Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-30


turn. This change. it is believed, will
improve the racing greatly and the
best man racing from behind. will
have a better chance to win. Most
of the Switching" is done at the turn
into the homestretch and the man be-
hind is generally beaten then and
there. because the distance from the
turn to the tape is too short for him
to get in his stride again. But with
the tape moved back to the first
turn, the race up the homestretch will
be more spectacular than ever and,
best of all, the best man will win the
races.
The distance from the turn to the
tape at the Velodrome is entirely too
short, and the change TO be made
in time for next Sundays races win
be welcomed. Similar conditions exist
at the Velodrome oliver in Paris.
There the tape is at the first turn
and the stretch is sufficiently long to
allow a man with the speed to win
in the last fifty yards or SO. Manager
MacFarland has made many improve
ments at the Velodrome, but this
latest change is the daddy of them
all.
Hans Ohrt, younger brother Of
Ernest Ohrt, who is riding at the
Velodrome, and Harry Hoffman, an
other California youth, write that
they are "kings of the simon-pures"
in Salt Lake City at the present time.
Young Ohrt, along with Hoffman,
have been creating a sensation in
the West and may be seen at the
local track before the season is over.
In an unknown distance race at Salt
Lake City recently Ohrt and Hoff-
man were first and second, respective
ly, and they have been riding in con-
sistent fashion ever since. Ohrt and
Hoffman write to me of their present
lows:
Salt Lake City, Mich,
June %, 1914,
J. P. y:
We are inclosing a clipping of our
performances in Salt Lake City. 1t /
was our first appearance here after |
working out only four days. The
difference in climate between Frisco !
and salt Lake City affected us some |
what. but nevertheless we showed +
our opponents the way home in our |
first event. O. L. Schmertz. the Salt |
Lake City amateur star, refused to :
ride, and in our present condition, /
we believe that we could have .
trimmed him. However, we were
pitted against c. Schmertz, Art Far {
now and Herman Kramer. We de- !
feated them in rather easy fashion. /
We made a big hit with the fans and I
fannesses, for we did practically all /
the pulling" and set the pace near
ly ali the way, finally coming home |
winners.
We ride the main events here at
the next meet in a team match
against o. u. Schmertz and Herman
Kramer best two out of three heats.
The first neat will be at a mile, :
French style: the second at mile
paced. and the third, if necessary, in
pursuit race fashion.
The game here is slow, due proba
bly, to the lack of professional talent. :
Albert Ores and Diefenbacher are /
the only pros here who are of any
account. j. +. Langford, the man
ager is endeayoring to secure more ,
professionals, and it is hoped the /
game viii boom then. If a decided /
Improvement does not occur soon we .
viii hit the trail for Newark. Hope |
ycu will print these few lines in your
column, We remain,
HANS OHRT AND Fl. HOFFMAN.
There are plenty of amateurs here (
now, but good ones like Ohrt and
Hoffman are always welcome.
@
Playing much against his will, but
to the persuasion of .
friends, Gustave +. Touchard unsuc-
cessfully defended his Middle States !
title against Karl II. Behr at the
courts of the Orange Lawn Tennis /
Club yesterday afternoon. A good !
player at his best, Touchard didn't /
perform up to expectations at all. He !
was beaten three sets to one and he |
played in listless manner. His wife |
died some time ago and he hasn't |
done any playing since. Touchard is
such a graceful player that at times
yesterday he shone to advantage, but |
he could hardly hope for success con- /
his lack of condition. Behr, /
the winner, mayed a pretty game
throughout and with Touchard at his
best the match would have been a
most strenuous one. 1t defending
his title, Touchard showed his grit, I
but he should charge up his defeat |
to his friends.
Baseball affairs are getting no bet |
ter very fast. The magnates are /
pulling boomers" day after day and |
the players seem to be doing their I
best to give black eye to their pro-
fession. AS a result. the grand old /
national game is being pounded to |
pieces on the rocks of dissension and |
it will take some few years to heal !
its wounds. 1t is a shame that such |
is the case, but the case it is, and we
will have to grin and bear it,
G
Everybody is going to be sufferer
in the long run because Of the present !
turmoil in baseball, but the players.
on the whole will fare the worst, be-
cause the players, on the whole, are
the more to blame. The magnates
are far from perfect, but their biggest
mistakes have been in creating such
tremendous salaries that the players
became swell-headed and unmanage-
able, and the magnates themselves
.se...l ~, ,L1alar. : IL.