Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-26

J. 4 loAu Macf hfldn0 mas shaken OF
his sea legs and he is Just beginning
to get his bearings. As general man
ager of the Million Uppercu cycling
enterprises. Big Mac has lot o
hard work ahead of him. He mus
get ON the job right away in order tC
provide a big opening for the Velo
drome, and he will also have tht
tracks in Philadelphia, New HaVer
and Boston to look after, and it may
be that Mac will arrange with Bat
fling Joe Fogler to run the Salt LAX,
City track the coming season New
ark, OF course, is the big show ant
this city will be given the most atten.
ton, The biggest year in the history
of cycling is promised to the Newark
fans. While in Europe Frank Mihlor
and MacFarland engaged all the best
talent abroad and the track here will
open with the celebrated Walter Rutt
worlds champion, as the leading light
Later will follow other notables
among them the great French rider
Leon Hourlier. and the great Italian
rider. Caesare Moretti. All season one
I foreign star or another Will be in COM
much to thank Messrs Million. Up
percu and mcfarland for.
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/ The Velodrome and the other tracks
under the control of the Cycle Racins
| Association are going to be managed
/ by Big Mac, and he Is 10 be the
| boss supreme. He Will put on the
cards and see that the riders behave
/ and he will, above all things, pay nc
attention TO the pests who would like
, TO tell him how to run affairs. Mac
Farland could be a very popular fell
| low if he wanted to, but he turned
| down nat those who made oVertures
to be friendly with him He is fol
| cycling strong. naturally, and he
| doesn't want the friendship of those
| who are against it, He says he en-
! joys fair and honest criticism, but he
| detests some of the gumshoe methods
employed around here by the scandal
mongers MacFarland may not be
| able 10 get his name in the paper
! very often, but he is so busy now
| figuring out how he can take care OF
| the crowds at the Velodrome when
| the season opens that he hasn't given
| his own affairs much thought II
hurts Mac" to be ignored in the pub
| something to attract the attention OF
| the "dark-lantern" men of the press
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| | had quite long talk with Mac
Farland yesterday. He had much to
say about the game abroad, and he
! laughed heartily at some of the stories
printed about Dave Coburn being such
big fellow i'm the cycling game in
Europe. "All / know about Coburn,
MacFarland said, lis that he acted
in the capacity of trainer in Europe
He worked for me in the Brussels race
and he trained two teams in the Ber-
lin race. He had nothing to do with
the management Of the races abroad
and | don't believe Dave will tell you
thai he did. I managed the Paris six
day race and l was in partnership
with Raoul coste in the Brussels race
At first / didn't intend to go to Ber-
lin, but the promoters insisted on my
| fof
trouble. ! helped them out in one
way or another, but Coburn had moth
ing to do with the management of the
race | tell you this not as a knock
against Dave Coburn, who is a great
trainer, but Just to show up some Of
the careless handlers OF the truth
around here.
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Manager MacFarland spoke about
some Of the vicious lies that had beer
printed about him during his stay il
l Europe, and said he would have some.
thing to say about the libelers later
Mac" was elated over the outlook o.
the cycling season in Newark, and hi
Sblu ne KNEW ne WOulu nave ii DIE
season abroad. He has been engaged
to manage the Paris six-day race ant
the Berlin siX-day race, but he will
not run the Brussels six-day race un,
less he can get better terms than wer,
given him in the last race. He sale
he had made overtures to run six
day race in London, but the authori
ties wouldn't allow him to keep tn,
building open all the while. Mac
could run the race, but he would hav,
to put the people out and close tn,
doors between the hours of | and
a. m The cyclists could ride durinl
those hours, mcfarland said the au
thorities told him, but no spectator
would be allowed in the building. Tha
is the situation in London. OF course
q short-hour race may be run owe
there. but il is doubtful If it woulC
: pay. Mac" had arranged with TIN
manager of the Olympia. the biz
amusement palace in London, to pro
; mote the race, but when he Learned
that he could not run a continuous