Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-14

IRISH MAHON, WHO Is I
down In history as a memorable af-
fair.
! G.
| The fact that Bailey finished Sec
Eond to Kramer, gives added interest
to the race, full account of which
will be found on the facing page
1t will be remembered that Bailey
wanted to meet Kramer when he was
here last summer, and he told me
he thought he would have a good
chance with our champion. While
Bailey defeated Donald McDougall,
the American titleholder in three
match races, he didn't seem to have
the class Of the pros. He has proved
otherwise, though, and he will have
| the well wishes of thousands of New
ark fans. He was very popular here
and he drew the largest crowd that
ever attended a bicycle race in this
city, We are glad that Kramer won,
but we are delighted that Bailey is
doing so well. Floyd mcfarland,
the general manager of the Million
and Uppercu cycling enterprises, said
this morning on learning of Bailey's
good race that he would try and
make arrangements to have the Eng
lishman come over here some time
| during the summer
| @
Everybody knows that Joe FogIer
has particular liking for the mighty
dollar, yet he said he simply had to
laugh Sunday afternoon at the Velo-
drome when Arthur Ross. the referee,
fined him $40 for Swinging up on the
last lap" To let Fogler tell the story,
in his own words, he pulled a
Barry" For cyclists as a general
thing to pull Barry Is not so bad.
but for brainy old Joe Fogler to COM
NIT such an act is not easy to believe.
And that is why, let me tell you, that
more than few of the wiseacres
have their doubts about Sir Joseph
pulling the Barry" The story dates
back to the third heat of the Overture
Prize, in which Jackie Clark, Percy
Lawrence and others were opponents
of Fogler. Two laps before the finish
Fogler was out In front, setting a
stiff pace. He came over the tape
with lap to go, still in the lead, but
at the first turn, after looking around
and apparently discovering Clark in a
very dubious position, Sir Joseph
rushed UP the track and instantly
Clark came through and went into
the lead, winning the heat.
@
Foglers act was desperate one,
and no rider who possesses as much
gray matter as the self-same Joseph
would do such thing in a thousand
years. Going as he was at such a
fast pace, Fogler might have thrown
the riders who were following on be-
hind him and hurt them severely.
The referee was wild with rage, and if
he thought for moment Fogler did
such thing Intentionally he would
have set him down for a month and
levied heavy fine on him. Fogler
seemed really sorry for his act, but
explained it in this way:
II thought the heats were run at
half mile instead of two-thirds of
mile. When l realized my mis-
take had made my sprint and knew
l was beaten, so 1 turned up sharply.
1t was a dangerous thing, but didn't
mean to do it,"
c.
That is the way Fogler explains It,
but others have different views about
the matter For instance, one wise
fellow declared that Fogler well knew
what he was doing, and that he was
giving a helping hand to Clark, but
| was in poor position at the time.
"Fogler didn't have a chance in the
| final, and he knew it," the wise guy
said, 80 he just gave Clark help
ing hand. You couldn't prove any
thing, of course, but it looked to me
as if Joe and Jackie had an UNDER
standing. If SO, Fogler acted his part
WELL and If so, again, it is sure to
come out, for of all the men in the
world today Sir Joseph is the last
one who could keep secret"
C.
Fogler was apparently sore at him
self for pulling a Barry" as he called
it. He is battler and is always do
ing something and is therefore in
trouble more or less. When he made
the switch" the fans booed him and
shamed him and Old Joe seemed to
be down in the mouth.
I'm lucky dog, l am" FogleI
said. in a soft voice Here It is