Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-03

Thursday night, has broken training
but says he will be ready to fight
Savage at an hours notice. There ha!
been much doubt expressed as to Saw
ages illness, but it can be truthfulls
stated that Jim is really sick. He Ii
not dangerous, by any means, but Il
will be a couple of weeks before he
will be flt to fight. In the meantime
1t behooves Weinert to take care oi
himself.
Jim Coffey is being especially
primed for his bout with Frank
Moran on January 7. That he will
be In great condition goes without
saying. but he will never be able to
hide his "glass jaw and his courage
is still in dispute.
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In a few days Newark fans will
know just where they stand in regard
to the baseball situation. Local busi-
ness men are seeking to secure the
franchise and that they will get 1t
is practically assured. Just where
the team will play is not known, put
the preference seems to favor Wle-
denmayer's Park. President Barrow,
of the international League, says that
the Fed Park in Harrison will be
used. Tn that respect it is ques-
tion of rent.
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Bill Bailey, the cyclist, who ap-
peared here as an amateur and again
as a professional, is now doing duty
in the British army. Bill writes that
he is No. 134,44O A. S. C. NJ. T., NO.
4 Motorization Company, Bulford
camp, Sails bury Plain. As cycllsl'
Bailey was a champion. He won the
title in Europe several years, and he
came over here and defeated our
own Donald McDougall in clever style.
Later he came here as a professional
but he didn't fare so well. He was
the best amateur in the business,
but he wasn't quite good enough for
our best pros. Bailey sends his pic
ture along, and it is printed for the
edification of his numerous friends in
the community. Bailey was very pop
ular here, and the first day he raced
at the Velodrome was a
record in attendance for the track,
and it is doubtful If the gate" has
ever been beaten. The Bailey-Mc-
Dougall race was well boosted, and
when the tremendous crowd turned
out the pros became anxious. At the
statement that Bailey and McDougall
drew the record crowd at the Velo-
drome even Champion Frank Kramer
became peeved. But the fact remains
that Bailey and McDougall, amateurs,
did draw the greatest crowd at the
Velodrome, though Kramer and Emil
Friol and Kramer and Walter Rutt
played to tremendous crowds.
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Champion Kramer, by the way,
seems to be in an unenviable light
these days. When all the boys are up
and doing Kramer is keeping in the
background. AS the big man in the
game he ought to be mixing in with
the boys who are seeking to free
themselves from the iron hand of the
n. C. A, but the champion seems to
think that cycling only concerns hinr
when he is racing on the track. In
this he will find that he is making a
mistake. II Kramer feels he is too
big for his fellow riders, all we'll and
good, but as big as he is he is not
too big to come around once In
awhile and mix up with the boys who
have made his place in cycling pos
sible. Whether Kramer-with a fat
contract-approves of what the other
boys-with nothing in sight-are do
ing is not the question. 1t is the
thing for the champion to be with the
boys in their doings, whether 1t affects
him or not. His contract will not get
him much II he doesn't have an op-
portunity to display his skill, and he
will be no better than the next one
when the proposed organization of
the riders is completed. He may
quit the game, 1t is true, but he ought
to stick. to his fellow men as long
as he is in the game. 1t is well, per-
haps, to be the pet OF the promoters,
but kramer owes something to the
bows who have made his career pos
sible
The cyclists seem to think that they
are better off right now than ever,
and the fans as a general rule are
with the riders. The formation Of a
union IL tho winning hand, and tho
boys have only to be fair to them
selves to win out. It ds best TO do
lot Of thinking first and then act.
with the right men to lead them the
riders will como out on top with n.y.
ing colors. The trust" methods that
have been in vogue the last few years
were killing the game, and 1t is the
best thing in the world that the crash
came at this time. Later on an erup-
ton would have to come sometime,
but maybe the boys would not have
anyone to fight their battle for them.
It ds q most opportune time.
c.
Thomas p. Convey, the Chicago
promoter. is leaving today for his
homo, having practically arranged all
"details for the six-day race in the
wAndy City. He has an appointment
this afternoon with Joe Fogler, the
brooklyn Battler," at the McAlpin