Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14

! day race. After the sprint meet on
! Saturday night there was much dis
cussion as to what team looked to
be the strongest in the race. Alfred
Geullet and Freddy Hill seemed to be
the favorites. but tie team Of Ivel
Lawson and Eddie Root came in fol-
a good deal of favorable comment.
In fact. this team is counted upon
as being the real contenders. Law
SOP is showing surprising form, and
il is said that Root is riding very
well. Lawson gave Champion Kra-
mer the race Of his life Saturday
night. but Kramer was awarded the
decision in a close finish. The six
day race promises TO be a very inter
estins one. for Manager Mcfarland
intends to put up primes at va
rious intervals. The track. which at
first glance looked dangerous 10 the
riders, is said to be exceptionally fast
and easy 10 navigate. There were
several spills Saturday night but
they were due to punctures. All the
boys We're riding light tires and
blowouts were numerous. In the six
day race the now famous never-wear-
out Pye tires are 20 be used. That
will mean few spills and plenty of
sprinting
Kramer IS delighted with his new
Pierce bicycle, and says he likes 1t
better than any wheel he has ever
ridden Most of the other boys intend
to use Pierce wheels. which, thanks
TO Kramer, are TO be furnished gratis
in most cases. The idea is TO boom
the American make of wheel as
against the foreign importation. This
in itself is good reason why the eff
forts Of Kramer should be appre-
ciated, yet it is said some Of the
chronic kickers are belligerent, be-
cause they have an idea that the
champion is getting a bonus for han
ding the Pierce wheel. Kramer told
me that he was looking out for the
Pierce wheel simply for the good of
the game and for the benefit of the
riders, but the jealous ones are not
easy to convince. Some bicycle riders
ought to be driving a truck.
G
The sprint meet at the armory on
Saturday night furnished some real
good racing and brought out the fact
that the new pros are going to be
factors in the racing game next sea-
SON. The pro handicap was won by
Willie Hanley. who was an amateur
last season. and the pro open was
captured by Harry Kaiser, who was
the amateur champion, and who
turned professional to ride in the
New York six-day race. Kaiser is
going 10 be a popular fellow. lie
was applauded to the rafters Satur-
day night after his clever victory and
coming out of the armory the fans
were discussing him as the coming
man" Frank Kramer said it would
be a grand thing for the game il
Kaiser would develop great speed. for
what is wanted in cycling, Kramer
said, is an American to succeed him
as champion.
C
Joe Fogler though he said he never
would. is riding in the Newark six
day race. Besides that offense he has
committed this one:
It's long way to my old payday,
It's a long way to go;
It's "a long way to my old payday,
Come oni Cough up that dough-
So long, dear old frankfurters,
The parting makes me weep;
It's a long, long way TO my old pay
day,
&c way and let me sleep.
The above verse appeared in the
New York Press and is credited to
Fogler. and Fogler admits it's author
ship. This despite the fact that Fog
Ter has always been Acredited with
being a brainy fellow and a very
able bike rider.
'Y .
The stopping of boxing bouts in
Newark is only drop in the bucket
Of what is to happen after January l.
We are going to have a real re-
form town, I am told Sunday is to
be a. day OF rest in its true sense.
Sporting events arc to be confined TO
the six days Of the week, and sa-
looms are not only to be closed tight
on the seventh day, but at l o'clock
in the morning on every day. Our
morals must be attended to as well
as our health, and we are 20 be saved
from ourselves by the greatest re-
form wave that has ever hit a white
mans town. The poor man who
works ten hours a day for six days
in the week will grumble. but the
rich man will 90 over 10 New York
for his pleasure.
| o
President Barrow. of the Interna
tionaI League, assures us that Mr.
| Ebbets will "get out" of Newark
| that he will sell his holdings in The
local baseball team. This statement
of the president is likely to peev,
| Mr.. Ebbets, for he was somewha
angered at a story in these columns
| which said that he would get rid
of the Newark club. From what w
can learn the sale Of the Newarl
club must come to pass. The Inter
national League magnates realiz
that Newark is too valuable territor,
| to be abused by any major leagu
| ownership. What is wanted is a mai
at the head of baseball here who ha
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