Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-16

II have signed a contract with Min
lon & Chapman and intend to carry
it out. The Motordrome people have
been after me several times. but I
never told them 1 would ride for
them Ny word" concluded Clark,
II am going to ride at the velodrome
the remainder of the season"
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Quite a Jurors has been created in
cycling circles, and no less PER
sonage than Jackie Clark has caused
all the trouble, Like in the old days
when Clark now and then, and some
times very often, would give Cham
pion Kramer a beating, these two
knights of the cycling steed are now
mortal enemies. Clark. like all win
ners, is willing to be friendly, but
Kramer can't see himself being
chummy with anyone who has the
speed and the brass to beat him That
is the situation just now at the Velo-
drome where Clark, in all his glory
and the recipient of the widest ap-
plause, defeated Kramer, among
others. in a five-mile championship.
The defeat was enough-too much
for Kramer, and the champion let it
be known that he was a very much
abused boy and that he didn't intend
to stand the teaming methods on
which Clark, Kramer says, has been
thriving for the last few meets. What
Kramer is going to do he didn't say,
but that he was mad enough to do
most anything was only toe apparent.
Not in long. long time has Kramer
been in such a state of anger, and l
can't recall that l have ever seen
him more perturbed, if that express
sion isn't too mild for the case.
G
All this is about the great victory
or victories-at the Velodrome yes
terday. Jackie hasn't had such high
times in a long time Long ago. in
the days on the other side of the
street, when he and Kramer used to
have their strenuous tits, Clark's cup
of joy was filled on numerous occa-
sions. But since then he has been
here and there and has had his ups
and downs. However, he is back
again in form. He is racing well and
he is gaining in popularity if any
thing and he will be a hard man to
beat from now on If he attends
strictly to business and isn't misled
by false friends"
G
Clark raced wonderfully throughout
the day. In a mixed match race he
defeated such healthy foemen as
Grenda, CaVanagh and Lawson. He
beat each and every one of them
single handed and he peat them in a
bunch. He won the match, an a la
French affair, with consummate ease,
yet he didn't really glorify himself
until he sped home In front in the
championship. with such notables as
Grenda, Goullet, Kramer and Fogler
trailing in his wake. Besides display
ing wonderful speed. Clark showed
rare Judgment. In TACT, Jackie has
been using quite lot of gray mat
ter in his races lately and that fact
more than any other is responsible
for his success. He outrode every
body yesterday, and he outgeneraled
Kramer at time when quick think
ing meant a lot. He was lucky, of
course, to be on Grenda when Cava-
nagh pulled" the Tall Tasmanian"
up to the front, but even with this
beautiful break" it required a first
class man to win from Grenda, at the
finish, which was so close that some
thought that the Tasmanian had won.
The pace was so fast, especially in
the last few days, that both Kramer
and Goullet were ridden stiff and
neither one of them could gain an
inch when it came right down to
sprinting. Clark came out just be-
fore the turn into the stretch, but
Grenda had so much speed that
Jackie didn't get in front until the
very last stride. 1t was close, but
Clark won. The demonstration that
followed will long be remembered
and Immediately rumors flew around
that Clark was going over to the Mo-
tordrome track in lieu of a contract
for $4,000 Jackie, however said
that such was not the case and that
he would ride all season at the Velo-
drome, notwithstanding rumors and
yarns to the contrary.
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Americans, as winners of the polo
matches, should feel very proud.
The outcome of the contests, though
decidedly close, was sufficiently de-
cisive to show the Yankees off to
advantage We won in the first
match because we were more vigor-
Gus and more aggressive. We won
in the second and deciding match be-
cause we rather outgeneraled our
opponents. With both matches over,
though, we must admit that we had
little to spare. Unlike two years ago,
the English had a cracking good.