Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-29

The Evening Stars Cyclists Pop
uarity Contest is over and Jackie
Clark is the winner. His total vote
was 1902 Frank L. Kramer, the
American champion, was a close sec
ond Kramer polled 16S67S votes.
The contest was a most interesting
one from the very start and was a
tremendous success in every way.
As expected at the outset, the strug
gle for first honors developed into a
battle between Clark and Kramer.
The margin of 1.535 votes is rare
evidence that it required effort ON
the part of Clark and his friends to
win out.
Clark was notified of his victory
this morning over the telephone. and
he said he was delighted. The first
prize, an Overland Speedster, will be
presented to Jackie at the Evening
Star office tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock Kramer will be given the
second prize which was offered for
the professional riders. 1t is an FIX
celsior motorcycle. The champion
made a grand run and he has much
to be thankful for. His friends were
numerous and loyal.
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The amateur cyclists also had an
interesting contest. but. of course, the
number of votes cast for the simon
pures was not as large as that cast for
the pros The winner of the amateur
prize. an Excelsior motorcycle, eN-
actly like the machine won by kra-
mer. was Tommy Smith. His nearest
competitor was Eddie Kane. Smith
received 26. 752 votes and Kane 13,O64,
a difference of 1858.
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Both Clark and Kramer had cam
paign managers, who worked hard for
their success In Patsy Kline and
Nick Kline Clark had a pair of great
hustlers, who never stopped seeking
votes until the poles closed Friday
said, really won the prize during the
last two hours of the contest. Nick
Kline. you know. is politician, and
that helped some. Jack Neville, Will
lam Neville and Mory Gordon con-
Quoted Kramer's campaign. They
worked hard and have no excuses to
make Clark and his friends are nat
orally tickled over their success,
Kramer is taking his vote as an evil
dence that he is still remembered.
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Cesar Moretti, the Italian cham
pion, attracted more attention in one
day than any other foreign cyclist
who has ever visited these shores. As
early as o'clock in the morning.
poor Moretti was awakened from his
slumbers to be honored by a delega
ton Of his countrymen. He took this
all good natured, though for the last
eight days he had been able to get
little sleep on the steamer. Really,
Moretti, who is particularly pleas
ant fellow, seemed TO enjoy all the
hubbub. He admitted he was as
founded at his reception and said to
General Manager Floyd MacFarland
in French:
"Uh. la la. 'Mac'-what kind of a
country have you?''
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At the boat to meet Moretti on
Saturday were hords of his country
men, but at the Velodrome track yes
terday the Italians were out in droves.
When the races had been declared off
they demanded to see Moretti and the
big fellow was fairly mobbed when he
put in an appearance. His salutation
to his countrymen in Italian was the
signal for the widest scenes magma
BILE, and then the poor fellow was
marched off to be wined and dined by
his new-made friends. AS the rain
fell, there was a mad scramble on the
part of at least 100 fans to protect
him with their umbrellas from the
clements. The reception to Moretti
was a wonderful tribute of italian
loyalty and the big fellow was de-
lighted with all the attention.
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AS an attraction, Moretti is sure to
prove a big winner, and as rider he
will show his heels to not a few of
the stars, according to Manager Mac
Farland. Cesar's rst race is to be
with Joe Fogler Wednesday night,
tainable at that time His next match
will he with Frank Kramer, and then