Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-18

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why don't he give us a decent park
one which would be more easily
reached. There is only one thing
which has kept me a faithful rooter
under the hardships one has to en-
| dure on a hot day to get to Wieden-
/ mayors Park-that is my love for
/ baseball. In the first place, the DIRT
and dust at Hamburg place is enough
| to choke you. Then the z. ). G.
/ crowds the fans like so many cattle
| into closed cars. Anything seems to
/ be good enough. In winter | ride
down to business mornings on the
! back of a car with platform open-no
matter how cold it is. In the summer
we are crowded in a stuffy little space
with wooden and glass doors keeping
| out the air. Why doesn't Ebbets ask
a reasonable price for his franchise
and perhaps local capitalists might
| become interested. Surely the stock
has deteriorated since his ridiculous
proposition of putting the Tigers IN
Brooklyn. l have always stuck up
| for Ebbets, though a friend of mine In
| Brooklyn always had the hammer out
for him. We won't go hard on him,
but it will take a long time for real
fans to forget his selflshness.
G. W,N.
Another very interesting letter has
been received from our old friend 5.
o. & CO. 1t follows:
J. P. N:
We have had the pleasure and the
honor of getting from our private
correspondent the entire interesting
conversation between Jackie Clark,
the great little rider from Australia,
citizen of these United States of
America and an illustrious editor of a
local paper 1t is a very important
conversation, and we will endeavor
TO reproduce every sword of it for the
benefit of the fans of the Evening
Star. Jackie Clark was cordially
greeted in the dark rooms of the
editor by the enthusiastic correspond
ents. by the editor, by the different
employees of the firm. who forced
the great rider to sit down, and the
converse ton started:
Editor-"Well. Clark, let's hear your
impression of France, of the French
riders. promoters and managers. Did
they treat you right?"
Clark-"Editor. you can hardly
The most cordial welcome of my life!
They have treated me like real
grand opera 'prima donna and they
have given me the benefit of their
enthusiastic applause and sweet
French compliments whenever | ap-
peared on the track, always last to
meet with the greatest reception ever
given an American rider. Monsieur
Durand, one of my greatest admirers,
has signed me to ride at the Velo-
drome d'Hiver next winter. And,
notice, please, I can go over when
ever / desire as long as I want to-
The premier of France, Madame
Sarah Bernhard. Monsieur Roths-
child, Monsieur Pierre Lott and other
celebrities are all enthusiastic over
my splendid riding"
Editor-'Fine, Jackie, we are glad
of that and we congratulate you for
your success. Tell us now what is
your impression of the six-day grind"
Clark-'tcold, very cold. Editor,
something awful And then the
French italian combination was
something mean! 1t reminds me of
the time 1 used to do some classy
tricks with my friend Rutt in previous
sion is that after all the best man
won the race, Goullet was unable to
beat the Frenehman. 1t takes Jackie
tc do the trick, and my old rival, the
unbeatable big Steve"
Editor-"In talking of your match
race with Hourlier how is it you Svere
fined fifty francs for foul riding
Clark-"O, Editor, a mistake, an
awful mistake of the judges! You see
Hourlier is an idol among the French
men. When I tried, thing 1 never
did in my life to rough a little bit
the Frenchman the judges fined me
fifty francs. But, believe moi it was
Internationally. As I did with Ellie
gard with Verri and others at the
Velodrome, of this city l simply rode
up the banks, at the top, and then
moi for d pretty clean, grand race
for home, with Hourlier unable to
sprint. Notice. l made the last lap in
the fast time of Is 1-5 seconds. Hour
lier tried to push his front wheel in
mine and the judges instead of dis
qualifying the Partisan rider fined me
fifty francs. Awful, wasn't it, Edi-
tori"
Editor-"It certainly was, Jackie.
You are a real champion. But tell us
why did you come home so early,
without accepting the splendid offers
from the Partisan, Belgian and Ger
man promoter
Clark-''Well, I'll tell you, Editor
| was homesick. / will ride in Paris
next winter under the splendid con-
ditions mentioned before, but at pres
ent L was Disguised with the
Parisians, with the cold weather, with
the affairs abroad unfair for us
Americans I did not care a bit fol
money. I am glad / am home"
This ended the great conversation
Jackie Clark has revealed himself tc
be, as always, the great, modest, lit.
tie rider, well-known to all the fans
We expect to see him beat any rider
on this Newark track the coming sea.
son, and be the hero of the cycling
game. But we modestly suggest
'Facta non verba.' facts not words.
Yours. truly, S. o. & co.
j. p. N:
l read the article concerning thu
Manufac turers' League with great in
| terest and was glad to hear that W,
| had one fan so greatly interested
That is just the trouble with tn
league. 1t has only a few such in
! terested fans. OF course, the team
themselves have a few individual fan
and Harnesses, who have made it pos
sible for them to struggle> along TO
the last four years.
In most cases, the teams of tn
league were very good and gave goo