Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26

istic manner Chapman has not been
treated unfairly or unkindly in any
way His attitude was taken as
meaning fight and he was given bat
tie, and 1t is a poor man, indeed, who
will not defend himself and protect
himself when the issue confronts him.
When Chapman was king, he was
king, indeed With the whip hand, he
dashed every one into submission who
got in his way. He asked no quarter
and he spared no bones. He was often
referred to as "Simon Legree," and he
used to smile when he heard it and
seemed to enjoy it immensely. Chap
man may find it difficult to ''be good"
but kings fall hard sometimes.
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1t would be strange indeed if some
topic for discussion didn't follow the
New York six-day race, Every year
new one crops up. Last year the
scandal was the lack of effort. on the
part of Jackie Clark and others to
defeat Walter Rutt, allowing the "Big
German to win without giving him
a contest other years have had
their tid-bit, and this years race has
furnished one or two incidents that
have kept the memory green ever
since the closing hour of the grind.
Goullet's easy victory was attacked
as being partly due to the efforts of
Eddie Root. Claim was made that
Francisco Verri was badly treated by
Freddie Hill, whereas Hill simply
protected himself from the rough
tactics of Verri. Now We find that
Inglis NJ. uppercu, the Newark man
who promoted the race, is giving the
Garden people battle to collect their
money. Mr.. Uppercu states that he
was treated so unfairly the week be-
fore and the week during the race
that he feels as If he has good reason
to cause others some worry-and he
is doing his best in that particular
line at present.
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Through the controversy over the
money end of the six-day race the
actual conditions under which Mr..
Uppercu secured the Garden in which
to conduct the contest have come to
light. Many stories have been told as
to what terms gave Mr.. Uppercu the
control of the Garden. but the true
story was printed in the Evening Star
of Wednesday. In that story it was
told how Mr.. Uppercu had paid $4,000
cash and had furnished bond of
$4,000 as balance in full, making the
total amount for the rent of the Gar
den for the six-day race exactly $685.
0O0 No one, of course, could hope to
make money on such proposition, as
the other expenses in running the race
amount to about $4,000. That would
make $4,000, and, as the record re-
ceipts for the race are but $4,000, the
loss Mr.. Uppercu faced seemed ire
mendous. All in all, however. 1t Is
I about $4,000. The race, 1t is said, drew
more than $4,000, about $4,000 less
than last year, but included ia the re-
ceipts of last year were certain privi-
to control this year. 1t Is because of
the Withholding of these privileges
and other annoyances he suffered DUR
ing the running OF the race that Mr..
Uppercu is making the Garden people
go to court for their money.
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If out of the suit of the money mat
ters in connection with the race would
come the decision to not hold any
more six day races in Madison Square
Garden cycling would be treated to
the greatest friendly turn the sport
has received in years. Six-day racing,
in a way, is disgrace in itself, and 1t
surely is a disgrace to sport that is
otherwise clean, enjoyable and whole
some. We go there, of course, and
we talk about 1t and we write about
1t, just as we talk about and write
about other items of news. but that
is no evidence that we like 1t or APP
prove of 1t. In my opinion six-day
racing is the worst possible draw
back to cycling, especially the race as
conducted at the Garden. Black eyes
are given the sport at every turn dur
ing that eyentful week. The patron
age at the Garden is something
beyond description, and no one would
believe that such desperate deeds were