Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-13

| the -FOUR races In Wnlcn ne was
starter and he Won friends by the
| thousands by his victories. His work
on the track was clean-cut and his
appearance was something to admire
He is a good athlete. he made good
here, he made friends here and he
will be welcomed whenever he comes
over here again. His treatment as g
whole has been very fair. and he Will
go back home no doubt feeling that
| the Americans are jolly good fellows
and fine sports. The fans were more
than kind to him and he is very en-
I'thusiastic over his treatment here
| AS a winner, of course he was en-
| titled to praise, but he corralled more
| friends than most winners are able
to do He has an excellent person
ality and he has sufficient modesty to
overcome any swelling Of the head
He is so pleased with the manner In
which the American fans received
him that he is anxious to come again
next year. He doesn't know yet just
what he will do. He has laundering
to becoming a professional. yet he
would like to remain an amateur. He
was talking about turning pro after
his races with Donald McDougall, but
he finally decided otherwise. When
he first arrived in America. he was
keen on meeting Frank l.. Kramer,
the professional champion, but as the
English cycling association refused to
give it's permission for such a race,
and as Bailey wasn't Keen ON turning
pro. why no contest came about. 1t
may be that Bailey will turn pro
this coming winter and race over in
Paris, in which event he will likely
come back here again next summer
He is so pleased with his reception
in this city that he will always have
q kind word for us. He will go back
home sounding our praises, and he
will give us complimentary adver-
Using that money couldn't buy. For
this. the promoters who brought
Bailey 70 this country are to be
heartily thanked.
As an amateur cyclist, Bailey has
no equal in the wide world. He de-
feated McDougall at the Velodrome
yesterday in such commanding style
that he made the Bold Donald look
like a very inferior rider. In French
style and in American style Bailey
led McDougall over the tape and at
no time during either heat was the
contest ever in doubt. Bailey was at
his best, and for the first time since
his appearance here he showed real,
true blue class. He rode so fast and
he performed, on the whole, so clev-
erly, that he made Our Donald in
comparison, seem like very ordi-
nary fellow At French style, the
Englishman is truly a master and in
the first heat Donald had no show
at all. And when it came to the
american style, with the pacemaker
in. Bill was just about as much at
home. The fact is, Bailey is .phe-
nomenon and he hasn't any match in
his class. McDougall is probably the
next best boy to him in the world.
yet he is a far ways behind.
o
The American public is fair old
public in every way. The fans here
want to see the best man win and
they applaud the winner. They gave
Bailey q royal welcome on his first
appearance in this country. and they
showered him with applause when he
won from McDougall the first time,
although his victory was over a
veritable idol of the Velodrome. When
he won again, though not so decisive
". they gave him more attention, and
after his triumph yesterday the spec
tators couldn't do more to show their
approval of the foreigners efforts.
Bill shook hands with McDongall
and McDougall shook hands with Bill
after it was all over and the English
man will leave us on Wednesday
taking with him happy remem-
brance of his trip here.
o
The easy manner in which Bailey
disposed of McDougall yesterday
makes it appear as if the Englishman
might not do so badly in the pro
ranks. His style of riding isn't so
alluring and he makes you wonder
how he does 1t all, but the chances are
if Bailey would turn professional he
would change his position on the
wheel and he would look more COM
handing, more high class. That he
has great speed there isn't doubt in
the world and he has also displayed
excellent judgment in his races. A
week ago Sunday he was not quite
himself and yesterday he complained
that he was suffering from an attack
of malaria. Under the circumstances,
his race. then, was brilliant
O.
In all Bailey took part in four
races. He made a show out of Gus
Wohlrab, a promising simon-pure, in
his first essay, and the first time he
met McDougall his task was almost
as easy. The second Bailey-Mc-
Dougall race, however, was a most
desperate one, and Bill just did man
age to beat Donald two of the three
heats ridden. The final clash, how
ever, came yesterday, when Nc
Dougall was ridden off his feet by
Bailey. The victory was so easy that
we wondered what the Englishman
might do with some of the boys in
the pro ranks. II he comes here again
as a contender for higher honors he
will have many friends He NAV not