Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-18

BIKE CARD FOR
NEXT SABBATH
and Clarke to Ride a
Match Race in
Buffalo.

The card of bike races that was
postponed last Sunday on account OIL
rain will be run next Sunday, providing
II does not rain again. 1t was a Dig
di-sappointment to the riders when Ju-
piter Pluvius put a damper on the
usual Sunday afternoon solree, ana
they are all pulling for favorable
weather next Sunday. The card Is a
good one, and Manager Chapman, OF
the ~Velodrome, decided to let 1t stand
without a change The big event Will
be the team match race etween Frank
Kramer and Fred Hill, Jackie Clarke
and Floyd Mcfarland and Joe Fogier
and Eddie Root. The other race are
a one-mile open, two-mile handicap
ana d one-mile invitation for the pro-
f~essionals, a one-third mile open, two
mile handicap and a one-mile novice
for the amateurs and a tYo-mile mo-
tor race between Johnny Hunter ana
Charlie Turville.
Floyd Mcfarland, who is managing
the Buffalo six-day race, has signed
nine teams for the race and has also
engaged Jackie Clarke and Frank Kra-
mer to ride in a match race on Sat
urday evening before the start of the
long event. There will also be an
amateur ten-hour race in which the
Buffalo and Canadian amateurs will
compete after the finish of the six-day
ace.
Mcfarland made arrangements to
have two teams made up of local am
ateurs for the Buffalo race, but they
may not be able to start. Frank Blatz
and Frank Cavanagh and Alvin Lotus
and Carl Ericsson were the amateur
teams selected by Mcfarland, but the
Buffalo amateurs, who have a union,
went on a strike and refused to ride if
the crack Newark riders are allowed to
compete in the race. 1t is almost GER
tain that the Newark quartet would
carry off the two biggest prizes in the
race, and the up-staters cannot be
| blamed for Directing to the carpet
baggers."
NAVY YARD, Conn, Sept. rs.
The Westerly Daily Sun:
Sporting Editor-In your paper of
| September 25, 1911, you have printed in
correct statements in regard to the
national bike championship. Kramer
is the white champion, but not the ma
ticnal until he can ride faster thar
the American Ethiopian champion a
race any distance.
l would like through your paper to
ask Mr.. Kramer If he will ride for the
national honors, the conditions as fol
lows:
One race in Madison Square Garden,
n race on a Fleming Home Trainer
In the theatre offering the best condi-
ton, and the third to be ridden II
Paris, starting from Beavers, France
finishing in Paris on the track offering
the best conditions, this race to be
paced by singles on the road Thank
ing you in advance, I am, yours re
spectfully, w. f. IVY.
Undefeated American Ethiopian Cyclist
NAVY YARD, Conn, Oct. Z.
Mr.. Frank Kramer:
Dear Sir-If you will take up this
proposition you can time ant
place where our managers IA arrange
details favorable to all concerned,
am in good condition now, and by De
cember 1 will be able to see who is thu
better man. w. F. IVY,
American Ethiopian Cyclist,
The above clipping and letter were
received a few days g by Champion
Frank Kramer. The "eat-the-opium'
champion has had a wonderful dream
He might have made the conditions OF
his proposed championship contest {
bit more interesting by adding a loop
the-loop stunt and a dash over In
Marathon course at Athens. Kramer !.
willing to ride Ivy for h champion
ship. but the American champion de
mands that Mr.. Ivy shall first ~vanquisf
Ben Hill before he will consent to take
him on. Frank will also back Ben TO
$500.
Nearly all Of the bike riders took {
day off yesterday and saw the Athlet
les wallop the Giants. They were al
pulling for Johnny McGraw's boys, ant
some of them came home minus a few
sheckles they dropped on the game.