Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-31
JIMMY MORAN CONOUERS
MIDDLE-DISTANCE STARS
Veteran Chelsea Cyclist Proves to Be the
Rider of Old and Completely Sub
merges Aspirants for Title
KRAMER VICTOR IN STRAIGHT HEATS

With the force of a tidal wave the
veteran from Chelsea swept all before
him and completely submerged three
aspirants for the title of international
middle-distance champion. Moran S
victory came as a surprise to the
majority of the 1880 or more fans
who witnessed the races, yet there
were not few among the vast audi
ence who believed that the battle
SCARED hero of former years would
prove the master in hard race such
as the contest yesterday proved to be.
Opposed to the Chelsea man were
two younger riders, Clarence Carman
and George Wiley, and Bobby Wal
thour, veteran, who is even older
than Moran and the hero of over a
thousand races. Wiley was second,
being separated by over a lap from
the winner, and Walthour was third,
three laps behind the victor. Car
man. after struggling valiantly for
over twenty-seven miles, retired, a
badly beaten and much crestfallen
rider. Carman. with youth in his
favor, was believed to have the best
chance of winning. The youngster
mas led in the American paced cham
plonship throughout the season, and
is rated as a "phenom" But before
the attack of the older riders Carman
crumpled and fell. thoroughly
beaten rider.
Do or Die Attempt
Days before the race Moran de-
clared that he must win this race, If ii
was the last race he was ever to COM
pete IN. 1t was a case of do or die
with Jimmy. In the paced champion
ship this year the younger riders
have beaten him repeatedly, and it
was apparent that his star had set.
AFTER SO many years at the top of the
paced division and a six-day star of
the nrst rank, forced retirement wSs
bitter pill for Moran to swallow,
but more than few times this sea-
son has he been told by the race pro-
moters that he was "all in" and no
longer contender or dra wing
card, and, therefore. could not be used
in paced races.
Eleven days before Moran had won
the l00-kilometer motor paced cham
pionship at Brighton Beach, but there
was considera BILE luck attached to
that victory. Yesterday he won be-
cause he was the best man in the
race. True, Wiley was at disadvan-
Iage after falling and losing a lap
put when they fought on even terms
before and after the accident to Wiley
moran showed the greater strength
and it must be said that he won the
International championship fairly. He
fought from the front and he fought
from the rear, and he carried the fight
TO the Others at all times Even
when he had the race safely in hand,
with Wiley full lap behind, he con-
tinued to force the issue and kept
Wiley going at such a clip the latter
had no chance to rest. He surely
was the old battler of former years,
and 1t is hats off to Jimmy.
Moran Presented Grim Figure.
Moran presented grim figure as he
came on the track clad entirely In
black. There was a sinister glare in
his eyes and his lower lip protruded
and his massive jaws were clenched.
Those who know him well realized at
a glance that Moran was the fighting
machine of old-the same Moran In
spirit, at least, whose wonderful ag
gressiveness used to sweep everything
before him in the six-day grinds, but
not many of those who know him well
believed that the flesh would respond
to the will of the spirit. Moran had
planned certain line of battle. but
these plans were changed when the
race was not very far advanced.
Jimmy instructed his pacemakers to
take things easy for half the dis
lance and let the other fellows fight
among themselves Then after they
are tired I'll go after en- was the
way he put it. But there was too
much fight in Jimmy to play wait
ing game, and he was on the agrees
sive before the race had gone four
miles,
Walthour. the two times champion
of the world and one of the favorites,
got off in the lead and was carried
along at stiff pace for the first few
miles, with Carman in second position
and Wiley and Moran following in
order. At three m. IS there was a
shifting of positions and Carma:. and
Wiley both alternated in leading.
The drawn faces on the others was
positive evidence that the gruelling
pace was having hts effect, and Jack
Neville, who was handling. Moran's
pacemakers, gave them "the office" to
quicken the pace Moran moved up
TO the front at five miles and was
carrying the field along at great speed
at the start of the sixth mile. Walt
hour had dropped back to last place
and his face, which had changed in
color from a livid pink to a rich
Indian red, soon blended into a bat
tleship drab as he put every ounce of
his fast ebbing strength into the eff
fort to hang on.
Fogler Taunts Jimmy.
Carman was in trouble. and Joe
Fogler, who was pacing Clarence on
the front of a tandem with liver Law
son, did not help his mans chances
any when he tainted Moran by shout
ing go on, pig, go on; what's the
matter with your" To call Moran
pig is equivalent to waving a red
flag in front of a bull, and Moran's
Immediately shouted for more pace.
Being equal to the occasion Morans
pacemakers gave him more pace and
the closely grouped field was soon
spread out with open space between
. them On the eighth mile the rear
tire of one of Wiley's pacing tandems
blew up and the team crashed to the
track and Wiley went down with
them. This cost Wiley lap, but he
was up in an instant and electrified
the crowd by a most spectacular
spring behind Thomas and Moretti,
which closed gap of three-quarters
of lap and saved him from being
two laps behind the leaders.
Wiley's great riding at this time
made him look very good, but ne
was tired after his efforts and was
content to follow in the wake of the
others and rest. He came back sew
eral times afterwards, and made
valiant effort to make up the lap ne
had lost, but Moran was ever ready
to give him battle. Several times the
little fellow gained considerable
ground by jumping away, but once
the herculean Moran got under way
the fleeing Wiley was soon over
hauled The fight between Wiley and
Moran was so hot the riders wero
under the worlds record from the
tenth mile on, and the fast pace had
Carman in state of exhaustion. On
the seventeenth mile, while Wiley