Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-01

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room. less than 81, 900 was taken IN
at the box office. OF that amount
Weinert received 33-1-3 per cent,
which is his biggest purse so far. In
my opinion, Weinert is still q great
heavyweight prospect, and some very
wise fellows over in New York think
he has a bright future. He will be
kept right al work. Manager Mes
senger said last night, and he also
added that he would not trade him
for three boys like Johnny Howard
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Rumor is rife this morning that
Weinert didn't do any training for
the Howard bout, but that seem RI
diculous. Manager Messenger told
me he watched the boy carefully
during the last week and that he
did some hard work in the Orange Y.
NJ c. A, A man who ought to know
declared over the phone to me this
morning that Weinert kept fate hours
and simply did little swimming in
| the Y. M. c. A, tank. He didn't do
any road work, the man said, and
he spent most of his time posing up
in Orange. He did very little box
J ing, my informant stated, and that
is, why Percy Woodruff passed him
up. Whether Weinert trained or not,
he was much slower than usual and
| If he is that sort of fellow he had
better quit the game right now and
go to work. Tom Messenger, know,
will not stand any of his didoes,
though he likes the boy and believes
he will be a great fighter some day.
! With such bright prospects, onewould
think that Weinert would tend strict
ly to his knitting He has much be-
fore him and he should develop very
fast. On his road to the top he won't
meet many better boys than Johnny
Howard, and he will whip some Of
( the. supposed much classier boys
much easier,
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! Jackie Clark and Elmer Collins are
making a big hit as actors this week
at the Empire. Clark is getting on
nicely with his stage bow and the
smile that won for him so many
friends at the Velodrome is still in
Jaekies' repertoire. Clark is winning
all his races on the hometrainer and
Collins, his partner is doing we'll
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/ Walter Rutt is the "bear-cat' at
the Velodrome. The big German"
is riding everybody into the the
ground. He has great speed and he
appears to be absolutely tireless. In
q workout yesterday he did some
phenomenal riding. He beat them all
in the sprints and he took all the
worst Of ii when it came to Jump
ing" time.
| Joe Fogler, while very sweet on
Rutt, thinks that Alfred Grenda has
fine chance to beat the Big Ger
man." In fact. Fogler is predicting
great things for Grenda this year. He
says that the Tall Tasmanian" will
beat all the other Australians, has a
chance to beat Rutt, and Sir Joseph
declares Alfred will give Champion
Kramer the battle of his life for the
American title. That from Joe Fogler,
| let me tell you. is some praise, for
| F'ogler is a shrewd fellow
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Sir Joseph, by the way, has de
! sire to become a cycling promoter.
He believes he will some day be a
MaoFarland, so he is willing to begin
at the bottom and work his way up.
At present Fogler is contemplating a
trip TO Salt Lake City, and then to
conduct q bike track this summer.
mcfarland is urging him to go. and
we may soon be addressing Fogler as
| Manager Joe"
The success of the Clark Collins
home-tralner act has aroused Fog
| ler's mental activity. Fogler, by the
way, is credited with being the best
''home- trainer actor" in the bust
ness. He can make spiel" and he
knows how to run the act to make
| it effective. He has made the rounds
of the theatres and he wants to go
again. This time. though he has
picked out Champion Kramer for a
partner Fogler says he and Kramer
could get twenty weeks on the stage
during the winter at $500
And that would beat going to
Europe all hollow" Sir Joseph de-
clared. However, the thing is to get
Kramer The modest champion as
a stage star doesn't seem to fit, yet
they do say that kramer is begin
ming to get real devilish.
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There is letter at the Evening
Star Office for IS. o. e Co"
IS. o. & Co are sizing up the bike
situation Their opinion:
j. p. N:
| So April ) this year will have a
| special Importance for the cycling
! fans of this city in the appearance at
/ the Velodrome of the famous sprinter
| Walter Rutt, the world champion.
1t win be worth while watching the
big German in the open and handicap
races next Sunday He will have
against him In open competition four
brilliant riders like Goullet Clark,
| Grenda and Cavanaugh, who will
make the pace very hot for him. The
champ" is showing in training Won
derful form, and we are sure he will
show with advantage in his best con-
dition. He will have to so some.
anyhow, to beat our local boys. BY
his riding in next Sundays races the
experts should be able to judge If
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