Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22

ways looking around to give the fans
all the good things in sight.
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An English sporting paper contains
particularly interesting account OF
the championship races in which
ormston displayed his superior skill
and 1 am indebted to international
for the review of the meet. It is
written by an authority, who signs
himself 1The Outpost and is very
well done. After giving a technical
description of the events. he devotes
two paragraphs at the end of his two
column story to the new hero, Orm-
ston. He says:
Everyone went away charmed with
the display of ormston. He is I'M
doubtedly one of the greatest finds
that Trainer j. Cole has ever been
connected with. In his quiet, unas-
Stunning way, Cole cannot help but
speak in high praise of the new
champion. Cole tells me he has had
him in hand almost all the time Orm-
ston has raced, that is hardly two
years. Ormston will not be nineteen
until August, and therefore l think,
unless J. w. Harris beats him in a
few days, he is the youngest cham
pion we have ever had. He only COM
menced racing two years last August,
and at the first try gained two firsts.
A i,a Of he wi
mark in a mile. He has been trained
on the watch during this season, and
as the watch is a sure guide, Cole
has always known how he was go
ing.
This I know will be learned with
surprise, perhaps will be looked upon
with skepticism, nevertheless it is q
fact that Cole vouches for, and that
is that ormston in his trials has done
better time than w. j. Bailey ever
did. That in itself is sufficient, be-
cause we know what Bailey has done.
Ormston's feat fortnight ago has
never been excelled in London. He
then won seven heats in one after
noon, including three first prizes, and
he improved on time every time he
rode. Jenny" Walters, the ex-
worlds record holder, says Ormston
is a quicker judge of what is happen
ing in a race than any rider he ever
saw Can higher praise be be-
stowed?"
Surely Ormston must have brains
as we&l as speed, something that is
not any too plentiful among the anna
teur riders over here. If mcfarland
should decide to bring the English
man over he would make fine match
for McDougall and Harry Kaiser,
who has shown himself to be the best
man In the amateur ranks this sea-
son. AS far as a drawing card is
concerned, Ormston would be a sue
cess. The English will go a long way
and pay a stiff price to see their
countrymen win. This was the case
when Bill Bailey was over here. He
drew a record crowd with McDougall
and made some of the petted pros
very sore. indeed.
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The report from Boston that the
American Davis cup tennis team had
been selected has been branded as
untrue by Robert D. Wrenn, chair
man Of the arrangements committed
Mr. Wrenn said the selections would
be made some time today. AS far
as the selections are concerned, there
is not much choice in the matter. It
would be nigh impossible to overlook
Maurice e. Mclaughlin and r. Nor
ris Williams as the defenders in the
singles and Mclaughlin and Thomas
c. Bundy as the logical choices in
the doubles. AS substitute player
Max Behr has been prominently men,
toned and SO has William NJ. john
ston. Behr would come In only as
a player in the doubles, while john
ston could fit in anywhere. Young
r, Llndley Murray, who has been
spoken of as a probability, doesn't
seem to have aschance to get on the
team.
An admirer of Champion Kramer
writes much in praise of him, but
only a part of it is printed as fol-
.lowsi
j. P. NJ:
Being a great admirer of Frank
L. Kramer for years 1 regret that
there is a single patron of the game
who will not admit the greatness of
the champion as a rider and as a
man. Back in the year 1901 there
We're soreheads, too. Whom Kramer
first lowered the colors of Major
Taylor you could hear of team work
when Kramer was winning. In 1900
1901 Ye had the critic who was under
the impression that Kramer should
ride every race from the front the
entire distance. Perhaps some Of
our critics think the II and Stevie"
combination was easy, but anyone
knowing the situation realizes that
only a great rider could cope with
the situation. Then we had the 81
and Cooper team" who met The same
fate. About 1901 or 1902 the great
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