Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-01

very poor on a tandem and who was
left out of the calculations at first,
said he would do his best to make
the race a success. Walter Rutt
and ALI Goullet and Aft Grenda and
Reggie Mcnamara were willing
pacemakers, and all in all the riders
showed for once that they were
friends, not enemies, of their own
game. The way the boys responded
to the request to pace the long race
has pleased mcfarland so that he
is going to give them a clambake at
the first opportunity.
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The open race on Sunday proved
TO be an upset, in that Bob Spears
! was the winner There was a COM
bination or two In the race, and
| Spears was successful because he
was teaming with Cesar Moretti. Tho
big italian raced to the front, with
| Spears on, but he rode good race.
and even gave Spears a switch com
ing into the homestretch This
made it look as If they were not
teaming, but Moretti admitted after
the race that he was pulling Spears.
Rutt, Goullet and the other stars
were caught for sleepers, and they
, laughed at their own dumbness aft
erward. The real upset of the whole
day, however, was Clarks inability to
qualify in his heat of the open race.
His riding was pathetic. He will have
to improve a thousandfold to win his
heat from Bailey and Moretti We'd
nesday night.
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When Hugh Jennings, the Detroit
manager, saw Kramer on a tandem
he was much surprised. He said to
Ownie Bush, his valuable shortstop:
I'D like to see star ball player do
anything like that" It is an old
story that the star on a ball team
always makes his presence felt. Some
times too, 1t is absence. For instance,
in the old days, when the players
dressed for play at the hotels. the
bus would always be waiting for
somebody. Every player on the team
would be on the dot but one, and
that one, you could bet your bottom
dollar, would be the star
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Far be it from Hugh Jennings to
knock a ball player, but Hugh did
say that Marty Kavanagh was a
very foolish boy. Marty was called
into the Detroit clubs office by
Frank Navin, owner of the Tigers,
and offered an increase over his sal
airy of this year to sign a contract
for next year. He wouldn't sign,
and he is said to have blowed about
what he would be worth at the end
of the season. Since then Kavanagh
has been in a slump, and it is doubt
full now If he will ever get the con-
tract offered him earlier in the sea-
| son. It is said, too, that Marty has
been flirting with the Feds, but from
what / hear there won't be any Feds
next year, so Kavanagh and the
others who contemplate jumping had
better watch out
@
According to Percy Woodruff. Jim
Savage is going to be in fine shape
for his bout with Porky Flynn at Far
Rockaway Friday night. Jim is
training daily and he is training hard
and Woodruff is keeping a close
watch on him. After every fight it is
Savage's boast that he didn't train
day. The only fight that he ever
admitted to be In shape for was the
one with Tom Kennedy in Madison
Square Garden. 1t is true that Saw
age was very good that night and
gave Kennedy a severe beating. but
it isn't any credit to him to boast of
his lack of condition in his other
fights
G
For his own good, it behooves Saw
age to be in shape for Flynn. He will
have to beat Porky to be recognized
and he will have to win couple of
fights before the New York promoters
will take any stock in him. Jim is a
clever fellow and he can fight some.
too but his mistake has been to avoid
hard work and take a chance. This
time. though, it is all up to Wood
ruff. who has assumed the herculean
task of getting Savage in shape. In
condition, Jim should beat Flynn, but
IL he isn't at his best he will get a
| whipping sure.
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Both Savage and Woodruff are play
ing futures. 1t is Jim's ambition to
get nice and fit and go after Charley
, Weinert, and Percy is willing to do
| all he can to bring such match
about. This will be some job, for be-
sides an inflated Uranium, Weinert
| has butcher shop that requires lot
! of brain work to conduct He is also
somewhat of a kidder and pulls some
very smart stuff sometimes. He
doesn't want to fight Savage, but be-
! fore the war is over he may jump at
a chance to meet Jim in the ring.
Such a fight would be the best card
around here in years, and Weinert
might get 81 900 for his end, sum he
insists he is worth.
c.
Kid Boonton made a fine showing
over in New York last night. and the
| fans had lot of nice things TO say
about him. He beat Tommy Stage
of Philadelphia, and he went through
the bout without receiving a mark
Jimmy Johnson, Boonton's manager