Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-06

D
Stol, who mcfarland wanted to ride
with Rutt, was in Amsterdam. That
was all the information contained in
the cable. There has been some
ever since his sudden departure from
Newark. Some thought he went to
Copenhagen, where his wife is, and
that he would be back here in a few
weeks with his wife and child. Others
said that he was taken a prisoner by
the English and sent to Bermuda.
But all the surmises were wrong.
Rutt proved himself a gamester of
the rarest type by going back to fight
for his country under such trying
conditions. He left here without say
ing word, and all his racing phara
phernalia, and Flamm. his trainer,
are still in this city, Rutt is to the
front, and whatever the outcome of
the big battle. Newark fans will hope
that he is saved.
o
was a blow to him, all right, for the
big German" had signed a contract
to take part in the New York. grind.
but Mac" will fill his boots all right
and the big race will go on just the
same. MacFarland said he expect
ed to sign up three more teams from
among the riders who had been rae
ing here all season. At present
Jackie Clark, he said, was slightly
under the weather but he believed he
would come around all right and be a
starter in the New York race. If
Clark did ride, Mac said his part
mel would be Fred Hill. Bobby Wal
thour is almost sure to be among the
starters, and Al Halsted will prob
ably be his partner. Harry Kaiser,
the amateur champion, is anxious to
get in the grind, and mcfarland
said he would likely team Harry with
Gus Wohlrab, another amateur star.
Donald McDougall wants to ride In
the race, and mcfarland is willing
to place him, but Donald promised
his mother he would never compete
in one of those long grinds, and UNI
less he gets her consent he would not
think of starting.
Bob Spears doesn't want any part
of the six-day race, neither does
Cesar Moretti Spears, by the way
| has ceased to be a boob" and is now
going to be regular fellow. He ha,
been trailing in every race all season
and coming down the stretch at the
! last moment with a belated rush
Sometimes he got there in time ant
again he was not in it. He wouldn'
! be told to go out In front and h
wouldn't listen to sound advice. HI
said he couldn't ride from in front
and that was all there was to it. Blu
he was mistaken. He was a bigger
man than he thought. On Sunday HI
gave the lie to himself by going tt
the front at the bell and winning thu
half-mile open. He did it In cleve
style and he got a big hand. He ma.
not be able to do il every time, but h
will win more races from in from
than from the rear Besides, he will
have the other riders guessing from
now on, something they didn't hav
to do when Spears refused to take
chance from the front. 1t is just pos
sible that Spears will be one of tn
big stars next year. MacFarland ha
signed Bob to a nice contract for mex
wear, and he intends to put him RICH
to the front. Spears is a clever fel
low, and now that he has dropped hi
boob" tactics he should more tina
make good.
Cooled off to his own normal sell
Champion Frank Kramer calie
around again this morning an
chatted a few moments through m
open window in the Evening sta
office. He was all over his madnes
and he said he didn't mind the pan
ming / gave him in yesterdays issu
a little bit. He said time was whe
his goat used to run, but now h
was used to hard knocks both o.
the track and in the newspapers
Kramer is one fellow in a thousan
and he is big enough to take
knock and not feel that he is be
ing abused. 1t would be q goo
thing II some of the other rider
would emulate Kramer. Perhaps
would be best for their good. Blu
it isn't always the rider-it is mostl
the riders friends. A few. "shor
skates will gather around a her
and give him all kinds of outlandis
advice. If the rider takes it. h
generally works up tine lambastin