Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-28

New Orleans boxing promoter, who ha,
staged some big fights at the
West Side Athletic Club.
mensely. Particularly pleasing tc
most of the patrons was the fact that
Clark had won and some didn't seem
to care whether Jackie was first by
the length of the stretch or by inches
only. Popular beyond measure. the
fans were tickled to see their favorite
win, and the nervousness of the con-
test cut no figure whatever in their
pleasure. The applause on tap was
even more tremendous than usually
dominates a Clark victory, and those
who attended the Wednesday night
races can judge for themselves the
amount of noise spilled all over the
Velodrome yesterday.
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The interest in the race must have
been particularly keen, as easily the
largest crowd of the season turned
out to enjoy the sport Present were
the best people of the town and
they were out in such large numbers
that quality was in evidence every
where. Perhaps 10000 persons found
their way into the Enclosure. The
grand stand was packed and the
bleachers were crowded, and Messrs.
Million and Chapman were happy.
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Clark is getting to be a big boy
now. He is taking his own part
and fighting his own battles in a
way that should make his presence
| felt from now on. He made "a pro-
test against teaming in the mile
open Just to have something to
say" and he told Kramer ito his
teeth" that he would have won the
| race that Kramer won if he had
anything like favorable position.
He had all the speed in the world,
he said, but he never got an oppor-
tunity to use it, because old Joe
Fogler kept him in a pocket with his
elbows nearly all the way" Soon,
| If Clark keeps up his spunk, he
sympathetic feeling for Poor Little
Jackie"
| Ellegaard again failed to come up
| IN INV cancellations and ,,,;11 lo,.o a.
pass him up as a bad job The ex-
cuse that he was not in condition and
the other excuse that the heavy
track was not to his liking must give
way to the general opinion that the
Dane is so badly off form that he is
a hopeless case. He feels so badly
about his performance that matters
are not helped any and he is anxious
to go home, recuperate and come back
here again. He wants to make good.
but he can't, it seems. All in all, he
was treated very fair by the fans one
of whom sprung one sally, though,
that is worth repeating. After the
Dane had been beaten in the second
heat, wag in the bleachers shouted:
THE track isn't too heavy for you,
Ellegaard; it is too hot"
The Dane was too humbled to ap-
preciate the joke, but Clark, who rode
near him, couldn't keep from smil-
ing.
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day and the occasion appeared to be
| such a surprise that Jackie Clark and
Alfred Goullet made much ado over
the champion and congratulated him
on his victory. Clark, who was in
great spirits, grabbed Kramer by the
hand and told how pleased he was to
see him win, and Goullet was equally
charitable. Kramer tried to fight off
his well wishers, but took all the joS-
| ing in good part. 1t has been some
! time since he has shown his real form
at the Velodrome, and he was given
a mighty hand when he won the one
mile open, which, by the way, was one
beautiful bear of a race. That Kra-
mer won was as much. luck as any
thing else, for it was mostly because
of his position that he was able to
race Cavanagh into submission and to
stall off the rush of Hehir, Goullet
and Clark at the finish. Kramer had
more speed, though, in this particular
race than he has displayed around
here in a long while, and some of the
riders who felt that the champion was
going back" admitted that he was
"all right again. Kramer himself
has been doing considerable worrying
over his inability to Jump lately,
but after the races yesterday he
seemed to be well satisfied with him.
self Anyway, he won and he was
jolly, for which he, in turn, was jol-
lied by some of the boys who have
noticed how down in the mouth"
Kramer has been these last few
weeks.
The mile open brought out the sact
that Cavanagh has lots of speed now
and then, and also that former
Worlds Champion liver Lawson
| thought SO well of him that he elected