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Show Moran Meets a Prince "When Jackie Clarke was riding iu the six day blcyclo raco at Berlin th'e Crown Princo of Germany Ger-many was a frequent visitor. He went to tho track ono morning about 11 o'clock when tho riders woro just pluffgiuR alonpf. Ho wnntod somo oicitcmont and asked that Clarko sprint for him. Tho local boy did so and tho Crown Princo was bo delighted that he invited Clarko to his box and chatted, with him for several miji-utos. miji-utos. The next day .Tackio was prosontod with a pair of cuff buttons but-tons bearing the imperial coat of arms, tho same being a present from tho prince. All this aroused the jealousy of Jimmy M'oran, tba veteran Irish rider, and when the crown princo again visited tho raco utforan insisted in-sisted that ho bo introducod to his royal highness. Floyd MaoFar-land MaoFar-land arranged the introduction and was prosout with Clarke. The crovsTi princo chatted with loran and Clarko for a few minutes and thon produced a cigarette case and pnseed it around. MacFarland and Clarko each took a cigarotto 3b a matter of courtoBy, but fttbran spurned tho offer with tfJ never snioko that kind. Havo ye got tho roakln ?b. ' ' MacFarland says that tho Crown Prince took Moran 'b faua: pas as a hugo joke and laughed uproariously uproarious-ly while tho redoubtable Jimmy hiked for his dresBing room, un- abli to eeo thp reason for tha hilarity. hi-larity. A |