Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-21
.S|X-DAY CYCLISTS J
TALKED TOO MUCH
Floyd MacFarland Arrived on
Scene and Spoiled Good
Story on "Teaming.'
JOE FOGLER's CONFESSION

A tale unfolding the con5plfdC-cs O
/ the season of 1918 in bike races at
/ the Velodrome was we'll under way IN
the middle of the broad Atlantic
about the twenty first day of last De.
cember, when the telling was nipped
in the bud. Seated at table in the
dining salon of the liner France sat
/ five noted bike riders. lazily slipping
their coffee. while the GorgonZola
cheese tried to keep its feet as the
big ship rolled and tossed IN tne
mighty sea. All of the other diners
at the table had left and the riders
were quite alone. They had just
emerged from the New York siX-day
race with pockets bullying with Sooo
American dollars. and with more eoin
in sight in coming grinds In Europe,
/ the cyclists were feeling at ease with
the world and each other and the
grudges of the season just closed
were forgotten.
The subject of teaming was brought
up. In the party were Jackie Clark,
| Joe Fogler ALT Goullet and All
Grenda They all admitted having
teamed. Jackie confessed that ne
had teamed in six races, while the
others in the party smiled broadly.
but did not venture to make the
Rocket" raise the ante. Gou,let and
Grenda admitted having assisted each
other in three races during the sea-
son. Then old Battling Joe" came
through with the startling declara-
ton that he had teamed in sixty races,
if he had teamed In one, and he was
! quite positive that he had teamed IN
one. The fullness of Joe's confession
would, no doubt, have brought forth
a more complete acknowledgements of
the teaming of the others, but at this
point Floyd MacFar.and, who was
, chatting with the captain and wrap
ping himself around a big portion OF
plum duff at d table opposite, turned
and, in a fatherly manner, announced
Boys, the less you tell about team
ing the better off you will be"
If big Mac" had not interfered, we
might now have the real dope on the
Newark thousand and the twenty
fve-mile championship and, maybe,
few other races of 1913.
The rider who is the sponsor for
this story says that he would have
given the exact number of times he
teamed last year If MacFarland had
not brought the confab to an end,
and would have forced the Others
to be as frank as Fogler. He also
stated that Grenda and Clark were
teaming throughout the season, and
the latter's admittance of six OF
fences against the rules of cycling
was a joke.
THAT Grenda and Clark got away
with teaming so often" continued
this rider, "was due to the fact that
they worked together in mastery
style and very often ran one, two at
the finish. If Grenda was strong
enough to pull Clark and then finish
second himself, Grenda, at least, was
entitled to the place and should not
be disqualified
xfafaH
that he was not to team, and If he
was found guilty of the offence his
contract became null and void. Sew
eral times "the Rocket was accused
of teaming, but his denials We're, SO
strong and so evidently sincere no
action was taken.
-.
The New York Athletic Club is 60
ing in strong for honors on the cycle
track this season. Last year DON
aid McDougall, the American anna
teur champion, was the biggest point
winner by tremendous margin over
the many other celebrated athletes
who wore the colors of the famous
Gotham athletic club, and that is
probably the reason for the actlYl-
ties of the club in cycling this season.
There are four riders on the team
this year, McDougall, Eddie Kane,
Frank Whitney and Alfred Lake, and
there might have been a fifth mem
Der were it not torSthe fact that the
club stands only for pure amateur
ism. A certain local amateur rider,
who has gained considerable promi-
nence since the opening of the pres"
ent season, was approached recently
and asked If he would care to ride
under the N. Y. A. c. colors. The
amateur in question replied that ne
would be positively delighted. Upon
tfis assurance he was given mem
bership application blank to fill out.
The knight of the silent steed got
along beautifully in filling out the
blank spaces opposite numerous ques-
lions until he came to the question:
what is your oceupation?'>
His answer was:
Amateur bicycle rider"
He's off the team. This rider may
be as pure as Willie Murray. OF
Harrison, who never won q Prize
but that was a fatal mistake.
-.
Larry Corbett, the old Australian
professional, who won the famous
sydney thousand in the early part
of the present century, is now a
vaudeville performer and is doing
turn in this city with the bright eyes
and the rosy cheeks Having read
of Whiskers Devonovich's desire TO
return to the game, Larry recalled
an amusing incident which occurred
at Melbourne, Australia, some years
ago, in which Whiskers figured.
Larry was severely injured by run.
ming into horse which crossed the
track as he came speeding down the
homestretch at. the Cricket grounds
and was carted away to a hospital
in an ambulance. Recovering con-
seriousness twenty hours later, Larry
heard a familiar voice coming from
the cot next to him. Raising his
head, Corbett caught sight of Deyono-
vich's telltale whiskers. What are
you doing here?" inquired Larry Be
tween means Devonovict replied.
Don't talk to me, I'm unconscious"
So
In additions to the 100 kilometer
team race at the Velodrome Sunday
there will be a novice and an am.
ateur race on the bill The team
race will take about two hours and
thirty minutes in the running.
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Walter Bardgett claims that he is
the man who is responsible for a
part at least, of the "RocISet,s'f
popularity. Walter says that the
many disqualifications he handed
Clark brought the latter much popu-
larity. IT the former referee was an
the Job last Sunday, Jackie might
now be more popular than ever.