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

The old Velodrome on South Orange
avenue will ring tomorrow with the
cheers of thousands of bike fans, for
it will be opening day-the first day
of the season-the day for which the
devotees of the game have been
watching and waiting for weeks and
months. Cycling is a big sport In
Newark-bigger here. it is claimed,
than in any other place in the world,
although Paris, France, will likely
give us some contention on this asser-
ton But IL Is a favorite sport and
a famous sport in this city, and all
the big men of the game have either
raced here or will have raced here
before the year is out. And Newark,
let me tell you, is proud of its position
in the cycling game and the support
the people give It around here is ev-
idence that they enjoy IL and are
given full value for their pains. II
is n. clean sport and an honest sport
and an exciting sport. The races
themselves furnish much pleasure to
thousands and the outcome of the
races provide topic for discussion for
days and days. The game is a big
one and it will live long despite the
efforts to crush it. The people who
like it want It, and those who are
anxious to injure it will find their
task a hopeless one.
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Frank Million and Inglis NJ Up
percu, the proprietors of the Newark
Velodrome and other cycling inter
ests, are big men and play the game
big They are going to give their
patrons a lot of good racing this
year and are going to give them the
best racers that money can secure.
At their direction Floyd A. MacFar-
land, general manager of the Million
Uppercu cycling interests. has
secured Europe for talent, and as
n result we will have Walter Rutt,
the worlds champion, with us to-
morrow, and later on we will have
| con Hourlier, the Frenchman, and
Moretti and Polledri, the Italians,
racing for our amusement Messrs.
and Uppercu have spared no
expense in their arrangements for
the season, and they are sure to be
amply rewarded for their pains.
C
The securing of foreign talent to
against the best boys we
have over here has not been the only
thing in the minds of the owners of
the velodrome. They have spent much
for their talent, but they haven't
spared any expense in making their
track one of the very best in the
world. With the good old weather
be delighted when they view the en-
closure tomorrow. Many improve
ments have been made, and these
mostly have to do with conyeniences
Ings. In the first place, new track
surface has been laid, and the judges
stand has been moved back, so that
the fans in the bleachers will be able
to get much better view of the fin
shes. Then, a brand-new thing in
the way of a paddock for the riders
has been erected, and daub of paint
here and there adds much to the APP
pearance of affairs in general Messrs.
and Uppercu may well look
with pride on their racetrack, and
they can rest assured that the bike
fans of this city will be with them
to man in their venture.
C
The appearance of Rutt, the big
in competition here has
aroused the fans to exciting discus
sions of his prowess. The worlds
champion, though a wonderful rider,
will have his troubles in beating the
best man over here. To win he win
have to dispose of Aft Goullet, Jackie
Clark and ALT Grenda, and that is
some task, we all know. For the races
tomorrow Rutt is the favorite and
Grenda is the one selected to give him
battle. Goullet, it is said, is not
going any too well, but week on
the home-trainer at local theatre
has rounded Clark into form. Joe
F'ogler and Frank Cavanagh are also
looked upon as contenders, but Ruttl
and Grenda are said to be riding in
the best form.
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Well remembered in the way Of
floral tributes from many of his old
baseball chums, all that was mortal
of Rube Waddell was laid at rest in
the burying ground of cemetery in
San Antonio. Tex, yesterday. Ball
players acted as pall-bearers and as
mourners, and the once famous pitch
ing king of the diamond was paid all