Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-07

GE | lNG AN EARf UL
Grenda simply rides his bike--and al
ways rides to win. IL he merits APP
plause he is always grateful, and he
goes along in his quiet way, saving
wood and making friends every day.
Moretti is very anxious to make
good in his races here, but if he is to
be wined and dined at every turn by
his friends why he is likely to be dis
appointed. Moretti is training hard.
and in order to be in tip-top condi-
ton for Grenda he asked General
mcfarland to postpone the race
with Grenda from Sunday afternoon
until Wednesday night. The request
was granted, but friends of Moretti
carried him over to New York Sun
day night and the big Italian had the
time of his life Such entertainment.
however, will not do, and the sooner
his admirers realize that Moretti is
an athlete and must attend seriously
to his training the better pleased
they will be with his efforts. He is a
good man. and he should be given a
good chance to show at his best.
That he will defeat Grenda is almost
an assured fact, but he will have TO
be right to do it. Then he will pc
given the honor of meeting Champion
Kramer, a race he is looking forward
to with much interest. To give the
fans an idea of what Moretti thinks
of the men who are to compete against
him over here we quote what the big
italian said to MacFarland.
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"Ill tell you what l would like to
do" Moretti said. talking in French to
Mac" in discussing his future races.
81 would like to meet Kramer just as
soon as possible, so as to. get
that off my mind. Kramer may beat
me. but 1 will give him some trouble
He is a wonderful rider He beat me
over in Europe, but he will tell you
that l gave him a good hard race.
Then after the race with Kramer you
may match me with anybody, just as
you like. But I want to get rid of
Kramer, so that 1 can look forward
to long string of victories"
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That is the way Moretti talks and
MacFarland takes a lot of stock in
what the Italian tells him. Not a few
of the boys at the track will tell you
that Moretti can beat them all at
the Velodrome outside of Kramer
and Rutt, and Moretti himself says
he will win from Rutt when their
match comes off. However, the
Italian will not have an easy task,
by any means, in disposing of Gren-
da and if he defeats the "Tall Tas-
manian' he is sure to come in for
we'll deserved credit.
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Talking about match races, it looks
as if roughhouse tactics and fou
riding is becoming more in evidence
at every succeeding occasion at the
Velodrome. In this respect, Clarl
seems to be the biggest offender. In
every match he springs some raw
tactics. 1t is his aim, Of course, t
attract attention. If he wins through
his foul riding he is considered smart
and If he is disqualified he is abused
In his match with Rutt Sunday after
losing the first heat after a most in
teresting race, Clark resorted to fou
tactics in the second heat by riding
on the fiat in order to get in tn,
finish. He won the heat and Refere'
Ross saw it all and stood for it. No
only disqualification, but goot
healthy fine should have been Clark
punishment. Then, in the third heat
after being assured by the referee
that he could also ride on the fla
as Clark had done, Rutt rode witt
that one intention in his mind. Whel
he came to the backstretch on tn
fifth lap, he rode off on the fiat a
the same spot where Clark did il
the previous heat and the German
once in front, won the heat and tn
race.
The first heat of the Rutt-C lar
match was all right and very inter
estipg. The other two heats wer
strictly out of order. The riders are
of course, to blame, and they ar
not doing the game any good. Ros
seems afraid to act when Clar
breaks the rules for fear some of hi
hero worshippers will hiss him. THAI
of course, would be a terrible thing
and Ross would be just about a
J badly abused as is Clark.
i Foul riding has become so preya