Evening star., 1922-06-18


consolation that 1t wasn't your fault.
Sport Spettishssss.
Sport in America 10 Q spotty thing.
There 10 no universal psstims. in
which all tho people take part. AZ.
for example, cricket In Great Britain,
Over here we prefer to take our ex-
erciae largely by proxy.
The spottishness OF our sportsman.
ship IL quite apparent Take New.
ark. N. J.. as an excellent example Of
this. While base ball never does bot.
ter than fair there. association foot
America does cycle racing flourish.
Newark has for years and years sup
ported q hrst.elass racetrack and has
made q millionaire OF It's astute
owner. Barely dozen miles away
New York goes base ball crazy and
The Pacific coast has many expen.
sive motor car racing tracks and they
all pay. Spottishnsss. you see.
Furthermore, we haven't any Of
what the British call gentleman anna
tours. There Is not in America today
man who owns and drives his car
solely for the excitement OF doing so
and with no regard for cash returns.
We hang up fat purses for profss.
stonals to do our racing for US while
We take our thrills expsnsivsly but
comfortably and safely from a want
age point in a luxurious grandstand.
From the very beginning Of the
S,otor era. England has maintained
at Brookland q perfectly appointed
nsotordrome whore racing 10 done
largely by sportemen driving their
Own own cars 5ssn solely for the glory Of win
self an Englishman and the first pro-
fesSional cycle champion Of America.
now proposes to build an up.to-date
motordrome at Port Newark and at
tempt once more to popuiarise anna
ssur motor car racing in the east.
The experiment will be an interesting
and also an expensive one. 1t de-
serves to succeed, but just deserts are
not always meted out, for which many
man is duly thankful.
II is really wicked to hate anybody
except the individual who sells you
basis.
Facts and Figures.
When we consider that 1t is not un-
usual for an American automobile fac.
tory to turn out 200 cars a day. it Is
somewhat of a shock to learn that the
eSumatsa passenger car production for
me entire domain Of France In 1921
Motorists in Australia, who Day about
double the American price for their cars
have had good reason to welcome the
recent price cuts. The average Aus.
tralian income is higher than the aver
Looks a though q lot Of car owners
were running some awful chances on
being Self.tnsurers. A conservative es.
innate OF the 1880 premlums on all
forms OF automobile insurance has bean
Insure only the billion dollars worth
Of cars produced In 1891.
Modera Car ThievcFs.
Police vigilance and locking devices
are knocked into cooked hat by the
story OF how modern automobile thief
recently acquired q car in New York.
Selecting an attractive automobile want
ad. he phoned the owner to bring the
car to garage OF which he said he
va. part oSner: The car owne. s'ad!y
mans cash payment OF 800. together
with his note for $500. and went home
thinking he had made a good bargain.
He 10 still looking for the man who
cost the thief 500 10 steal the car. but
relieved him Of all the customary an
noyances which beset his less up-to-
date cotenporaries.
1t is Interesting to record how little
thing will make or mar q car. A motor
car company whose sales nearly reach
/ ed 800. .0o0. 900 last year was saved from
obscurity by a iast-minute change in
Af hA 40 TOO tooe inn
for the 1918 model. Bringing the trans.
mission from the rear to amidships re-
moved a source Of mechanical trouble
which had been silent form Of sales
resistance.
For safety's sake.
In the rush of modern trafic 1t 10
frequently as essential to be able to
get out Of the way in hurry as to