Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-14

opening day and l am in bad with
the fans. and 1 was going to be so
good this year. Well, it is the same
old story, and you can't change your
disposition. l didn't mean to turn
out so suddenly and Referee Ross did
right in filming me. But what gets me
is the way the fans enjoyed my mis-
cry. They called me all sorts of pet
names as 1 rode around the track,
and they applauded the announce
ment that l had been fined louder, l
believe, that they did the great VIC
tory of Walter Rutt. That's nothing,
though, and 1t will all wear off. For
the first couple of meets the fans get
after me, but after L win q race or
so, or make a good ride, they always
give me credit
c.
Coming out of the Velodrome Sun
day afternoon, quite a number of
fans, especially the women, were talk
ing about the touch of sentiment that
Walter Rutt, the worlds champion,
gave to the scenes that followed the
Goullet and Jackie Clark in the final
heat of the Overture Prize. After
Rutt had won he was presented with
leaf of green foliage with a dozen
or so roses to give it color. AS he
came around the track the wreath
was placed over his head, and he
made what is known as the tour of
honor" during which he was wildly
cheered. When he dismounted in
front of the grand stand he plucked
rose from the wreath and handed
1t to Jimmy Hunter, his trainer. Hun
ter took the rose and shook hands
with the rider. Neither spoke q sin
gle word, but those close by said that
there were tears in the trainers eyes.
Then Rutt took another rose from
the wreath and went on his way to
his training quarters. He kept the
rose until after the races and pre-
scented it to his wife, who had wit
messed her husbands triumph from a
seat In the grandstand.
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The boys up at the Velodrome are
talking about the little incident that
has q worlds champion and q trainer
for the subjects. They say 1t was a
beautiful sentiment" and that it
cl,ourad T9uffsS cIaca o q IN man 10 xuaIl
as a cyclist. Hunter is not a regu-
lar trainer. He is pacemaker, and
a good one at that. He prizes his
rise very highly, and now there is no
one in the world with him like Wal
ter Rutt. The worlds champion likes
Hunter, and he appreciates the care
that Jimmy is giving him. He must
have felt that Hunter had something
to do with his victory, is the way
the boys view it, for, as they say,
walters first thoughts were of
Jimmy"
The Banty Lewis-Irish Mahon fight
is on. The boys will clash at Bill
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April %. This match has been hang
ing fire for some time, Lewis's share
OF the gate receipts having been the
contention. Banty has now been
satisfied with thirty per cent. of the
gross receipts, and his name appears
on signed contract. Mahon came to
terms with Jack Mccarthy, the
matchmaker at Browns, long ago.
Tom Messenger, Irish's manager,
agreed to have his man meet Lewis
for % per cent. of the gate, and in
order to get on the bout Messenger
said he would have taken 20 per cent.
However, both boys have been given
their asking price and they should de-
liver the goods. The weights named
in the articles call for 125 pounds ring
side In this arrangement Lewis will
have an advantage. His best pound
age is the weight named in the ar
ticIes he has signed to fight Mahon