Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-09

that he liked America much better
than the old country and he also
liked the American people He was
going to make this country his home,
he said, and he will become a citizen
When he returns, he will bring Win
him his sister, who is an athlete, and
Two of his brothers, who are also
runners. He was sorry. he said. that
he could NOT represent our country
in the Olympic games in 1916, but he
would be. eligible when the next
OIvmpiad rolled around. All honor
to this wonderful Finn. He came
over here and he beat our best and
he likes us So veil that he is coming
hack after a short visit to beat us up
again. Soon. though, he will be one
of us, just as Jackie Clark is to be
one of us next September. That's the
kind of citizens we want over here
citizens who beat us, like US and be-
come one of us. We don't like,
though, the foreigners who beat us,
hate us. and won't even bid US good
bye
s
The polo situation in England is in
a chaotic state, and there has been
much fuss as to who should have the
say in regard to selecting the Eng
fish team. Lord Wimborne has with
drawn from the field. and has put the
matter up 10 the birmingham Club.
This was done, it is said, after his
lordship had convinced himself that
neither the players nor the horses
were up to the standard of the Ameri-
cans. It seems, also, that the ques-
ton of class and caste has not done
the game any good on the other side,
and England, as a whole, will have
to suffer. There was some talk Of
declaring off the International
matches. but it is probably too late
for such a course. Stili, it is too bad
that England is to be 50 poorly repre-
scented. She gave us good fight the
last time and the time before. and
there was much talk of class and
caste then. This time, however, it
seems to be an open breach. The
Yankee poloists arc going along
smoothly this year, but we have had
our little jealousies. but we have
avoided those class and caste affairs.
@
Babe Angert will be unable to APP
near at Gus Troxler's Monday night
with Jimmy Curtis. Angert has a. cut
over his eye, received in his bout with
Young Bell and he doesn't want to
take "A chance
o
The writer of the following contri-
button seems to think that Kramer
must switch to win, but he will find
a few, at least, wholwill dispute him;
J. F. N:
| have seen q letter in your column
from a, party that signs himself "Old
Timer" in which he states that kra-
mer is the squarest rider in the cycle
| game Now I have very seldom missed
| a race meet in eighteen years anC
| have seen Kramer in many races, but
I must say he is a clever "switcher.
| He does 1t SO neat that as a rule M
gets away with il. He doesn'
| Switch" unless he sees himself II
danger of being defeated, which Waf
| the cause of his switching" last sun
| day I am sure that Rutt would have
won the second heat, but Kramer
switched his wheel against Rutt'i
wheel and put Putt out of his stride
was standing in the arena near tbs
| Mum avenue turn. 1t would be {
| good thing to have judges around th'
| track. Kindly print this. 9. IT.
Kramer says he didn't switch
Rutt, and Jackie Clark is a prett1
clever fellow and he didn't see it
Judges were on the job and they evi
IDENTIFY didn't observe anything out o
the way. You may have been RICH
where the alleged switch" occurre,
and then not be able to see it, 70
| Clark says you must he in the rae
with the champion to he sure about il
g
A bike fan, who evidently has
fayorite. and who feels that sal,
favorite is going to be roughly treat
ed by the mean old men who con
duct the races at the Velodrome
would like to know few things
Then, | presume, after l do my hes
to give the desired information L
be accused of favoritism. The let
ter
J. p. NJ.
Could you INFORM me of the mum
Der of championship bike races tina
are run in a season? Don't you thin
il would please the fans If Manage
mcfarland was to publish lis
giving the number Of championshi
races to be run, the different dis
tances of the races and the dates q
u hich they are TO be rum Then I'll
rnces could not be put on at an
other time TO favor any certain ride
but would have to be run aecordln
to the schedule. VIII you publls
your opinion on this?
read in your paper that the oil
ferent stars would be sent to Sa
Lake City to ride at different time
no Won think it is fair to thes
riders to send them away WINE u
title races are being run and SofSpo
their chances of winning the chan
pionship?
> Honing 10 see this published al
to read your opinion on these thins
, + am. A BIKE FAN.
No special dates are set for rul
+ ming the championship races, bt
= they must be held in order, as, qua
= ter-wile. half mile, mile, two-mil
t and ftye-mile. The number of rae
t could be set, but when to run the
\ and where to run them is matt
I the promoters cannot always deci
v mon. I know you will be disappoin