. Then, too. Mr.. Chap
man, if occasion presents. will run q
few sprint meets himself.
G
Mr. Chapman has other irons in the
fire. When he comes back from Aus
tralia he will conduct races at Balti-
more and Washington. He has ar
ranged to build tracks in those cities,
and he is interesting Baltimore and
Washington capitalists in the enter
rrises. AS starter for his field of
racers he has signed George Wiley
and Worth Mitten, Just at present
ii Is MIR. Chapman's idea to conduct
pro motor-paced and amateur sprint
races alone. but it is likely that he
will want some pro sprinters for his
tracks after he gets things under
way.
O.
If the Newark franchise. as Mr..
Solomon says. is worth 100000, or
even 100000, he need have no fears
of losing his job as president of the
club No one, as / can see, wants to
sell Solomon out or freeze him out,
but 1t would not be bad thing, as
l will prove later on, if he did get
out He doesn't stand well with Man
have on at least one occasion signed
have on at least one occasion, signed
a petition demanding that Solomon
be kept away from the team. AS to
his declaration that he and the Nc
Keevers would buy Mr. Ebbets's
stock, well, if know Charley Eb-
bets, Mr.. Solomon is in for a good
sound "call down." And as for New
ark capitalists buying a minority in
terest in the club, why that is the
biggest joke ever sprung on a wise
lot of sane citizens. Mr.. Solomon
will have much explaining to do and
he will wish, when he wakes up, that
he had held his peace and not talked
himself into trouble that is sure to
do him no good.
Here's a little paragraph on the
baseball situation;
]. p. N:
have been reading in your column
about the sale of the Newark b. b. c.
and would like to see some live New
ark people get interested in our cham
pions. | think that Mr.. Million and
Mr.. Uppercu are the live wires in the
sport game in our great city, but l
would hate to see Mr.. Ebbets so
away, for he has given to us cham
pion team. He sent Mr.. McGinnity,
a man no player could work for, on
his way West, and maybe he could
send his last years partner, Solomon.
out there with him; but the Iron Man
was prince to Solomon. You say
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