Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-20

tltQs We nave SeSn w Tic
same thing repeatedly on the Velo-
drome track. First of all, in his
match race with Verri. All this
switching on the part of Clark leaves
within us the impression that he
cannot compete with advantage
against the best sprinters, such as
Kramer, Moretti, Rutt, Verri, Pou-
lain, Hourlier and others, who have
the real Jump" We believe Clark
to be great little rider at five, ten
fifteen miles; but he will be easily
eliminated In any future race for the
championship of the world Yours
truly, S. o. & co.
What surprise mcfarland Is 60
ing to spring on the fans I do not
know, but as you say. it may be the
worlds championship.
There is much jealousy in the bike
game, 1t would seem. Why some
riders are doing so we'll while others
are loafing has stirred one fan to pen
the following sarcastic lines:
New York, January 10, 1914.
j p. NJ:
/ understand that Fred Keefe, Nor
visiting Europe. Please let me know
how riders of their calibre can make
living In Europe. Are they mil
lionaires2 If these fellows can make
a living In Europe on wheel why
don't Hill, Ryan and Hehir go over
and make a fortune? Here are the
champions of the United States for
1914:
Kramer, professional sprint cham
pion.
Wiley, professional paced champion.
Kaiser, amateur sprint champion.
Goullet, twenty-five mile profess
slonal champion.
At the end of the 1914 season you
will see that | am batting thou
sand in picking bike champions.
Yours truly,
A. G. B. FAN.
You are not altogether on the right
track, Mr.. Fan 1t is true that Keefe
and Cameron are in Paris, and
Cameron has managed to get booked
up for the Brussels six-day race.
Keefe, however isn't doing anything
but he can go a long time without
work. as he has saved much out of
his weeks work in the recent Garden
BIluu i1dHSeH 10 pdSlil6 a NiSAl "
his folks in Denmark and from all
there isn't much chance
for either Keefe, Hansen or Cameron
to starve. Hill and Ryan are still
around town and seem to like the old
place awfully we'll Ryan is going
to stick here until the season at the
Velodrome opens, but Hill may take
a fiier and go abroad. AS regards
your bike champions, time alone will
tell.
G
Basketball teams get into an awful
lot of trouble, and the following lines
tell q pathetic story of one team get
ting the worst of the deal:
J. P. N:
On reading Thursday mornings Star
] find that the Vailsburg Triangles
beat the National f. c., Il to rs. This
I want to contradict. I brought my
team up there to play the Nailsburg
but when we got there we
had to play the Veledrome Seniors.
also want to say that when we
booked the game with the Vaisburg
Triangles they promised us a good
guarant ee, and after the game they
couldn't even pay the travelling eX-
penses of my team. We would like
to play the Vailsburg Juniors some
other time in the future on some
other court. Would also advise any
team goes to play the Vailsburg Tri-
angles to wear overalls unless tho
manager removes the pile of ashes
out of the dressing room. Thanking
you for past favors, I am, yours in
sport CLARENCE BROWNE,
Manager of the National f. C.
The Triangles are sure to become
"peeved" at this letter, especially the
concluding sentence, which is going
little too far.
g
Willie Kelly, who made such a ia
vorable impression in the special race
at the Tabs games, in which he was
beaten by Mel Sheppard, intends to
go slowly, according to Harry Coates,
his trainer. in his efforts to become
the champion quarter miller of the
cinder path. Kelly, it seems, was
billed as a starter in the Central
High School games, but in the follow
ing letter the reason is given why
the boy will not be competitor:
]. 2, N:
read in the Evening Star with in
terest an account of the expected
meeting of Lagay, Hieland and Kelly,
among others, in the Central H. S.
440-yard run. Let me at this time
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