Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-16

Alfred Goullet, who won at the fin
ish in the New York six-day bicycle
race, feels that he is not being given
square deal in the discussion of the
! final mile. Goullet swears that he
won "on his own,'' and, furthermore
he declares that his only regret is
that Jackie Clark wasn't in the finish,
SO that he could show his heels to
Clark as well as to the others. No,
no matter how hard you search. you
can't find single person who would
care to say that Root teamed with
Goullet in the final mile of the race.
On that point have become abso-
lutely sure, and my confidence in
Goullet is mistaken. He won by him
self, and he won in a manner that
left no doubt as to who was the best
man in the race. To many who fol-
lowed Gouilet all through the race he
is today being proclaimed the great
est six-day rider In the world. One
man said to me last night: walter
Rutt is a great six-day man, and so
Is Jackie Clark, but the like of ALI
Goullet 1 have never seen in all my
born days, and have followed six
day racing from the start"
O.
1t is a fact that Goullet went
through the race without a complaint
or an ache and he was as strong as IA
bear at all times. Morey Gordon, his
trainer, who has had charge of Rutt
and Clark in long grinds, declared
Goullet to be the best man he has
ever handled.
I'm not telling you a word Of a
lie" Gordon said, when l say that
Goullet is the. greatest day rider
in the world. He rode Clark stiff and
he would have beaten Jackie as easily
as he defeated the others. If Clark had
been in the finish. Watch 'Goullie' in
Paris" Gordon calculated. 'He will
win the big race over there, and
wouldn't be a bit surprised if Clark
is a lap behind him or else out of the
race at the finish"
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Goullet is out for fame in the bike
game, and he told me that he ex-
pected to win the American cham
pionship next year.
81 won the six-day race ON my
own" Goullet said to me, land I will
win all my races on my own. Next
season I'll be up at the Velodrome,
winning races, and I expect Frank
Kramer and Jackie Clark to be
among my victims. You can say for
me that I am out for the American
championship and that l Will be in
shape to make syeat bid for it.
Much as I admire Kramer, 1 really
believe ] will beat him out for the
title"
C
Goullet came out of the New York
race in grand shape and he has his
mind set on winning the Paris six-day
race. Who his partner will be in the
Paris grind he said he wasn't quite
sure. but he believed he would team
| up with ALI Grenda. He said there
was nothing to the story that he
would team with Jackie Clark in
Paris and remarked:
Just say for me, I'm not teaming
with Clark; I'm out to beat him, in
six-day races and in sprint races. /
hope Jackie secures a good partner
for Paris. for then he may be able to
stick in the race until the finish"
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| The American pairings for the Paris
race have not been decided on by any
means. Goullet wants to team with
Grenda, but the Paris promoters may
not take kindly to that arrangement,
and compel Goullet to double up with
| Fogler. In the event of Goullet and
Grenda pairing up, Clark and Fogler
will likely be team. Jimmy Moran,
who called today to say good-by be-
fore sailing, may team with Percy
Lawrence if Mrs. Lawrence will allow
Percy to make the trip. Eddie Root
doesn't want to go, but he may
change his mind, and Floyd MacFar-
| land, who has charge of the American
riders in the race, is afraid to take
Fred Hill to Europe for fear the fans
would fire bottles at him for the way
he treated Verri at the finish of the
New York race.
C
ST have my own reasons for not
wanting to team with Fogler," Goul-
let went on to say. Joe can get a
good man any time. for he is a fine
six day rider. He should get Clark.
Now, that would be great team, and
would like to see them paired up.
But I wish you would give me credit
for honestly winning the New York
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