Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-06-09

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| Gave Man" with some of the stars.
Some fans, who evidently felt
! happy, threw tin covers off the soda
| water bottles on the track The tins
have a very sharp edge and If the
riders tire comes in contact with
them he will puncture and serious re-
suits may arise. Kramer's puncture
in his second heat of the Grand Prize
was due 10 the tins and was clearly
seen by the writer l wish you would
call the attention of the fans not TO
indulge i'm such pleasure as throwing
the tins and other material on the
track. As ever, SPORTlUS,
G
Opinions differ. Here's a fan who
believes that Cayanagh and Spears
teamed against Rutt, and he is right,
Tor Cavanagh admits it, and he also
believes that Goullet defeated Clark
by foul tactics, which isn't so:
j. p N:
l believe that there was teaming in
the semi-fnal heat of Rutt, Cava-
nagh and Spears. During all of the
race Spears stuck to Cavanagah's
wheel like a leach. His work was
crude. An experienced teamer would
have rode "around a Bit to stall off
suspicion. Rutt evidently noticed the
way Spears was riding after going
three laps, and gave him q slight
bump, but Spears never budged. Then
Rutt gave him another bump, this
time forcing him off of Cavanagh's
wheel. and got on himself. But Spears
came back with a bump of his own
and pushed Rutt Off Spears knew
that he had certain work to perform,
IL I to "a
pull from Cavanagh, and in this lay
his only chance to win. If Spears
really thought he had a chance 'on
his own" why did he not try to win
riding on Rutt's wheel? Logically
Rutt was the man. Spears had to
beat He rode as if Cavanagh was
the man he had to win from.
They say that the wish is father
to the thought. We find IS.
Co." praising, admiring and handing
bouquets to q method which a Few
months ago they let out an awful
howl about. Goullet defeated Clark
by the same tactics which Hill used
on Verri in the six-day race in Madi-
son Square Garden. Consistency?
l.. H.
This letter is little late, but it is
none the less interesting:
j. P. N:
AS soon as the paper comes. l rush
TO read the J. p. N. column. That
may be some consolation for what
follows. I sure do not like the way
you rub in every knocking remark
about Jackie Clark. l was at the
Clark Kramer match race and posi-
lively saw Kramer switch Clark.
Jackie was bigger than Kramer in
disposition, at least, for he SHOOK
hands and smiled after the race.
sure do admire Clark s smiling DIS
position. Isn't there a poem that
ends: But the man worth while is
the man that can smile, when every
thing goes dead wrong Everyone
refers to Jackie as the Little
Rocket and little this and little
that one consoling thought Is that
he isn't little in sporting Qualities
When Kramer loses, he can't get OH
the track quick enough. And talk
about mplaints-Kramer isn't lack
ing in that line. He ate too much
pudding in Salt Lake City. when
Clark beat him. Isn't it peculiar that
only Clark beats him, and that when
he loses the race, he takes at least
one heat, which is more than the
German champion can do? Give
Jackie just a little credit for admit
ting that Kramer is some rider.
Clark gives credit where credit is
due, but some day Kramer is going
to get his twice in the same place.
There has been an epidemic of ton
silitiS around here. ] myself nave
had it and several people in my
neighborhood now have it. IF vou
doubt my word, ask any physician.
The disease can come on in one
night, and it surely makes fellow
sick Yet, because Clark had it,
physicians cannot convince the public
that their diagnosis is correct Peo-
pie must think that the track doctor
is a gay deceiver if they don't be-
lieve what he says
AS this is my first offense in writ
ing to you, I hope you will pardon
the length of this letter. Respect
fully yours. k Il. l.
Just keep on reading the Evening
Star and you will know what is go
ing on and you will get an honest
opinion of what is going on. If the
truth is a knock, then you can truth
fully say that Clark is being knocked.
The way some of those bicycle riders
is being abused is a shame. l un-
derstand that Manager MacFarlanG
is going to put on another $1,000 race
before long. Wouldn't it be awful
if Jackie should win it! He never
would forgive those mean old pro-
moters. Yes, tonsilitis is prevalent
around here, but they do say that
'boneheaditis" is epidemic at the
| bike track.
Just a few words from a steady
| bike fan about the company he
keeps at the track:
J. p n.
Hurrah for Kramer and his 1000
bonesi Well. we certainly appre-
ciated Mr.. Fan and Miss Fans hand
! shake. That was more than the
| riders gave Kramer. After each win
ming Kramer heat, these two enthu-
siastic people had good handshake,
| he Offering her his hand on congratu-
lations for Kramer. We certainly
| have some class sitting in that f
| section. These fans must not get
sore when Kramer does not win, and
also when they do not get their seats,
as ! lost mine, too, and sat two in
the back of them. Yours in sports,
A STEADY GOER.
@
The Evening Star entertained its
newsboys at the Velodrome last
Wednesday night and "Grizzly Pete'
goes into verse about the show as
follows:
WHAT THE NEWSIES SAW.
Say, bo, was you up dere last night
Did va see dem riders ride?