Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-19

q fight with Bud Anderson, joe
Rivers and possibly Willie Richie.
Then he will come back again, con-
duct a few bouts at the Arena in the
spring and he may eventually find
himself shareholder in some out
door cycling track, with the location
at Providence, r. I. Yes, of all the
Give wires l happen to know, one
Alex Mclean is about the most sue
cessful in the dubious game of sports.
Be that as it may, McLeans letter
goes on to say:
Revere, Mass, Nov. Is. 1918.
j. P. N:
Just line to tell you that my
boy, Gallant is boxing in champion
ship form. He has taken part in five
battles in the last month and half
and has won them all, two of them
| by a K. o. He beat Grover Hayes
at Westfield, Mass, the other night.
| This club tried to match BaAdwin
with Gallant several times, but
Matty always found a way out of
| it. Anyway am ready to match
him with any lightweight in the
country, and If I don't get action
from some of the topnotchers soon /
| think will take a trip to the coast.
Well, I suppose you know all about
! the Boston six-day race. 1t was
great success in every way. 1t was
the best race 1 ever saw anywhere,
and to be honest l must give +. A.
MacFarland a lot of credit for its
success. He worked as If 1t was all
his own, and you know he knows how
to run one of these races. / am be-
ming to think that IL Mr.. Powers
would give him full power to run the
New York race he would make wise
move, for he can handle the riders
better than any man / know of.
With best regards,
@
In giving credit to MacFarland fol
the success of the Boston race, Nc
Lean is only reiterating the senti'
ments expressed by Frank Million
Poke Freeman and others who were
UP at Boston during the running o.
the grind. All declare 1t was thu
only honest six-day race ever helt
and therefore the best. MacFarlane
managed to break up all the com
binations and at the finish every
man was on his own. MacFarland Ii
at present up in Buffalo, resting OF
) his oars, but 1t is gold dollars t.
damaged pennies that he is sent fol
before the week is over to straighter
; out matters in the New York grind
He will come, of course, and if he II
! called 1t will be an open confession
that Mac" is the big fellow afte
all. The New York race needs SOM
} one who is up-to-date to make
anything like success, and If Mac
Farland should refuse to help on
the grind might result in a pro
/ nounced fizzle. The old fogyish idea
} of years ago must be forgotten an
5 up-to- minute methods employed
P. Powers, the manager, would fl
J in nicely as a reception committe
!. OF one in the Garden lobby. meetin
some Nof the "boys" he missed las
q year, when he was on the outsid
looking in. Powers still has the yer
capable Harry Pollok at his bac
. and that will help some, but 1T wi
take a MacFarland to put the res
spirit into the affair.
C
For MacFarland's sake, / hope tn
"Big Fellow will refuse point blan
. to shoulder the responsibility of tn
race. The grind has been given sue
a. bad name that its success is doub'
full. II Mac" should pull 1t through
he would not be given any consider
able credit and If anything got
: wrong it will surely be blamed G
Q Mcfarland. The anti-cycling newi
a paper might go so far as to u'
d MACS" name If the race proved
s frost, but 1t would surely be caref
/, not to give him any credit If
d turned out to be a big winner.
% course, 1t may be that Powers won
! want MacFarland to run things ov'
r. in the Garden, but If he doesn't
il even less capable than I wou
give him credit of being. Yes, ca
. almost hear the wires ticking @
: the message "Come on!' to MAC
- 1t will be a great victory for hir
but he will be shouldering hea'
responsibility. 1t is for him to d
. eide, not me to advise, in his case.
O.
- From what can hear Powers is
!. thoroughly tanned six-day cycle RAJ