Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-23
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afflicted the Englishman, because III
failed to play his true game.
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Although court tennis is very ex.
elusive game, betting on the Gould
Convey match was amazing. Before
play opened Convey. naturally, was the
favorlte, but the odds were small
| Thousands upon thousands of dollars
were wagered previous to the first
set, and as the contest progressed
more money was bet on the outcome
The Englishman's , hackers lost
| heavily, and his defeat was one OF
the biggest upsets In sportdom in q
! long while. Covey wasn't satisfied
at all with his play In the match
and he asked for another chance. lie
was accommodates In the way OF a
match in doubles, upon which the
betting was also brisk. This time
the result was different, and there
was a great recouping of losses
Convey showed startl 'ng reversal OF
form, and Gould and his partner
could hold him nohow.
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The tremendous speculation or
these tennis matches brings up q
question of amateur status again. The
match, of course, was between ar
amateur and a professional, which is
perfectly legitimate. Plate was pro.
vided for the simon-pure and coin OF
the realm was to go to the pro.
Now, though, the question is: Did Mr.
Well, If he didn't, he isn't much OF a
sport, and he showed by his consist
ent and clever tennis that he is much
of sport, so it is all left to conclu-
sion.
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1t IS a difficult matter to draw con-
illusions on just what constitutes an
amateur. The English version of an
amateur is so strict 1t requires glass
case to keep the boys over there pure.
Here in America the general inter-
probation is that an amateur is an
amateur until he is found out or else
turns pro himself. In some of the
sports profess onal in our branch Is
recognized as an amateur in another
branch. We are not very strict over
here, but we are strict enough.
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The English promoters who secured
the worlds cycling championship for
London made the statement that the
amateurs were the life of the bike
game in their country. TT is the
amateur who keeps up the sport In
England" the delegates to the meet
ing at which the championships We're
awarded said to Frank Million, who
was trying to secure the big event for
Newark. That of course, meant very
little, for cycling In England is not
to be compared with the importance
of the sport In America, in France or
in Germany. There isn't a pro In
England who amounts to straw, but
there are two mighty nifty pros over
there, one being the sensational Bill
Bailey and the other being Vic John
son, who will fit In Baileys shoes, now
that Bill has decided to turn profes-
sional. Johnson, 1t is said. is a very
good man, and he will probably be
brought to this country in due time
by Floyd MacFarand, the general
manager of the Million and Upperou
cycling interests. 1t may not be this
year, for Mac" has engaged so much
talent that he will have his own
troubles using the foreign stars to ad-
vantage.
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MacFarland, by the way, is on his
way from Europe to America, and
was due to arrive in the glorious
country today. The weather, how
ever, has been so unfavorable that
Mac" has been delayed day and
will not arrive until tomorrow. We
are sorry for the wait, for we are
sure the long fellow will have some
thing very interesting to say. He
has been assailed in a most malicious
and cowardly manner during his stay
abroad, and il he is the CANISTER |
believe him to be he will bring forth
a few more crawling apologies the
same as he did last summer when his
character was assailed. There has
been a desire to avoid controversy
with their maligners on the part Of
Messrs. Million and Uppercu and
MacFarland for fear OF a talked-of
agitation against Sunday sports, but
that "old shell game" cannot be
worked forever and MacFarland may
be the first one to call for q show
down.
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Along with mcfarland on the New
Amsterdam, which is scheduled to
dock tomorrow sometime in the after
noon. is the world famed Walter Rutt,
a big German of great speed and
much common sense. Rutt comes
here anxious to meet Frank Kramer,
but is afraid" we are told to meet
Jackie Clark. That is an awful state
of affairs, but this impression will
have to prevail for a time at least,
for Rutt's first match race, l am
told, will be against Kramer early
in May. In the meantime Clark will
be able to find plenty Of exercise in
defeating Alfred Goullet. who will be
ready to meet Jackie early in April.