Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-28

| no one seems to know, but It is be-
lleved that the financial failure Of the
| Newark six-day race has given most
OF the boys the cold feet. It Is feared
| that the hard times will make money
| SO scarce that Chicago viii not sup
port such a luxury. Manager Mac
Farland believes otherwise. He says
the race viii be a good one and he
wants all the big men to ride in It
He has gone farther, too, and has al
most demanded that those who were
unwilling to sign come forward at once
and declare their intentions. Mac"
has sent letters to the riders, telling
them what is what and those who
don't feel like doing anything for
their own game may be looking
around for job on the trolley cars
next season. according to the general
manager Of the Cycle Racing Associa-
ton.
Cyclists are queer lot. They are
hard to please. When there isn't
anything doing they yell their heads
off at the inactivity of the promoters
and demand that more tracks be
built. But just as soon as there Ia
semblance of life and an "anger' or
two hobs up. the riders get tired
feeling and persuade themselves into
the belief that they don't want to
work. However, mcfarland ex-
poets to be able to tame one or two
OF the beIligerents and the rest will
be easy. With no racing in Europe
It was believed that the riders would
be lust crazy for six-day racing In
America, but most of the boys had
such g prosperous season they don't
feel like exerting themselves when
circumstances do not call for it.
o
The life of a manager IS hard
one. and even a poor little basket
ball manager is not able to escape
criticism, as the following commu-
nication will show:
J. P. NJ:
Though l admire Charles Helm
I have no praise for him
as manager of the Bay View bas-
ketball team. In recent games he
has used his poorest men while his
strongest players were forced TO
witness games from the sidelineS. In
the game with the Newark Turner's
and Pete Schoen, two of his best
men, in the game, and the result was
a defeat. These players could have
substituted for Miller and Kussmeul
or Koermaier. ] think a goodly
number will agree with me that Lou
Reilly and McWalters are a pair OF
the strongest young players in the
city, Schoen would make good
centre man. AS for Kussmaul he
has slowed mp considerably. as have.
Miller and KoeTmaier. Billy Nc
Kinley is a good man but he does
not harmonic with the other mem
bers. Though he has been called q
roughster few play cleaner game
than Bill I should think that Bay
View members would select Joe Hill,
the junior manager. as the leader of
the senior team. replacing Helm. Hill
has developed some excellent talent.
Wish you merry Christmas and a
happy New Year.
OLD-TIME MEMBER.
I would take II that the manager
knows best. Your argument may be
very good, but even the tyro seems
to think he is entitled to make sus-
gesttions. I have received any num-
Der OF tips how to manage my affairs
ana I have come 10 the conclusion
that everybody else knows every
body else's business better than
everybody else. In view Of that fact
Helm is undoubtedly a superior man
sser. d
o
Though beaten by Tom Haipin, the
Boston runner, in a 440-yard special
match at Buffalo on Saturday night.
Ted Meredith broke the worlds REQ
ord In the 8o0-yard handicap at this
same meet Accounts give Meredith
credit Of a wonderful performances
in weaving his way through broken
field Of speedsters, and say, It was the
most sensational athletic stunt ever
seen in Buffalo. Meredith promises
to be another Mel Sheppard. though
ne doesn't seem to be as confident d
winner as was the Peerless Mer'
In his day. These two great athletes.
by the way, are fast friends, and the
friendship grew up during the last
Olympic championships. II came
about after Meredith had proven ne
was faster man than Sheppard,
who. up to that time, was the king