Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-09
PARIS TOO COLD,
1 SAYS BOB SPEARS
Lanky Australian Cyclist De-
clares Zero Weather Has
Set Him Back.
BIKE DOTNGS EVERYWHERE

BIKE D0TNGS EVERYWHERE
1t Is temperature, and not tenn
permanent, that is initiating against
the success of Bob Spears, the lanlSy
Australian sprinter, who Is racing in
Paris at the winter track. In let
ter just received from Bob he states
that the weather is so cold in Paris
he cannot reach anything like his real
form
Ever since 1 have been here the
mercury has lowered around the zero
mark" states the man who licked
Kramer. "and my legs are of about
as much use to me as a pair or
crutches."
Let it be known that in Australia
the temperature during the racing
season is invariably around ITO de-
grees in the shade. This shows what
Spears is up against in Paris and ac-
counts for his rather poor showing in
some of the races in which he has
competed Spears showed wonderful
speed at times here last season, but
Cory, who has raced against Spears
in the Antipodes, says that since
leaving Australia Spears has never
reached his real form. If this is true,
then some of the stars OF the game
nero tdi IIidHh tic AChA PNA ehheAA 80
this north temperate zone for saving
their bacon.
TurviIle In Our Midst.
Charles Turville, star pacemaker.
blew in on the crest of the cold wave
Wednesday Turville has come to
town to superntend the building of
the new track at the Velodrome, and
his instructions from Inglis M. Up
Dercu. one of the owners of the local
track, are to make it absolutely the
best bike track in the world. The ma
terial is there and Turville says that
his boss will be pleased with the job
when it is done Instead of the one
inch strips that were used in the
track when it was first built three
years ago, the surface will be of two
by four-inch white pine, which is
figured TO make a faster track and
one that will last for at least six
years.
Boston May Get Race.
While there may be no six-day race
in New York next winter, If the pres
ent plans of Messrs. Nat Butler,
Frank Butler and Billy Saunders go
through, there will be a continuous
race in Boston, and one that Will
bring the riders as much money as
the annual New York race. Saunders
and Frank Butler are old-time bike
| riders who have cleaned up a for
tune of over $150,000 in the automo-
bile business, and they want to get
some action for this boarded coin.
They propose to build a MASSIVE
amphitheatre in the vicinity of the
Fenway in the Backbay district of the
Hub, with a permanent eight or ten
lap track for bike racing, and If sat
isfactory arrangements can be made
with the Cycle Racing Association,
the holders of the Boston cycle racing
franchise, they will go ahead with the
venture. They also propose to stage
boxing shows in the building. Boston
is a great cycling and fight town, and
there is every reason to believe that
the promoters of such a venture will
meet with success The last siX-day
race run in Boston was an unqualified
success And this was only limited
hour race. A continuous race Is so
much bigger than the short hour
racer.
Riders VIII Howl.
IF there is no six-day race in New
York. next winter. and fust at present
it looks very much as though tnere
would not there will be an awful
howl heard from the bike riders
unless there is big race somewhere
with big prize money. Each year
there is approximately $4,000 distrib-
uted among the riders in the New
York race 1t is a big sum. and
as it is pretty well distributed among
nearly all of the professionals in the
game. it tides many a rider over dur
ing the winter, and without a New
York race or its equivalent elsewhere,
many OF the lesser lights in the game
are going to go down and out and
very likely quit the game There is
limited number of pros" In the
sport and to lose any of them would
hurt the season on the outdoor
tracks. In view Of this fact the Cycle
Racing Association should welcome
chance to run a continuous race in
Boston.
Jaekie's Friends Delighted.
The friends Of Jackie Clark are de-
lighted with their idols showing in
his. first match race, abroad, and their
elation is warranted. for in beating
Hourlier "the Rocket" licked the best
European Splinter at the present
TIME. Walter Rutt was a better per-
FORMER than the French champion
during the outdoo season, but the
>bad fall sustained by the big German
two months ago has put him hors
du@combat and Hourlier is now the
king OF the Continental riders.
Frenchmen Had Wrong Dope.
Knowing the methods Of the French
promoters they evidently figured that
HotIrlier would surely beat Clark. for
Kramer is under contract for all win
ter.~ and Clark's victories over the
best sprinters of Europe simply kills
1he--big matches with these same rid
erS..with Kramer. IF Clark can go
,sswn the line and lick ali of the
Turopean stars. then the best match
thew can offer will be a duel between
Clark and Kramer.
TYGEDC I0CE AT C0IIACH