Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-09

Alfred Goullet, who, with Alfred
! Grenda and Jackie Clark, arrived
! from Paris, after a stormy passage.
| paid a visit to the Evening Star office
| this morning. Goullet looked well
and said that. outside of slight cold,
he felt 20. K" He had much to say
about the Paris six-day race. and de-
clared he would have won at the fin
ish sure, If he had been In the same
| form as he was at the finish of the
New York six-day race. He admitted
| be was in a combination with three
other teams and said that the boys
who went over from this country
wouldn't have a chance II they didn't
team up for protection, as it was,
even with a combination of four
strong teams, the Frenchmen, who
were FIVE teams strong, proved too
much for them. Goullet declared that
teaming is tolerated in France, and
that the visitors only did what the
natives debut not SO well. Goullet
also added that If teaming was not
stopped In the Paris six-day race, 1t
would eventually kill the race over
there. He said that the race was a
big financial success and that 1t
drew $1,000 more this year than It did
last year. He declared that If the
weather had been at all favorable the
race would have taken in $4,000,
which is about $4,000 more than was
ever taken in during the New York
grind.
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SIT was so cold during the race in
Paris" Goullet said, that we would
almost freeze on our wheels. OF
course, it was as fair for one as for
the other, but the French boys SEEM
ed to stand II better than we could.
During the week Hourlier and Comes
were allowed to do just about as
they pleased. If one was a half-lap
off, the other simply rode into the
leading bunch and nothing was said.
We complained, but 1t didn't do any
good. Another thing, the Frenchmen
had a train" a mile long and first
one and then the other would start
a Jam" OF course, the French
men wouldn't go after their own
bunch and we were forced to close
up all the gaps. That's why we
formed combination. In our party
were Grenda and myself, Petit
Breton and Poulain, Rutt and Lor-
enz and Fogler and Moran. Pretty
strong combination, wasn't it? Well,
as the saying goes, you ought to see
that other combination. Besides five
good strong teams, a number of the
little fellows were in with them and |
every time 1 recall that I finished |
second, I say to myself, oh, what a |
lucky guy you are, Ahredi' And |
so I am. But next year, MacFar- |
land tells me, teaming will not be
allowed. Mac had a long talk with
the promoters and they have assured
him that the Frenchmen will have
to ride of their own in the next
race. In which event, 1 might add,
will be a starter along with
Grenda, and think we will win the |
race and hope Hourlier is in it."
Goullet said that he and Fogler
were on good terms over in Paris and |
in fact were better friends than ever. I
He said he would ride in Paris with |
Grenda, but he declared that he might
ride as a teammate with Fogler in
Nan, Vorlr pavf x1aar
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Bill Bailey has signed a contract |
to ride as a professional under the |
management of Breyer and Coquelle |
He will make his debut as a pro on
March %, which is the opening of the
Buffalo Velodrome in Paris. He has
been engaged to race there during
March, April and May. There is a
keen desire to see Bailey and Kramer
race, but the chance is very slim,
for a rival French promoter has the
call on Kramer's services. Whether
Bailey will race as a pro next season
at the Newark Velodrome all de-
ponds on how well he shapes UP in
his engagement in Paris. If he Is a
winner, Mcfarland, Goullet says,
will bring Bill over here. If Bailey
isn't the class, though. he will not
be signed.
When Bailey turned pro he left a
champion in his wake. His name is
Vic Johnson and he was the fellow
who always gave Bailey such a great
argument for the English title. Bill
managed to beat Vic more times than
Vic could beat Bill, so Bailey in that
way earned the lions share of the
prestige With Bailey out of the way
Johnson is sure championship win
ner. He is the best amateur in Eng
land and MacFar1and says he may
bring him over here to race against
Donald McDougall and the other
American simon-pures.
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Jim Savage is going to fight again,
and if he isn't returned an easy win
ner it won't be because he is stacking
up against a very hard proposition.
Savage's opponent is to be Tony
Ross. and the affair is slated for Bill
Browns Gymnasium, New York, to-
morrow night. Ross, let it be known,
is about a fifth-rater, and in his last
fight. which was with Battling Levin
sky. at Philadelphia, about two weeks