Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-14

| Velodrome yesterday afternoon won
for him more applause than has been
on tap up there all season. AS the
big, numbering youth OUTRAGED Alfred
| Goullet and Francesca Verri and Joe
Fogler in the final heat of French
style match, the fans in the grand
stand stood up and applauded and the
cheering was taken UP by those on
| the bleachers and passed around the
track and back again until the hero
of the outburst made his way out of
the enclosure and into the training
quarters. The demonstration was
spontaneous and concerted, and
Cavanagh, in accepting the honors,
smiled like a schoolboy. The race was
a great one and the victory was clean
cut and true. The applause was well
deserved and Cavanagh is quite likely
to receive similar tributes in the flu
ture if he can retain his present form.
G
When Cavanagh beat Goullet last
Wednesday night it was looked upon
as a Huke. Goullet himself thought
1t was a proper joke and roasted him
self numerically for riding such a
''bonehead" race. After the races
Sunday the same Goullet didn't know
what to think. He says he is not
riding well. but he doesn't seem to
know why. He believes he is getting
! too much racing and not enough
hard training, and he knows he has
| been doing too much swimming of
late. Whatever it is, though, he can
never dispute the fact that Cavanagh
beat him alone and in a bunch. and
on both occasions he was fairly and
squarely outridden. There is still
much doubt, of course, whether Cav
anagh can consistently beat Goullet,
and the opinion seems to hold that
Goullet when right can beat Cava-
nagh. However, that is to be proved,
for 1t is just possible that Frank
has only found himself and that
his speed is as swift as it seems and
that he is to be at all times as good
bike racer as he seemed to be yes
terday.
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The cycling career of Cavanagh
has been sudden and peculiar. He
came into prominence as an amateur
with a rush and he made his pres
ence felt early in the professional
ranks. He was not consistent,
though, and his judgment was far
from the best. He took orders from
professionals he could beat hands
down and acted as tow" when
he should have been out racing to
win himself. One day you would find
him racing like a champion and win
ming and the next time out he would
be chasing lap prizes. Now, how
ever, he seems to have lived and
learned although he makes some
funny moves every once in while.
The race he rode yesterday could
hardly be beaten, and the reception
given him was the greatest of the
year.
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1t would be a happy situation if
Cavanagh should develop into the
real contender for Champion Kram-
er's title. Not only that. but it
would be a great boom to the bike
game Messrs. Million and Chap
man, who have a two-year contract
with Cavanagh. were delighted at
the big fellows showing and nothing
could have pleased them better than
to see the Yankee boy win and to
hear the tremendous applause in his
| honor Really, both Million and
Chapman remarked that it was the
best luck of the year and they guard
eddy declared that they hoped Cava-
nagh's form wasn't too good to be
true. AS an American, of course,
he must be praised on every side,
and as a contender for Kramer's
honors he will be big attraction.
The Cavanagh boom is on, and Man
ager Chapman would do we'll to hire
a brass band and parade the fact
broadcast
The bike game needed Just such a
break as Cavanaghs show of form
to insure it's stability. 1t could have
come at no more opportune time to
! please Messrs. Million and Chapman.
For some time the opinion was prev
alent that the next American cham
| pion would be an Australian, but
now 1t looks as If not only an Amer.
| lean, but a Newarker, if Cavanagh's
wonderful fight of speed is to be
maintained, would wear the crown
when Kramer is unable to defend it.
Once Jackie Clark was looked upon
as likely successor to the throne,
but now Goullet is surely the best of
the Australians. AS Cavanagh has
| led Goullet across the tape in fair
fought battles. it is to be presumed
| that he is the one to count on when
Kramer's successor is being dis
oussed.
O.
| Cavanagh as a rival of Kramer
will be a great thing for the velo-
drome management. In popularity,
! judging by the cheering of yester-
day. the big fellow will supercede
Clark and Goullet in this respect. He
is sure to become a rage If he can
beat the foreigners and if he is able
| to trounce Kramer even once in a
while he will corral such a vast