Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-18

rider that ever kept Kramer in g
mental stupor for more than five min
utes in making UP his mind whether
he would consent to meet him, and
perhaps the match would never have
been made if odd Jack" Neville
didn't speak up and say:
Eyes, Kramer will race Spearsl"
What a different story there would
now be to tell if Neville had never
spoken and if Kramer had remained
in his reverie!
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Besides the question of speed there
will be a question of superior jockey
ship at stake when Kramer and
Spears meet tomor ow. The Ameri-
can champion is the last letter of the
last syllable of the last word in track
tactics, and from what we have seen
of Spears he must be given credit
of being an excellent jockey. He will
want to race from behind, of course,
that angle, but if he can beat Kramer
at that particular phase of the game
he may be able to beat him in the
more important phase of the game.
However, it is likely that Spears will
see in Kramer his master in all
around riding Robert is so young
and unsophisticated that he may not
be able to stand the strain and do
his best against not only hardened
veteran, but the greatest cyclist the
world has ever seen.
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Through my office window, Kramer,
down town on n little business,
chatted with me this morning. He
looked fine, and there wasn't a bit
of worry about him. His color was
full and healthy and he came tripping
along on his toes, a sure evidence of
excellent condition. He was as bright
as a lark and snappy in his talk. He
never says much about his prowess
and he will never tell you how he
expects to race his opponent. He
did say, though, that he expected to
win-in fact, that he didn't have a
doubt in the world about it. He
isn't just himself. he admitted. but
he felt as if he was good enough to
beat Spears.
will you outjoekey spears?"
asked Kramer.
"Why not?" the champion replied.
That was enough. 1t was more
than Kramer is in the habit of say
ing. 1t was plenty-and then some
for me
Donald McDougall, now that Bill
Bailey has left our shores, is all the
go in the amateur ranks. 1t was cruel
to bring the Englishman over here
and shatter the Americans reputa-
ton SO brutally, but now that he has
gone we are all going back to
Donald We will be with him up at
the Velodrome tomorrow when he
races against Harry Kaiser, and we
are banking that he will beat his
man, because he has always out
classed him in the past. Next TO
the Kraner-Spears match, the Nc
Dougall-Kaiser match holds the
centre of the stage. There will be
other races, though, put on to make
background for the star events,
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The feature races tomorrow, come
to think of it, have an OUTLAW
against regular" on each occasion
The few hundred or so followers OF
the Motordrome riders will no doubt
be there ready 10 make as much noise
as 10000 regulars" if their men
should come through winners. The
"Outlaw Gazette" sometimes more
contemptuously referred to as The
Cookoo," would also make much OF
an OUTLAW" victory, and the amount
Of free advertising 1 am now re-
ceiving would very likely be doubled
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Nothing new has developed in the
Newark Baseball Club situation in
ers are still asking a big price I'll
their holdings, and several local bust
ness men with baseball tendencies are
anxious to secure control In the
meeting at the Kruger Auditorium
Thursday night one of the matters
discussed was the price that the pros
pective purchasers would give for the
stock. That one particular matte
was supposed to be a secret, and il
should have been kept a secret if any
discretion. any sense, was used. But
one fine "boob" told another fins
boob" everything that took place
at the meeting, and the one thing
that should have remained the pri-
vate property of those interested was
made public. Reference is made t.
the price the Newark men would
offer for the club, and the price they
would eventually give. Yet one OF
the number told how $4,000 would bt
offered for the control of the club
but If that sum was refused they
would go as high as 100000. If thai
is not tipping off ones own signals tC
the other team then miss my guess
The fans may rave and roast
Merkle for not touching second, ant
they may laugh at John Anderson
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