Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-19

| sojourn In Europe, arrived home to-
| day on tho mammoth greyhound
Imperator. He was accompanied by
his little nephew. Edgar Fielder, who
Is now full-fiedged sport. Mr.
Million had most interesting trip
abroad. He enjoyed much of the
pleasures of the foreign field and he
accomplished much In business. He
was somewhat fatlgued after a
strenuous passage, but will have
bike fans later on. He declared he
was much amused at some of the
thrusts that had been printed about
him, but he said he didn't have many
sleepless nights. He is back In New
ark now, he said, and he would be
right on the job. He has secured all
the big racing men in Europe to COM
pete at the Newark Velodrome during
the coming season and he sad that
he expected the cycling game would
be bigger and better than ever. Mr..
Million said that Frank Kramer, the
American Champion, was not only
sensation, but g. rage In Europe. In
Paris, Mr.. Million said, Kramer was
fairly lionized. TITS the old story,
though" Mr.. Million. remarked,
you've got to go away from home
some tine to be really appreciated.
New Jersey ought to be proud OF her
adopted son, for Kramer has certainly
put our state on the map"
O.
Floyd MacFarland, Walter Rutt
and Joe Fogler are on their way home
from foreign shores. These cycling
notables are aboard the New Amster-
dam, which is due to arrive here next
Monday. mcfarland has had a most
successful trip over In Europe. He
managed we'll the Paris six-day race
and the Brussels ix-day race, and he
did all the business of signing up the
foreign riders who will compete here
next season, and Mr.. Million told
Mac" to go as far as he liked. From
the list of stars secured, II Is evident
that MacFarland played the string to
the limit. Fogler is coming back with
considerable coin of the realm, which
is one of Joe's delights, but artisti-
cally Sir Joseph was not so much
in evidence. One thing, Fogler dis
covered there was rider over in
Europe who could give him cards
and spades at roughing 1t. This no.
tablets name is Engle, Frenchman,
and he gave Joe the flying wedge at
the finish of the Paris grind. Wei
would like to hear Fogler tell about
Engle as roughster. 1t will surely
be highly interesting. Rutt, who is
the worlds champion, visits US to
meet all Corners at the Velodrome.
He is a wonderful rider, and many
shrewd judges say he Is the next best
man to Frank Kramer. We shall
see. Rutt will have an awful task
cut out for him. He will have to
meet an able crew-Alfred Goul-
let, Jackie Clark, Alfred Grenda and
the speedy but faint-hearted Frank
or course, Rutt, during
his stay here, will meet the only and
reliable Kramer, but the big Ger
man" will have to show a whole lot
of class If he Is not beaten before he
is billed to meet Kramer.
O.
Jersey City is In need Of a first |
baseman badly and 1t Is believed |
that the New York Giants will help |
the Shelters out. Manager McGraw
has likely fellow in NJ. C. Pfyl. who
plays first base In tip-top form. and |
It would not be surprising to see
HIM at the initial bag for the
Skeeters.
From what I can learn from the
camp of the Tigers. we are
going to have pretty fast ball
team around here when the whistle
blows. 1t is said that all the boys
are going great guns and that
Sherrod Smith and Arlie Britton. two
Of our pitchers, promise to develop
will be good news to the fans, for
It looked for a time AZ If the Tigers
were little weak in the box. All
we want now is a first baseman. We
may not get John Hummel because
he Is wanted by two big league
clubs. There has been much lying
about Hummel. but life is too short |
to go into detail with the prevarl- |
Gators. Suffice it to say that the
Evening Star was the first newspa-
per to print the fact that Hummel
was slated to play first base for the
Tigers. That isn't much to blow |
about, but II Is the truth.
@
First base, 1t seems, is going to be
the hard nut to crack. When Hum
mel was apparently lost to us, it,
looked as II Bill Collins would be
given the first base berth, fact that
was printed in the Evening Star some
days ago. Now. however, it looks as
il Collins will not be allowed to come
over here as George Stallings, of the
Boston Braves, refuses TO waive on
Collins. Bill is an old first baseman,
and he would fill the bill. He can hit
and he is a pretty heady fellow all
around. George Smith and Thomp-
son are playing the bag at present
tor the Tigers, and If we are unable
to do any better, why, we will have to
depend on one OF those men.
o.
Hugh Jennings, for the first time In
four years, seems to think he has