Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-12


ming team In the Berlin six-day race
and also managed the race. If this Ii
so, Coburn was much more successful
than was Floyd Mcfarland in his
Paris venture. To manage a race
and riders at the same time was sup
posed to be an awful grievous offense
but now that Dave Coburn is doing
it, It will likely pass muster.
When Eddie Root was beaten By
Alfred Goullet In the Madison Square
Garden race 1t was beloved that
Root had pulled" Goullet. Wonder
who Eddie was pulling" over In Ber-
lin when he finished last in a field
of four
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Although the victory of Lorenz was
not generally expected. he had q.
license to win under favorable con-
ditions. In his one effort in this coun-
try Lorenz made a fine showing, and
in the run-off for second prize he
gave Frank Kramer a hard race to
the tape There was a mix-up over
ringing the bell for the last lap, and
the race was ordered rerun by the
officials. At first both Kramer and
Lorenz refused to start, but Kramer
finally got up on his wheel, and
again finished first, but Lorenz re-
NAMED firm and refused to take part
in the run-off. He was very sore, and
left this country, vowing he would
never race over here again. So far
he has kept his word.
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When Frank Million and Floyd
mcfarland arrive In this country
they will have a lot of hard work to
do. However, from all reports they
have had one grand time, and they
shouldn't mind a little labor as a
change of diet. Million, who is sail
ing on the Imperator. will get here
on Wednesday. March Is, and Mac
Farland will arrive two days later.
G.
Big Mac" is going to play the game
bigger than ever this year, and he
will have to do b terrific business at
the gate to get by. He Is paying big
for foreign riders and he has
so many of the other boys under con-
tract that II is sure to be a hustle to
show a profit at the end of the sea-
gans hut xuba ta4yar Tho yae,,It Mo-,
Farland is going to give the Newark
fans some great racing. 1t will be
no easy task to improve on what we
have had In the way of competition
around here, yet Mcfarland Is so
full of novelties that he ought to be
able to keep up interest In the sport.
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The Philadelphia track, which did
so well last year as a starter, is ex.
pected to be big winner this year.
The latter end OF the 1913 season the
Quaker fans flocked to the track,
having gradually worked
up interest until thousands of Phila-
delphians had become real bike bugs.
From all appearances, Philadelphia is
a good cycling city. The present
track is way out In a summer resort
where the travelling facilities are far
rom alluring, yet on several occa-
sions the mammoth enclosure was
packed to the gates.
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Manager MacFarland was so
pleased with Philadelphia that at the
close of last season he suggested to
Messrs. Million and Uppercu that 1t
would be advisable to build bike
track in a more desirable location
The suggestion was given serious
thought, and I understand an option
on a parcel of property was secured.
Other things came up at the time,
and 1t was planned to allow the
present Philadelphia track to remain
for another year and to build a new
one in Baltimore, instead. Now, it
seems, that plan has been forsaken.
But there will have to be another
track somewhere on the circuit to
support the large number of riders.
Boston will take care of the pace
followers only, and the pace game Is
mostly the attraction at Philadelphia,
New Haven Is Off the map, 1t is said.
The track there has gone to pieces,
and, besides, II is located so far from
the city that it is difficult to get the
fans to go there. Providence has
been abandoned, but may be taken
up again. In the meantime. though
considerable thought will have to be
given to building another track for
the sprinters. New York city is the
place, of course, and such an under
taking has been discussed more than
once. It will have to come to that
some day, and soon, too, and why
not now, when conditions are sc
urgent from the riders standpoint
and so favorable from the promoters
standpoint?
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Talking about cycling in New Yorl
city, the people who are now in con-
troll of Madison Square Garden are
kidding themselves with the idea thai
they are going to conduct the next
six-day race themselves. II what
hear is SO, the Garden people will be
sadly disappointed, although they
may get wise to themselves before II
comes around TO the next long GRIND
in December. Just at present there is
a big time over fight affairs at Madi-
son Square. In few days there Is
to be a final settlement. l understand
and then the Garden people will be
told where they get off. Billy Gibson
has n1lit the Garden cold as the pro.