Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-28

cyclist, is over here with us'again, and
the bike fans win be glad to welcome
him. He came here year ago as an
amateur. and he not only made good
as cyelist, but ehe made host Of
friends. Now Bailey comes here as a
pro. 1t, has been said many times
that Bailey has proved to be the most
popular foreign rider that has ever
raced here. This honor, of course,
win be disputed by the friends of
Walter Rutt, the clever German, who
is also a popular fellow.
O.
Immediately upon his arrival in
Newark this morning Bailey paid
visit to the Evening Star office. He
looks bigger and stronger than when
here before. and he made no. bones
about saving that he had more speed
much more speed, as Bill himself
put 1t. He is an interesting fellow,
and he told about the hardships OF
his trim across the ocean. He was
compelled to travel in the steerage,
and he admitted that men who could
buy and sell him hundred times
were his boon companions down In
the bottom of the boat. Bailey said
the ship didn't encounter any bel
ligerents, for which he was thankful,
but that the icebergs gave them
plentv of reason to be fearful. 1t was
a long. tiresome trip, Bailey said, but
he declared he was awfully glad when
IL was over and that he was back in
Newark. where the people had been
so kind to him.
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The Englishmen didn't want to say
word about his racing prospects,
hut he confessed he always had more
or less confidence in his ability.
"When 1 came here as an amateur,
Bailey said, 81 met the best boys here
and managed to beat them. Now as
a professional I come again, ana
know nv task will be much harder.
can only hope for success. / expect to
win some races over here, but I am
going up against a pretty sim prop
osition at the very start. When told
I was to meet your great Champion
Kramer, was surprised, but am
satisfied. He is a wonderful rider
but I gave him a good race in Paris.
He beat me few inches only and l
beat Friol. 1 will do better against
Kramer than you may think. He is
the greatest rider in the world, l
know. but will give him battle just
the same"
C.
| From all accounts, Bailey is much
| improved rider since his last appear
ance here, and at that time not a
few thought he had a chance with
Kramer. A match was talked over
and Bailey was anxious to race Kra-
mer. but satisfactory arrangements
could not be reached. So Bailey went
back to his home in England as pure
as the driven snow. He was not there
long, however. before the allurements
of the French promoters tempted him
and he turned professional last March.
He won his first pro race, defeating
Van Bever, F'riol and Lorenz. Since
that time he has won ten races and
he has been beaten, he will tell you,
a number of times. Bailey is plain,
straight fellow and doesn't blow his
own horn at all. He has contract
to race here for one month, but he
said he would remain over here longer
if he made good. He said he felt
rather at home in Newark and he
went to luncheon at his favorite res
taurant with Frank Million, the Cy-
Gle Racing Association president.
o.
Bailey by special arrangement, will
ride his trial heat in the Worlds
Cycle Derby on Sunday. He will also
meet Kramer in a match race. Floyd
A. MacFarland. the manager of the
Velodrome, who is responsible for
Bailey's appearance here, feels GER
tain that Bill will make good. Mac"
is giving the fans the best racing in
the history of the game, and the fans
are approaching his efforts by turn
ing out in large numbers.
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Referee Ross ruled too easily in the
eighth heat of the cycling Derby on
wednesday night. He had fine OPP
portunity to show that he means
business. The heat was a rough
house affair, in which Cameron and
Fogler were teaming against Lawson.
It was as plain as day, as were the
, foul tactics used by Lawson, who
said he rode that way to protect him.
/, self. For teamlng, Cameron was sus-
pended for a week, but nothing was
done to the man with whom he was
teamlng. Ross was too lenient. He
should have fined Cameron and Fog
ler S25 each and declared them Out
: of the repechage heat OF the Derby
! His decision to punish Cameron and
! allow Fogler to go scot free was en-
tirely out of order If Cameron was
teaming he was surely teaming with
somebody That somebody was Fog.
+ ler. 1t was the most open defiance
on the part of Fogler to deliberately
: team with Cameron. Ross had is.
sued a warming, and the warning was
pretty we'll observed. But Fogler de-
fed the referee and got away with il
Well, if Ross is going to stand fol
tbaf lind of stuff from FoUler he