Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-04


again this year. although Goul1et, II
is believed, has promised to ride with
, Grenda, If he rides at all, which 4:
no sure thing. II is said that Goul.
+ let may not go in another six-day
race. He isn't strong for those low
brow affairs in the first place. and
he believes they injure him as a
sprnter He wants to win the Amer
lean championship some day and It
is his ambition to succeed Kramer
He believes he is the next best man
to "Blg Steve" and so do a whole
lot of good judges. He is to become
an American citizen some day and he
would like nothing better than to be-
come the American champion. He has
hosts of admirers and some very
good friends and he would be a very
acceptable title-holder.
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For tandem partner, 1t would be
difficult proposition to get a better
man than big Alf' Grenda, the "Old
Hoss" of the bike game, and when the
worlds cycle derbies come around the
latter part of this month Grenda is
sure to be in great demand. In the
tandem races at the velodrome Gren-
da, no matter with whom he has
been paired, has always shown great
strength and speed. With Ernie Pye
he has won race after race, though
Pye is no match for Grenda at ALL
In Gordon Walker however, it looks
as II Grenda has secured the proper
mate In the race on Sunday, with
| Walker as partner, Grenda
smashed to sn1ithereens the two-rnile
tandem handicap record. His time
was minutes and 35 seconds, while
the best previous record was min
utes and 30 seconds. 1t was a Won
derful performance in more ways
| than one. The men rode from scratch
| and not only overhauled the limit
men, who had 240 yards start, but
they won the race by a 'city block"
so to say. and they weren't doing their
best, Grenda tells me, at that.
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1t was a performance that is worth
more than a passing mention, es-
pecially as Grenda is such an honest,
faithful fellow. always doing his best,
though sometimes his efforts are con-
fined to the welfare of others. As to
his helping hand now and then we
will say that he is not stingy. He
allows most anyone to get in" when
he is going to go. One night Kramer
was on his wheel and he knew it, yet
lap and half to go he was on his
way and 13ig Steve" of course, won
the race. There was no understand
ing. Kramer and Grenda were not
teaming. though Granda is in the
habit of going on his way when some
friend" is following him. Some
times it is Goullet sometimes it is
Clark and sometimes 1t is some less
notable fellow; but Grenda generally
has a live one" around somewhere.
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Grenda has been racing around
here for a few years. and he has
been a faithful fellow and con-
sistent performer, He isn't of the
championship class, and he will never
be a champion among the sprinters.
He is, though. what is known as a
dangerous man. He makes cham
pions ride their heads off, and he is
always there or whereabouts. knock
ing at the door. He is big but he is
not loud In fact, he might be safely
termed THE Silent Man of the Bike
Game" He says little, but he does
his work well. He seems to be
friendly with everybody and every
body seems TO have good word to
say about the "old Hoss"
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But as quiet fellow as Grenda is,
he has a temper, and only recently
he showed his teeth. 1t was after
the tandem paced race in which
Goullet defeated Rutt and Clark. In
this particular race Clark was raced
into submission and Tapped, but Goul-
let and Rutt had rare old battle.
Near the finish Goullet couldn't get a
pace, and it looked as If Rutt was
going to be sure winner. Goullet,
however, was in wonderful form that
day. and when he saw Grenda and
Pye coming UP with Rutt to 90 by
him he just gritted his teeth and
| raced them off. Goullet, by mar
velous exhibition of speed and game
1r.1 - r,r4,. III.
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Beaten in a race, he thought he
had good right to win, Rutt made
complaint that Grenda and Pye
didn't do him justice. This accusa-
tion made Grenda mad through and
through and he declared then and
there that he wouldn't do any more
| pacing. That declaration, naturally,
didn't suit General MacFarland at
all. and he and Grenda had a little
talk for a cent. Grenda was very
much "peeved" at Rutt, but soreness
finally wore off and the men became
good friends. MacFarland told Gren-
da he wanted him to pace, and Gren-
da said all right. In the meantime
Grenda lost his old partner, Pye, and
along came Walker. AS result we
have new worlds record. Really
Grenda and Walker pedaled excep-
tionally well together. 1t was re-
marked during the race and after it
good many compared their efforts
to the smooth, easy manner In
which Kramer and F'rlol rode a tam
dem. That is praise, indeed, for It is