Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-18

The war in Europe has brought to
light a romance of the bike game
The war has been responsible for
many things, and it would seem that
anything that may happen has a di-
rect or an indirect connection with
the big quarrel abroad. The story
of the secret marriage of Reginald
Mcnamara and pretty nurse at the
City Hospital, which took place last
fall, might have remained a secret
for some time to come were 1t not
for the war. Unable to hold his own
council any longer. Bob Spears, who
is McNamara's pal and the only per-
son in this city who knew of the mar
riage. divulged the secret Yesterday
after making numerous and futile
attempts to get into communication
with Mcnamara or his bride. They
are both in Europe somewhere. but
just where nobody knows. 1t was
Long Bob who wished. Mrs. McNa-
mara and her four weeks old baby
bon voyage as a big liner pulled out
for Europe three weeks ago, and it
is the fact that the young bride ar
rived in France the day that war was
declared that has caused Bob so
much anxiety
O.
Mcnamara arrived in Newark in
June, 1918, from Australia. and the
first day he trained on the velodrome
he fell and was frightfully injured. 1t
was believed at the time that his rae
ing days were over, for the muscles
in his right leg above the knee were
so badly torn there seemed no possi-
BILE chance for him to continue his
chosen athletic career. The injured
rider was taken to the City Hospital,
and 1t was there that the romance
started. A pretty nurse held Reggie's
head while the doctors sewed the
Jagged wounds, and it was the same
pretty nurse who cared for him dur
ing the five weeks he was a patient
at the institution. When his friends
called to see him it was noticed that
Reggie was always in a very happy
frame of mind. They commented
upon his composure and apparent
contentment, which seemed unusual
under the circumstances, but they laid
1t to Reggie's wellknown gameness.
"Ain't he the gamester?" remarked
Spears after a visit one day. "If that
was me laying there and unable to
move a fraction of an inch, I would
be wearin' an awful crouch. but that
guy just smiles and seems to think
all the world is kind to him.
But Bob did not know that Cupid
was perched on top of the little white
bed and that love had stopped all
pain.
C
When Mcnamara got out of the
hospital he started racing at the Mo-
tordrome, and a fair-haired girl in
variably sat near the tape and took
a great interest in the very good
looking chap from the Antipodes. 1t
was the same young lady who--had
he returned from Boston in Novem-
Der following the six-day race there,
Reggie and his former nurse were
married. Two weeks before the
worlds championships were to start
at Copenhagen Reggie sent word to
his wife to come to Paris, as he want
ed her to see him ride for the highest
honors in cycling. Reggie was to
have raced in Paris at the Pare des
Princess track four days before the
first day of the championship meet
at Copenhagen, and his bride was
due in Paris the same day. And that
was the day war was declared.
o
Mr., and Mrs. Reggie Mcnamara
are somewhere in Europe now, but
Just where nobody knows In any
event they are probably content, for
there is a little curly-headed Reggie
four weeks old to make their lot a
happy one, even though the greatest
war of all time is raging on all sides
of them.
c
Talking about passes. a fan wants
to know
J. p. N:
Has the time expired for season
passes at the Velodrome? I was told
the passes are all collected.
JAKE GOULD.
All passes at the Velodrome are still
good-all but one, No. 1872. That pass
has been taken up. 1t was being used
too often in one day. A week ago the
pass, in a program, was dropped out
of the grandstand of the Velodrome
and was picked up at the gate. 1t
hasn't been called for since.
Kind words for Kramer:
Orange, Aug. II, 1914.
ID NJ