Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-10

day night when he beat Cesar
Moretti, the big Italian, in their
match race at the Velodrome. AL
! though the Italian has not shown us
to have wonderful jump and gem
eralship on the track we believe that
big Cesar will show with better adj
vantage next Sunday Too many
reasons are against our giving de-
cisive opinion of this rider, who has
come to this country with the best
recommendation and is supposed to
be a far better man than Verri. And
Verri was very good and could show
the heels to more than star. Then
next Sunday we shall see what we
shall see, as j. p. N. says
The championship of the world, we
hear, is going to be an easy race for
the two best sprinters, who will con-
tend for the cycling crown. In our
opinion Ellegaard, the Dane, and
Verri, the Italian. have the best
chance for first honors. But we be-
lieve the eyes of all European fans
would enjoy better a championship
race at the Velodrome of Newark
under the supervision of General Mac
Farland and with such talent as we
have-the best in the cycling game.
In fact. the fans of Newark would
app CNldlt very HiuCH II the pro-
motors would put up a championship
here at the same time that the chom-
pionship of the world will be run in
Copenhagen, with the following
riders to compete: Kramer, Rutt,
Moretti, Goullet, Clark, Spears,
Grenda, Lawson, Hourlier, with high
prices, and call the race THE Newark
International Championship" Also a
suggestion that pursuit race be put
up with the following men to COM
pete in honor of their nation:
Kramer for America. Rutt for Ger
many. Moretti for Italy, Hourlier for
France, Goullet for Australia, Fogler
for Poland and Lawson for Sweden
This race to be called the Pursuit
Race of Nations" The same race
for amateurs, to be called THE Pur-
suit Race of the States" with the fol-
lowing riders: McDougall for Newark,
Kaiser for New York, Hanley for
San Francisco, T. Smith for Irving
ton, Gus Wohlrab for Jersey City,
Chester Smith for Baldwin, L. l.; All
for Buffalo and Madden for
Newark.
Very truly yours,
S. o. & Co.
Somebody must have whispered to |
you about the championship of the
world" to be run at the Velodrome. |
General MacFarland arranged some |
time ago to put on a big three-meet |
card in August and call the feature |
races the Worlds Cycling Derbies." |
About your pursuit races, that is a |
matter for Mac" to think over. The |
riders won't like them at all
@
The decisions rendered by Referee
Arthur Ross at the Velodrome We'd |
nesday night have evidently not met
with unanimous approval That is
to be expected, but if Mr.. Ross keeps |
up the good work, both the referee and
The fans will have less complaint in
the future. Several letters on the
referees verdicts have been received
at the Evening Star office. Here is
one of them:
]. P. NJ:
] am a constant reader of your valu-
able column and also a regular attend
ant at all the races. Last year / saw |
every race run at the Salt Lake bowl, |
Ind so far this year I haven't missed |
race at the Velodrome.
The actions of the referee Wednes-
lay night grated on my nerves, and 1
lope you will spare me a few lines in |
rour column, as would like to come
tut in print about the amateur sus
PENSIONS. In the five-mile amateur
ace Mr.. Ross saw only the fact that I
Hanley refused to set pace. Did he
lot see Taylor ride high on the turn
n the back stretch, sit up in his sad
die and call to both Hanley and
Kaiser to paceI 1 think it was plain
10 all that the backmarkers were
sailing, but if Hanley is to be sus-
pended, why not Kaiser and Taylor? |
Surely they were as much at fault as
the Pacific coast rider. AS a rule |
Hanley rides a fair race, doing his |
share of the work and very little |
switching" and it seems too bad that |
he alone should suffer when others
were also at fault. Smith was also |
for rough riding. but why |
did Referee Ross allow Madden to get |
away with his dirty work" on the |
first turn, with two laps TO go, in the
final of the amateur championship?
Madden deliberately rode into Hanley.
forcing him into the middle OF the |
track and throwing him out of his
stride. This may read as if / am
playing favorites, but that is not so.
Hardly anyone can fail to appreciate
the great riding of the San Francis
can, and for that reason I want to see
him get fair play. When he is at
fault suspend him (Which Mr.. Ross
did,, but also suspend the other Of
tenders, who have given more evidence
of rough work this year than Hanley
ever thought of. | think your advice,
offered in sport Topics" as to deal
ing with offenders on the track had
some weight with the referee. as he
was pretty busy Wednesday might.
Thanking you in advance for allow
ing me a little space in your column,
I will close. Very respectfully,
A SALT LAKE CITY FAN.
Hanley was the first and real Of
fender and his punishment was just.
1t was said that he had man out
in front working for him." and he
didn't care to set any pace. You will
recall that Ernest Ohrt, pal of Han
ley, won the race. Kaiser was an Of
fender, but not until Hanley had ptir-
posely ruined the chances of the back