Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21

self in order to make himself the
next man in line for Kramer's shoes.
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The American people want Ameri-
can champions in every sport If they
can get them. For the cycling sport
Cavanagh as the coming man would
be a great boom to the game. He is
popular fellow now, with all his
faults, and he would be an idol II
he could only win. 1t would be too
much, of course, to ask Kramer to
take Cavanagh in hand and teach
him the fine points of the game, for
such a procedure might mean the
downfall of the champion before he
was ready to retire. But, just the
same, if it were put up to him, l
really believe Kramer would take an
interest in Cayanagh, and If he ever
does we will have an American cham
pion as sure as little apples grow into
big ones.
With such wonderful pair of legs
and with such great strength Cav
anagh ought to be delighted to get
down to stern reality, especially as
there is so much in sight in the fu
ture. For CaYanagh to win his way
to the front would mean a great deal
to the game, and the Gave Mar"
as some of the boys call him, could
command a high figure for his serv-
ices. When 1t is known that Kramer
earns in the neighborhood Of $4,000
for racing about six months, and that
Jackie Clark collects something like
$1,000 during the same period, Frank
Cavanagh ought to get on the job"
and put himself in position to earn
more than either one of these men.
G
Floyd MacFarland, general man
ager of the Cycle Racing Association
interests, is enthusiastic over Cav
anagh as a championship prospect,
and he is going to give the big fell
low a little attention. Mac" says
that Cavanagh is a gamester, but
that Frank didn't know it until after
he had ridden in the ten-mile tan
| DEM paced race, along with Goullet
and Fogler. Although he showed
evidence on that occasion of throw
ing up the sponge" more than once
he finished the race and beat out
Goullet for second place. He was
! tired when he had finished, but he
was really proud of his effort, for he
knew that few expected him to last
until the end. That race did Cavan-
agh a lot of good and he is getting
| confidence in himself. He will be
given every chance to make good
MacFarland says. and it is now right
up to him to take advantage of his
opportunity. He is a championship
possibility, and he will make the
boat" if he tries hard enough.
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The crowd at the Velodrome las
night was the largest that has evel
attended an opening night meet il
this city, Mr.. Million said, and HI
also added that he wasn't worrying
any about when Clark would b.
ready to ride again. He said tina
Jackie wouldn't ride next Sunday
and he didn't know when he would
race. Clark will not race until h
is in perfect condition, Million said
for the public must be protected
and, besides, Jackie wouldn't thinl
of coming out on the track for
race unless he was able to do hi
best MIR. Million said he was yer,
sorry that Clark had contracted ton
silltis, but he wouldn't forget, he de
clared, that Clark had refused t
race against Kramer long before hi
tonsilitis ailment had been dis
covered. Mr.. Million said that tn
Cycle Racing Association was goin
to run the Velodrome, and he wa
going to give the public the bes
there was in racing.
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Fight fans are sure to go to Bill
Gibson's Stadium A. c, in New Yor
tonight in large numbers. The part
lar attraction is Billy Murray, tn
Pacific Coast scrapper, who is sal
to be a great scrapper. Murra
whipped everybody in his class OF
4 on the coast with the exception {
4 the very able Jimmy Clabby, wit
B whom he secured draw. In thi
he is said to have been lucky DO.
for accounts from the scene of bait
show that Clabby did much the be
ter work on the whole However, 6
Clabby is one of the best middl,
y weights in the business and Murra
4 is only a sprouting boxer, to be
the show at all at the end of twent
I Grounds tits not such a poor shown
i In the fight tonight at the Stadiu
1 Murray will meet AL Mccoy, the re-
4 ognized champion middleweight
the world. Well you may say, "Who
McCoy?" and all one can answer /
"Why he's the fellow that whippt
George Chip, who defeated Frar
Klaus, who was, at the time, Il
recognized middleweight title holder
That's the very status of the cas-
Mccoy is the champion and Murrs
came all the way from the coast
get a whack at him. AS between Ii
two, Murray has the better reput
ton. His fight with Clabby won
4 win him that honor. Mccoy car
4 into the limelight with a one-pun
- victory over Chip. 1t was sens
tional blow, and was delivered wi