Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-02
the superior of the riders here ir
any kind of a wheeling contest.
With thanks to you, 1 am.
Very respectfully,
FRANCISCO VERB.

FRANCISCO VERB.
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During the New York six-day race
Joe Fogler wrote a number Of ar
tieles for a Brooklyn newspaper. He
talked much about the primes" that
were being raced for. but the intel
ligent compositor always made the
word "prunes." So now these special
prizes are more widely known as
'prunes' than "primes''-and it is
not a bad name for them at that
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Despite the fact that Fogler. with
tears in his voice and his right hand
in the air, took a hundred thousand
oaths that he would never ride an
other continuous six-day race, the
Brooklyn Battler' took it all back
yesterday when he told Manager
Mcfarland that he was ready 90
sign up any time for next year. Only
Sir Joseph stipulated: But you
mustn't tell J. P N, Mac for ne
will give me an awful panningn The
story was to good to keep, and Mac
F'arland told me, and in order not to
disappoint Fogler he can consider
himself severely PANIED
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The recent New York race must
have been a cruel one, and all the
boys say Mcfarland showed them
no mercy at any time. The primes
brought forth Jams" and the riders
became so thoroughly tired that they
were hardly able to move. OF all
the riders in the race, none suffered
more than Fogler. Joe was in bad
shape time and again. He gained it
out, however, and was there at the
finish Early Saturday morning Fog
Ter had a very bad spell, and Moran
and MacNamara were jumping every
few minutes. After one big Jam"
Fogler almost dead to the world,
went to Moran and said
Say. Jimmy, are you two brutes
going to keep up this jumping any
longer?"
Moran simply replied:
"Yes-until we lap every team in
the race"
by cripes," Fogler cried, I'm
going to put a tree in the centre
there and hang myself"
Moran wasn't much interested in
what Fogler would do, but 1t so hap
pened that the jumping ceased for
some time Moran and Fogler do not
love each other very much, but
Moran said after the race that Fosler
surely put up great, game fight
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Writing from his home town of
Mass, Moran says he hasn't
the expected checks for the
extra bonus he feels that he and Nc
Namara deserved for their untiring
efforts in making the New York race
a success.
"All the newspapers are full Of it,
Moran opines in his letter, "but I
haven't seen the check yet. We GER
tainly deserve something, but I never
have any luck when there is money
in sight. I am getting back a whole
lot of lost sleep" Moran goes on to
say, land ! am doing q little riding
on the road. Today 1 had big jam
with an auto up a steep hill, but I
didn't have any partner to relieve
me-"
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Just before sailing for Italy. Cesar
Moretti signed a contract to race
here next year. He is to receive, 1t
is said, twice as much as his con-
tract called for last season. He is a
good card, and Manager MacFarland
says he is one of the best men in
the business to have around Moret-
tbs demands were rather steep, but
he and mcfarland finally got to-
gether.
The pro cyclists insist that here
after all fines will have to be put into
an injured cyclists fund or they will
know the reason why. They are UNI
able to see why Chairman Kelsey
should come in for all these fines for
his personal use and are not going to
stand for it. Champion Kramer, the
riders representative In the n. c. A,
is the one to take this matter up, and
the other riders are going to see that
he does. 1t should have been done
long ago, and that's what ought to
have been done with the fines plas-
tered on the backs of the outlaws"
but which instead were divided
among the regulars" 1t was that
war that opened the riders eyes.
When there was trouble Chairman
Kelsey put it up to the men, and
they used their own judgment and
collected the spoils. Now in time OF
peace they feel that the fines also
belong to them, and they are going to
get them, too, they say.
O.
The six-day race scheduled for Buff
falo December to IL is not likely to
be held at all. Instead and in order
to keep the boys together, Manager
mcfarland has arranged to hold a
ten-hour six-day race at the local ar
mory, the dates being December IA
to 10. This will follow the Chicago
race late in January, the Frisco race
in February and the Kansas City race
in February. Six-day racing, as far
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