Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-21


u being played today at New Haven
where Harvard and Yale meet in tn
tremendous Yale Bowl II is expeote,
that more than 10000 persons viii wit
ness the battle. From a playing
standpoint It should be a good battle
Harvard is the favorite and is ex
; pected to win by a comfortable mar
gin. But football IS the tricky snor
and any old result may be looked for
One thing is certain. however-mor,
than 10000 persons will be on hand. auC
this win be one new record for Ameri.
can sports. IN Europe crowds of Ioa
900 at sporting events are numerous
and the way things are looming II
I over here some day we may expect tC
see 100000 persons at & sporting tx
ture.
Another tremendous stadium is built
IN this country, and IL is said that the
new motordrome at Sheepshesd Bay.
when erected. will hold $1,000 persons.
The grand-stand viii be the largest in
the world. Il viii have a seating
capacity Of more tnan $4,000. It will
be Of steel and concrete and will cost
/ $1.00o,OO0 TO build. 4The construction
Of the stand will be started In a few
/ weeks, it is said, for II is to be ready
/ for use next June.
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As long as six-day racing is the
vogue, the names OF James Francis
Moran and Reggie Mcnamara will
ever be remembered, and those who
were at Madison Square Garden last
night between 10 and II o'clock will
never forget the courageous efforts
of these two bold knights of the
wheel. When the great races of other
years sink into oblivion. the wild
sprint of Moran and Mcnamara will
remain fresh in the minds of the
populace. II would be almost I'M
possible to describe the scenes at
the Garden as first Moran and then
Mcnamara set the wonderful pace
that eventually resulted in Jackie
Clark and Eddie Root and Jake
Magin and Percy Lawrence losing
lap. The house was packed to the
rafters at the time. and not a single
soul would have missed that less
than half hour of thrills for any
other one thing in the world. we
might say. It was the greatest liam"
that has ever happened in a six-day
race. It lasted just 27 minutes. 1t
was started by Moran, and it was
finished by Moran. yet Mcnamara
deserves none the less credit.
Piaywrights are always looking for
thrillers, and they have produced
some sensational affairs, but If that
ono mad sprint of twenty-seven min
utes could be produced in real life
on the stage it would cap the climax
OF heart-gripping dramas. For days
and weeks and years people have
been going to Madison Square
Garden in the hope of seeing just
one tiny "iam," only to be disap-
pointed. "Jams" there have been, of
course, and good Jams" too, but
the lam" last night wassthe ne plus
ultra Jam of six-day racing Again,
we might add, for full measure. that
the lam" was started by Moran and
finished by Moran. and we will never
forget the agonizlng look in his face
as he struggled around the Garden
track lap after lap, and then, all of
sudden. the delightful and pleased
smile on his face as he was just
about to pass Clark. AS he went
around the track the next time his
face was wreathed in smiles. and he
looked up into the boxes and nodded
ar friends and gave the biggest wink
you ever saw. Then his face took
on a scowl and he became a tyrant,
and his trainers had considerable
difficulty in restraining him from
attacking Clark after he had dis
mounted. Moran charged that Clark
tried TO run him over the track rail-
ing, and no shouted as loud as he
could:
THAT fellow tried to kill me, and
I'll get him nowi'
Moran's complaint was about the
way Clark rode as Jimmy was in the
act of passing Jackie This spectac-
aiar scene occurred In the home
atch Clark, dead tired was being
relieved by his partner, Root Then
along came Moran Root was low
down on the pole I'D Clark had the
width of the track to himself.
Whether Intentionally or not, Jackie
gradually worked his way toward the
top OF the track, barely leaving room
for Moran, who was racing like mad.
to get by. In fact, when Moran did
go by Clark bumped into him, but
instead OF Moran going over the rail-
ing Clark fell to the track. He sid
down the embankment and was
picked up uninjured by his trainers.
Moran went on his way, but when
he dismounted he was an enraged
man. Hours afterward he was still
nursing his crouch against Clark
Root, when he saw that Clark was
Tapped, rode of the track. He came
back later, and Clark relieved him,
as usual, when II came his turn. In
the terrific mix-up Percy Lawrence
and Jake Magin were also tapped.
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The Jam" was started during a
race for primes" Moran told me
only a few moments before to stick
around. that he and Mcnamara were