Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-26
MORETTI NEAR To
AMERICAN SHORE
Italian Cyclist Due to Arrive on
French Liner La SavOie
Tomorrow.
HAS MANY ADMIRERS HERE

best of the Italian sprinters, and one
of the fastest short distance riders
of Europe, is due here tomorrow on
the French liner La Savoie The
Italian will make his first appear
ance in America at the Velodrome
Sunday. when he will meet Joe Fog
Ter in a sprint match at one mile.
Moretti was signed by Manager
Floyd MacFarland in Europe last
winter and he comes here well
recommended. MacFarland saw him
ride abroad and says he is wonder
full at French style. Frank Kramer
and Walter Rutt also speak very,
highly OF the Italians ability. Kra-
mer met and defeated Moretti in a
match at Geneva, Switzerland, last
winter, and it was one of the hard
est matches the Yankee champion
had during his campaign in Europe
Kramer says Moretti has the great
est jump he ever saw, and also a
WONDERFUL sprint. In the Geneva
match Kramer rode from the front
in the first heat and was not moving
very fast, starting the final lap, fig
uring that as Moretti was "a big
gear rider he could not Jump very
last. But the old "champer'' was
fooled and he had the tussle of his
life to win after Moretti jumped him.
Rutt says Moretti's best recommen-
| dation is the fact that he is in the
fnals of all of the big races in
Europe. Moretti made the final of the
the Grand Prize of Paris last year.
which Rutt won, and every rider of
note in Europe was a starter in this
race.
Promoters Tried to Hold Moretti.
The departure of Moretti for
America was not hailed with de-
light by the promoters Of Europe,
He is big card in Paris and the
other capitals where the big tracks
are located, and with him away the
attendance is affected. Moretti was
signed for the months of May and
June by Manager Mcfarland, but
week before he was to have sailed
for this country cablegram was
received from the Italian stating that
he had bad fall and his wrist was
broken. MacFarland then replied bv
cable that Moretti should not sail
until he was fit to race. A week
later reports We're received here of
victories by Moretti in races in Italy.
ana then it was believed here that
the alIeged broken wrist was only
subterfuge to keep him from filling
his American engagement. With
hutt away Moretti was badly needed
IN Europe, and it is sbelieved here
that the promoters, and not the
rlder, Were responsible for Moretti's
action
MOretti Popular.
Ihere is unmistakable demand for
Morettis appearance here. The fans
nave shown that by letters received
at TINS office and the surprisingly
large vote he received in the stars
Popularity Contest. Over 1900 votes
We're polled for the italian cyclist
and the only riders who received
more votes are Kramer, Jackie Clark.
Ernest Jokus, Rutt and Frank Cav
anagh, and Moretti is leading such
popular riders as ALT Grenda and
ALI Goullet. The Italians are great
sport lovers, and the majority of
Morettis votes came from his own
countrymen. When Manager. Mac
Farland saw how popular Moretti is
here he got in touch with the cycling
bodies of Europe and they cabled
that Moretti would come to America
to fulfill his contract with the Velo-
drome promoters.
Moretti is giant in build. He is
taller than Grenda and heavier than
Cavanagh, and a great battler. He
can ride equally well from behind or
III front, and Fogler will probably be
no more than a sacrifice for a Roman
holiday. If Moretti is in shape he
should win the match easily in
straight heats, but the trip across
the Atlantic may affect his form.