Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-22
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Floyd Mcfarland, general manager
of the Cycle Racing Association, will
present to Jackie Clark, the cyclist,
proposition today to ride in the Now
York six-day race and to ride at the
Velodrome here next season.. It will
be final, MacFarland says, and Clark
can take 1t or leave it, just as he sees
fit. Some of Clark's unofficial man
ayers have been figuring out a propo-
sitfon for Jackie. but MacF'arlaiid
would not even look il over. Mac says
all propositions in regard to riders
win have to come from him. The
riders. he declares, may accept them
or reject them, as they deem II wise.
Manager MacFarland said he want
ed to give Clark a good, fair con-
tract, but he declared he wouldn't be
doing justice to his employers if he
didn't make Jackie work for his
money.
81 want to give CLARK a contract"
MacFarland went on to say, under
which he will be able to earn lot OF
money If ne rides as we'll as he did
a year ago. Then Clark was in great
shape and he won a lot Of races and
he was a big asset to us. This past
season, though. Clarke wasn't worth
much TO us. He is a big favorite and
we want him to work for US, but we
also want him to be in condition and
do his best at all times As winner
Clark is a big asset to the Velodrome,
and we want him to be winner-the
bigger the winner the better we win
like it. That is why we are going to
give him contract, If he cares to
accept 1t, that Will call for him to
win If he wants to earn the money.
It Is a business proposition, and I
believe it is very good one for Clark.
We want him to win and he will have
to win, according to our terms, in
order to get the wealth"
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Then Mcfarland told me just what
he proposed to do, He said;
'I will give Clark 500 for every
race he wins at the Velodrone, plus
the prize money on the program. To
explain, IL the prize money is 500
first and Clark wins, | will give him
5000 for his victory. II the prize
money is $1,000 first, | will give him
81 100 for his triumph. / will also
guarantee him twenty match races
and will give him 500 every time he
wins, but he will not be given cent
when he loses. For this Clark is to
race on all tracks controlled by the
Cycle Racing Association during the
season of 1915. While on the circuit
Clark Will get all the money he wins
and he will receive 500 every time
he wins a match race, but he is not
to receive the 500 bonus for winning
open races while on the road. This
will be my final proposition to Clark
as regards the velodrofne,'' MacFar-
land concluded, ''but l will give
Jackie the same amount of money
he received last year for riding in
the New York six-day race, which
was $1,000"
Clark. according to Netherlands
way of figuring, ought to be able to
make more money next year than he
received this year If he is In as good
form as he was in 1913. MacFarland
also said that Clark and Fogier
would not ride as team in the New
York race. Both are welcome, but
who their partners will be is another
thing entirely. From this, it looks as
IL MacFarland Is still the "big boss
of tho Velodrome, and that he is not
going to allow the Sad Birds to
manage his afSairs.
O.
Orange and West Orange, and, in
fact, all the Oranges, are still talking
about Charley Weinert's expose OF his
proposed fake tight with Jim Savage.
The sports thereabouts are discussing
the affair pro and con and one blames
Weinert and another blames Percy
woodruff, who says he suggested the
fake in order to get Weinert to meet
Savage. The one thing in Woodruff's
favor is that weinert, after declaring
he would not fight Savage. suddenly
changed his mind and agreed to ex-
change wallops with his hated rival
Something surely must have appealed
TO Weinert. What that something Is
the Lord only knows. Maybe it was
the fact that Woodruff, who has a
most persuasive flow of CAB, made
Charley believe that he was going to
get big, fat dough bag for very little
labor Anyway. Weinert fell" for
Woodruff's proposition and now he Is
| in not very envious position.
o.
AS far as weinert Is concerned, I
really believe he meant to fight on
the level once he got In the ring, but
there is lurking suspicion that
Charley has more or less of a fear
that Savage might prove to be his