Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-23

often. He's a great comeback,
though, and he can take lot of beat
ing in that line. Just at present Jay
Is on the outside, and according to
Referee Ross he will stay on the out
side for some time. Eaton tried some
of his abuse on Ross and the referee
came to life with an indefinite sus-
pension. Eaton expects said suspen-
sion to be raised, but that is another
question.
O.
Several of the amateur cyclists
who are slated for the pro ranks
threaten to quit the game, 1t is said.
Perhaps the step will be all for the
good. In the old days the amateurs
received merchandise prizes, and
most of them were real simon-pures.
Now, though, they are known as
jay Eaton amateurs" Instead of
receiving merchandise they are given
orders on Eaton, and eventually they
get the cash. This practice should
be stopped. and R. F. Kelsey. chair
man Of the N. G. A. can stop it if
he wants to. Kelsey, however. be-
longs to the cold foot brigade, and
he will never act unless he has
| ninety-nine per cent. of the, army
behind him. Kelsey knows that the
amateurs are being professionalism
at the Velodrome. yet he has never
made one move to stop it. The turn
| ing pro of the nine leading amateurs
will give others a chance to rise in
their profession, and 1t should be one
of Mr.. Kelsey's first duties to see
that these amateurs are kept clean.
o
No matter what the outcome of the
four-cornereds French style match
race at the Velodrome next Sunday
Frank Kramer has requested Man.
ager Mcfarland to put on a race be-
| tween the champion and Goullet the
| Sunday following. Kramer thought
he was going to beat Goullet easily
last Sunday, and after the first heat
| he said he would win the next heat
the same way-from behind. Goullet
after he lost the first heat, seemed
| to lose heart also, and in the early
part of the second heat he didn't APP
pear to have much interest in the out
come. Kramer throughout the last
two and half laps tried to force
| Goullet to sprint, but Goullet had
fallen for big Steve's'' tactics in the
first heat and instead of racing him.
self to death he simply jumped with
Kramer and hipped Kramer ant
stalled Kramer, just as Kramer has
Jumped and hipped and stalled hii
opponents time and again. 1t was 9
new thing for Kramer to meet his
match in the fine points of the game
and he didn't like 1t a bit. HI
couldn't race when the time came
because Goullet had taken all the race
out of him, and the champion JUS
followed pace the last twelfth OF
| mile.
Csoullet's victory gave him a lot o
ginger and Monsieur Gordon, his oil
trainer, "sicked" him right after Kra
mer In the third heat. The champion
surprised and chagrined at his effort
in the second heat, declared he woul'
race from in 'front.' In tho final hea
and not take any chances. Well
Kramer did race from in front, bu
it took so much out of him to get i
front that he didn't have anythin
left to stall off Goullet's challenge a
the finish. Kramer felt that he wa
beaten when he got by Goullct a la
to 20, for he was so tired that h
didn't have the condolences to stall 70
fear he would not be able to get go
ing again. Once in front, he simpi
raced all the way and he suffered tn
humiliation of being beaten from be
hind at the end 1t is a paint,
defeat for Kramer. and he made hi
: home I'M East Orange his first stop
ping place. just as soon as his aut
could carry him there.
o.
II Goullet Was naturally delighted. by