Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-27


Joe Fogler, who finished third. They
cheered nightly for Reggie McNa-
mara. who came in second, and there
was applause aplenty for Jackie
Clark, who came in fourth. Alfred
Grenda, too, the fifth man home, was
well treated. but poor Goullet and
Fogler were stormed with exelama-
tlons of derision. 1t was the first big
blow-off in long time. and showed
that the fans are still interested in
the game The large crowd present
was also an evidence of that, and it
looks as if General mcfarland is
going to break all records with his
Worlds Cycle Derby and Interna-
tional Championship meets.
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The fans who Kissed and booed and
shouted derisive remarks at Goullet
and Fogler were not only unkind, but
they were unfair. AS the race was
run, the best man won, and nothing
was done that called for such a bois-
ferrous outburst of disapproval. In
allowing Goullet to take the pace of
the tandem, Fogler was partly within
his rights. The rules have to do with
that They provide that a rider who
goes to the front and around his field
is entitled to any position he may Sc
lect Goullet rode up to the tandem,
but he didn't go around 1t, and Fogler
backed off and let him in. Thus the
offense was only technical, and as far
as l could see no harm was done. All
80 hanpened during the sixth mile Of
the race and other riders could have
followed Goullets tactics. Similar
acts occur at nearly every race meet
and they go by almost unnoticed.
Even in the race last night Moretti,
the first man to get the tandem,
dropped back and allowed Fogler to
t.... IS place. 1t was a very big
noise. to my way of thinking, for a
very small offense.
O.
But that wasn't all. Some of the
fans even thought Mcnamara had
won the race. He didn't, though, and
The finish was not even close. Goullet
came down the stretch like cata-
putt. and he won by more than a
foot. All the judges picked him, and
the automatic machine, which is alb
solutely reliable, showed that he won
by 147s inches. Yes, the fans were
away off in their judgment last
night, but they were sure on their
mettle of excitement.
O.
The trouble is Goullet and Fogler
have been identified so much together
as teamsters that at every little angle
the fans naturally believe they are
doing the pal act. 1t is likely, too,
that Goullet and Fogler were friendly
last night, but there isn't man in
the game who wouldn't have allowed
Goullet to take the position behind
the tandems and there isn't referee
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who would have taken any action in
the matter. / am strong for clean
racing and against teaming, but there
was nothing in that ten-mile race
that 1 could possibly object to. The
fans said nothing when Moretti let
Fogler in, because it didn't attract
their attention, but just as soon as
Fogler favored Goullet-why it was
then that the fight started. Others,
too, changed positions, but there was
no hooting for the culprits. The
great Champion Kramer ducked from
behind Clark, where he was getting
little protection, and sought a position
behind the bold Walter Rutt, who
seemed to have friendly interest in
Kramer's welfare. Grenda came up
and fought Kramer for Rutt's wheel,
but the champion gave the Tasmanian
a switch at the first turn and Alfred
sought more convenient quarters. All
in all, everybody was anxious to
win the big race, and there was much
clever stuff, no doubt, in contempla-
ton. Big Grenda, however, frustrated
some of the plans by getting under
way two full laps from home. Other
wise, 1 might add right here, the out
come would have been different. The
race, though, every circumstance con-
sidered, was well run and well won.
The best man was the first one home
and he should have been crowned for
his efforts.
o
Goullet rode a wonderful race and
all credit is due him, but McNamara's
race under the conditions was really