Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-04-07
WILL SOON LEAVE
FOR YANKEE LAND
Leon Dedier, Crack French
Pace-Follower, to. Quit
Paris May |.
Is TO RIDE AT VELODROME

Leon Dedier the crack French
pace-follower. who is signed to COM
pete in America this season, writes
from Paris that he is in fine shape
and will sail for America May /.
Dedier will perform at the Newark
Velodrome, at times, during the pres
ent year, probably not in motor paced
races. but in tandem paced events
The Frenchman is said to be very
good in tandem paced events, al
though following the motors is his
speciality.
Dedier is quite remarkable fellow
Born In the slums of Paris, where the
Apaches held forth, he never had
much of a chance In life until he
gained recognition as an athlete. De-
veloping into a star pace-follower and
| competing all over Europe, Dedier
has become quite q polished gentle
man, through travel and leading the
wholesome life necessary to athletic
success. Today he is one of the most
popular riders in Europe. In com
menting on the Frenchman recently,
Elmer Collins the former paced
champion of America. stated that he
SAW DeuleT rue ldSLef IHdH any OlHeT
rider who ever followed the "choo-
choos." Dedier is bringing with him
his own pace-maker, one Nazo, and
will be we'll prepared to give the
Yankee boys a battle for the cham
pionship.
Joe Fogler has kept Brooklyn on
the cycling map for years, and is the
best rider the city across the bridge
ever developed. Yet, Joe appears to
be ashamed of his home town. On
his bicycle trunk at the Velodrome
appears the following inscription:
JOE FOGLER, BROoCKLIN."
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George Cameron declared yesterday
that he was through with teaming in
races, and would ride ION his own"
this year. This is some declaration
for George to make, for he is the
greatest combination" man in the
game. Possibly this declaration is
merely a subterfuee to deceive the
referee at the start of the season.
Watch George in the Stanley handi
cap Sunday.
The rain of Sunday, which pre-
vented the bike season from getting
Liuti way was IlOJ IL
to Alf Goullet. 1t was "Goullie's"
twenty-third birthday, and he was
rendered dinner at the Washington
by admiring friends, which afforded
him more enjoyment than competing
at a race meet
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From out of the West comes the
news that Worthngton Longfellow
Mitten will soon be on his way East.
Little Nit requests that no con-
tract be drawn up for him until his
arrival. When he went West last fall
Mitten had a contract with Johnny
Chapman tucked away In his pocket.
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Manager Floyd MacFarland says
that floral horseshoes are positively a
''jlnx." "The moment | caught sight
of that horseshoe Sunday ! knew 1t
was going to rain and stop the races"
said Mac" whenever Jimmy Mi
chael or Harry Elkes We're presented
with floral horseshoes," continued the
big fellow, they always fell or some
thing happened to put them out of
their races Both of these riders
mentioned by the manager are now
dead, and died from accidents in
races.
Seventeen entries were received yes
terday for the races next Sunday.
Among the late pro" entries are Jake
Magin, Fred Hill, Norman Anderson,
George Cameron, Willie Coburn,
Frank Blatz, Clarence Carman and
William Morton.
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Frank Million went to New Haven
today to inspect the Arena for the
purpose of building a track there
Manager MacFarland has gone to
Buffalo for a few days.