Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-26

to admit himself. In fact, Clark told
Floyd mcfarland that the New.
was making him a goat" and HI
said the same thing to Poke Free
man only recently. So lt Jackie is
made to say things that he never
utters, why it is too bad. Surely
Clark, through statements accredited
to him in the News, has made many
enemies among the riders, and if he
Is being used as tool to satisfy the
cravings of the News for scandal, he
ought to find some way to put stor
quitting, | understand that CLARK
didn't make any such statement, but
rather explained the withdrawal OF
both Root and himself to the terrific
cold of the building. Jackie told a
friend he was unable to stand the
cold, and that Root suffered the
same way. He didn't make any hull
labaloo about Root quitting, and he
didn't knock Eddie at all. The in
terview in the News made Jackie say
so, and it also made Jackie appear
egotistical and foolish. But what is
| Clark to do? 1t looks as if Jackie
were in for a tough season. The
News will use him, as they have
! used Chapman and Powers, to fight
Messrs. Million, Uppercu and Mac
Farland, but as the News hasn't won
an argument or battle, in either
sports or politics, since Methuselah
was an infant, why it is presumed
that the paper will continue to drop
in circulation. and the public, as
usual, will pay no attention to its
rawlings.
@
Chapman, it is said, can rest as
sured that the cyclists he has signed
to race under the management will be
taken care of by the Cycle Racing
Association Most of the boys who
cast their lot with Chapman are
either pace-followers or want to be
pace followers. George Wiley. for
instance, is perhaps the best man in
the game in this country, and Cen
eral Manager MacFarland is sure to
see that George is given contract.
Then there is Percy Lawrence. who is
touted by no less a parsonage than
Charley Turville, the pacemaker. to be
one of the best six-day riders in the
business. He will find little trouble
in booking up with Mcfarland.
Others who were engaged by Chap
port -Qa) out-up; Norman Hansen,
the little Dane; Charley Stein, a pace
follower with lack of judgment, and
last of all, Ernie Pye, who has more
troubles than a washwoman and who
is always seeking to make trouble.
but who always gets the worst end
of every turn OF affairs. 1t is said
that Pye was the only rider who felt
any bad effects of the announced re-
tirement of Chapman. To use ia
vorite expression Of Mory Gordon,
Ernie was struck dumb. Pye may
find the shedding rather rough, for he
plays the game so poorly that he is
always on the losing side, no matter
what comes to pass
o
Bud Anderson, the California fight
er, is through A year ago he was a
most promising fellow, but he sur
fered an attack of appendicitis and
that virtually settled his career. He
fought Leach Cross, was the favorite
before the battle, but lost. The very
next day he was taken down with
appendicitis, which accounted for his
lack of strength in his bout with
Cross. Later on he made an effort to
come back" but he wasn't there.
He tried again last week and failed,
also, being knocked out in four rounds
by a newcomer In the person of Red
Watson. 1t Is the old story-once the
wall Of your stomach is cut you cease
to be fit for athletics. A good. smart
doctor told me so a number of years
ago, and events have proved his
statement true.
O.
Willie Richie will soon be himself
again. He will do much fighting, it
is believed, when he thoroughly recov-
ers from his illness. In order to sat-
isfy some of the sporting writer's
who are not very strong for Willie,
it is too bad that the champion didn't
go into the ring when he was sick
and get licked. But being a wise
head, Richie is taking his own time,
and when he again enters the ring
he will no doubt produce more tears
for his enemies. 1t will be cruel for
him, Of course, but champions are
just that mean, and Willie Richie
is one champion.
o
The Happy Ramblers seem to be
an appreciative bunch, and take the
bad along with the good without
much moaning. The Ramblers' view
of how they liked the article about
their clubmate in the Evening Star
Of yesterday and assuring me that
Banty Lewis hasn't a swelled head
is given in the following letter:
J. P. N:
We wish to thank you for the ele-
CANT write-up you gave our clubmate,
Banty Lewis, in last nights paper,
and wish TO state that If Mr.. BEN
detto, manager of Kid Boonton,
wishes to place a side bet on his
prodigy, tell him to kindly call at the
Happy Ramblers' Association, 80
Charlton street, Newark, N. j., any