Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-31

successful manner in which he con
Quoted the Paris six-day race, is com
ing in for high praise by the press o
that city. In one publication Mac
is cartooned along with Alfred Goul
let and Alfred Grenda, and some mic,
things are said about him as a man
ager in an accompanying article
More evidence that Mcfarland is {
big man in cycling in Europe Is tn,
fact that the Berlin promoters have
asked him to help them out in theil
race, which starts on February 9
Besides, MacFarland is running the
Brussels six-day race, which starts
Monday
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In a letter TO a friend In this city
Goullet says that the Paris six-day
race was "terrible!" He suffered from
a severe cold before the race, and
during the race it was so cold in the
building that he found great difficulty
In keeping warm enough to ride. He
says that the boys from this side of
the pond got a rough ride in the final
mile, and states that Engel's rough
ness was responsible for Joe Fogler
being tenth at the finish. He says he
couldn't do himself Justice, but admits
that Hourlier, who won the race, Is a
fast man. Goullet left Southampton
for America yesterday in the Kaiserin
Augusta Victoria, and he expects to
arrive here next Saturday. He will
take long rest and then he will be-
gin preparations for the most import
ant season In his career Goullet ex-
poets to win the N. C. A. champion
ship this year. but Frank Kramer
will have something to say about
that.
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Kramer, by the way, will eide his
first race abroad tomorrow afternoon.
His opponent will be Emil F'rlol, the
Frenchman. The American champion
is known to be in fine shape, and
he should defeat Friol. Later on Kra-
mer will meet Hourlier and Pauchois.
An effort is being made to have Kra-
mer race against Walter Rutt in
Berlin on February IS, the night pre-
vious TO the six-day race in the Ger
man city. Kramer has asked a stiff
price, and 1t may be that the match
will not be made. In which event
Newark fans will all the more enjoy
Kramer and Rutt in a match race at
the Yelodrome the first Sunday in
May.
The Central High School athletic
meet at the First Regiment Armory
tonight promises to furnish a very in
teresting evenings entertainment. A
card of excellent events has been ar
ranged and real good sport should be
the result. The big number on the
program, of course, will be the half
mile special race, in which Ted Mere
dith, Mel Sheppard, Ollie De Gruchy,
Homer Baker and Randolph Granger,
the local colored boy, will be particle
pants. Who the winner will be is par
ticularly hazardous to guess, for rae
ing luck is sure to cut a big figure in
the outcome. Sheppard, in his recent
races, is the favorite, and it is said
that Granger is the one he will have
to beat Meredith, in tip-top shape,
would look like a pretty safe predic-
ton, but 1t is doubtful If Ted will be
able to beat either Sheppard or
Granger, who will probably fight it
out at the finish. OF course, a bump
or two or a switch or so will make all
the difference in the world, and with
a little racing luck any one of the five
men entered in the contest could win
it and no one could say boo" The
other events on the card all have an
excellent list of entrants and the meet
is sure to provide night of keen
sport.
In talking about runners, Meredith
has great respect for A. L. Jackson.
the Englishman, who will compete on
the Oxford team in the four mile re-
lay race in Philadelphia at the U. of
P. meet.
jackson is a wonder" Meredith
says. HE has two running gears,
and it is his ability to go from a
swing into a sprint that wins for him.
Jackson has long sweeping stride
when he is going the route. He pays
absolutely less attention to his field
than any other runner in the game
today He knows what he can stand
and always judges his own pace
rather than follow a man-killing pace
and be burnt up at the end. When he
gets ready for his sprint he starts. He
may be 200 yards from the tape and
he may be half a mile, but he sud-
denly changes his style. He jumps a
sprint after running three-quarters
that would do credit to a quarter
miller His stride lengthens, his arms
swing like piston rods as he bears
down upon the leaders. Jackson is so
good" concluded Merideth, that he
can defeat any man in the world If he
is within twenty yards of him at the
last quarter. He has the nerve, the