Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-17

Bill Bailey in winning the French
point match race at the Velodrome
last night displayed his real form
for the first time since his arrival in
this country. He has the class, but
he was never quite fit until last
night. Bailey was very good. He beat
Cesar Moretti in their heat, doing
the last eighth in II AS seconds, and
he beat Jackie Clark In their heat.
In the final heat of the race he car
ried his speed entirely too far, and
he was beaten out at the finish by
Moretti, who was on Bailey all the
stretch. The showing of Bailey was
very pleasing to Poke Freeman, the
publicity marvel. who rooted hard for
the Englishman to win. Poke said he
gave Bill, and declared that what
pleased him most was the fact that
the Sad Birds" would again be in
gloom.
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Moretti rode we'll last night, but
Bailey was the best man in the race.
Spears, who had ton of delayed
speed, rode his usual poor race. He
beat Clark, but he allowed Moretti
to ride his own race, and the italian
had enough left to stall off Bob's
rush at the finish. What Spears
needs is a manager--somebody with a
club to drive him to the front in the
final lap of the race. He says he can't
race out in front, but he might just
as well take a f1ier as to come with
rush at the end when it is too late.
Clark, the other man in the race,
gave a miserable exhibition. He did
make an effort in his heat against
in his work against Bailey. In the
four cornered heat he dropped to the
rear and remained there throughout
Clark declares he just can't race, and
1t is known that he is training hard
on the road. He may come around in
time for the New York six-day race
o.
The tandem match race between
Kramer and Goullet and Grenda and
Walker didn't come off according to
the book, but 1t really couldn't be
helped. Grenda has been sick ever
since Sunday and he sent word to
Manager Mcfarland yesterday noon
that he would be unable to ride 4
Grenda hoped his ailment would
pass off and he was anxious to ride
Toward evening he did feel better
and he said he would try and keep
his engagement. He rode the first
heat with Walker and he rode well,
but the team was no match for the
Kramer-Goullet pair. After the heat
Grenda was again taken i'll and the
track doctor was summoned. He is
still sick this morning and may not
be able to ride Sunday. Cavanagh
and Hill were substituted for Grenda
and Walker in the second heat and
they were also beaten by Kramer
and Goullet. This champion pair
rode both heats from in front, but
the fans would have enjoyed seeing
them take a chance from the rear
in the heat against Cavanagh and
Hill. When Grenda RECEIVERS from
his illness, he and Walker will again
be matched against Kramer and
Goullet. The "old Hoss" is sanguine
that he and Walker can beat this
wonderful pair of sprinters.
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AS a tandem team, Kramer and
Goullet were supposed to be a joke.
Joe Fogler rode once or twice with
Goullet. and said all he could do was
to back+pedal. BY the merest acct
dent, Kramer and Goullet got on a
tandem together and they simply
few. They entered for the Worlds
Derby tandem championship, but
they had tire trouble just before
the start of the race. Grenda and
Walker won the title and Kramer
and Goullet challenged them. The
race last night was the outcome of
the def. This tandem match must
come off now for sure. When it
was announced last night that Gren-
da was i'll, some OF the fans were
suspicious, but one fan, who was a
pest at the ball grounds and who is
a pest at the bike track, put up his
usual holler, and said Grenda wasn't
sick, he was sore. Naturally, the
fans were disappointed at the sub
tuition, but It could not be helped.
Still "the plague was there with his
rap, even at the expense of a sick
man.
The athletic world is mourning to-
day the death of James e. Sullivan,
the bone and sinew of the Amateur
Athletic Union. and the man who
brought fame and glory to the u. s..
A. In track and field sports. This
good man died yesterday morn in
New York, following an operation for
intestinal trouble. He had been ill
only since Sunday evening and his
death came as shock and blow to
his numerous friends and his thou
sands of acquaintances, Harold Dbl
blee was in the Star office shortly