Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-31

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conditional release, but James Fran
els, now that he has made good, i!
on the team again and he is almos
certain to be a starter in the New
York six-day race. The way Moran
rode yesterday in the long race o.
thirty-one miles distance he is not t.
be despised in any kind of company
from now on. His victory. too, wa:
very popular and he was cheered tt
the limit after he had finished.
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The fans thoroughly enjoyed tht
paced race and some of the more en-
thusiastic stood up from the time II
started until it was over When foui
men got under way, Moran was fig
ured as the real outsider. George
Wiley was the favorite. with Bobby
Walthour second choice. and Clarence
Carman third in line. Early in tbs
race Walthour showed to the FROM
and he had such classy pacemakers
including Kramer, Goullet and Cava-
nagh, that he soon came into favor
Moran, on the other hand, got OIL
last and seemed to be Struggling in
fourth place to hold on. But as the
race progressed, Walthour began 70
weaken and Moran began to show
signs of improvement. Carman ap-
peared to be riding well within him.
self in the first ten miles, and Wiley
to see around here racing behind the
motors, And he proved to besa bull
dog before the race was over, but he
wasn't able to beat Moran under the
circumstances. and it is doubtful if
he could beat him yesterday in any
event Wiley fell and lost lap ear
Nv in the grind and he made several
severe efforts to pick it up. During
the twenty ninth mile he gained back
half lap on Moran. but James Fran
els was not to be denied and he wore
Wiley down again. Giving everybody
full credit, the race, as it finished,
was truly run. Wiley had all tho
hard luck, but Moran was too strong
for him at that.
The fans showed more interest in
the paced race than in any race held
at the Velodrome this year. They
nheered for Wiley to ego and get
Moran" and they cheered for Moran
Ito keep it up, Jimmy" Walthour,
too, was in high favor, but he rode a
disappointing race. Carman also
lacked snap and he quit the race en-
tirely at twenty-seven miles. M oran
plugged and plugged and raced from
one pacemaker to another whenever
he was losing ground. He put up a
grand aggressive race and Manager
mcfarland was the first one to give
him credit. His performance means
more races at the Velodrome, for he
will be recognized as the worlds mid
dle-distance champion. His opponent
rived from Europe yesterday and was
introduced to the crowd. Egg is a
human-pace follower of high degree
and holds several endurance records,
notably the one-hour unpaeed record
of Europe.
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What added to the interest of the
paced race was the fact that all the
star sprinters were on the tandems,
and every one of them worked hard
to win for his man. To see Champion
Kramer pacing was sight worth
the while. and the way he and Goul-
let few around the track looks as il
these two would double up as a team
in the Worlds Tandem Champion
ship, to be held during the big series
of races. The appearance of the stars
in the paced race was evidence. too
that the cyclists are ready and will.
ing to do all they can to make the
game big. Every one of them did
his share willingly and General Mac.
Farland was so pleased at the way
the boys acted that he has arranged
to give them clambake later in the
season. The financial incentive was
small for the labor given, yet the big
men of the bike game worked heroic.
ally to have their man win and &c
make the race a success.
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In a way, Moran has Walter Rutt
and Pete Drobaeh to thank for his
victory. These two men paced Moran
perfectly, and when Wiley was out
to gain back his lost lap they used
rare Judgment in making up the gap
After the race was over Rutt was a
tickled fellow, indeed. He asked tc
be allowed to pace Moran and hi
joshed Kramer and Goullet. who
doubled up on the tandem during the
last part of the race in the hope OF
getting Walthour to the front. Blu
Kramer and Goullet were too fas
and they shook Bobby whenever the,
set sail. Kramer seemed to EMO,
Walthour's distress and had a broaC
smile whenever he was on the track
Jackie Clark and Worth Mitten mad,
a nice pony team, and Moretti ant
Thomas and Grenda and Walker rod,