Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-09-16

A German. a Swede. an lrishman
and a Yank are going to battle to-
morrow for the amateur bicycle cham
pionship of America at the Velodrome.
The amateur championship is decided
in the same manner as the pro title,
that is. by running a series of races
and the rider scoring the greatest
number of points in the series is de-
clared the champion. In the amateur
class. however, there are only six races,
one at zach distance. The quarter,
third, half, one and two-mile cham
pionships have been run and the last
os the series-the f1ye-mile-will be run
tomorrow. Unlike the professional
championship. the amateur title race
has four contenders, and any n OF
the four may win the race tomorrow
and the title. The chances OF AVN
LOTUS and Frank Blatz are the best,
for they are a few points ahead OF
Cavanagh and Smith, and unnin Sec
ond or even third Ia be all that Is
necessary in order to gain the title
for either one of these boys. If Blatz
and Lotus are shut out altogether
and do not get any points at all in the
race, tomorrow and Chester smith
should win the race. then Smith VIII
win the title by W points. rms IL
Smiths only chance: the others being
| shut put. It looks like a remote
chance, but the rae is to be II III
one heat with about forty starters, ana
lots OF things can happen IN a race
with such q big field OF riders. spills
NAV possibly put out some of the rld
ers. and while Lotus and Blatz nave
been pretty lucky in respect to spills
thev NAV get it tomorrow. Then there
is the chance of being pocketed at the
finish. az happened m the final of the
half-mile handicap Wednesday eve
ming In this race LOTUS was easily
the best man and had a barrel of speed
left on the last lap, but there was
such a bunch of riders strung across
the track he was compelled 10 SIT UP
! az there was not an opening anywhere
which he could squeeze through. ms
NAV happen in the championship To-
morrow. and If there is any n out
in front it Will be little Smith, ana IL
there is only half an opening the sharp
little fellow from Baldwin, l.. l., Will
! squeeze through. Going through small
openings has won many prizes Tor
smith this season. and he will be on
the alert for every advantage tomor-
row. for he would give a whole lot TO
be the American amateur champion.
Having disposed of the Yank and his
chances of becoming a champion, zoe
will pass on to the Dutehmsn and take
a slant at his chances. Frank BiHtg, of
Jersey City and Frankfort-on-th tn Mann,
is the Teuton representative In tlns
battle. Blatz is in the lead by one
point and this Is q mighty big ADRIAN
tage. IF the whole quartet should he
shut out through accidents or other
wise the title would go to Blatz by Ole
point. IF Lotus should finish third and
Blatz fourth, they would be tie with
fifteen points each. Blatz rode In great
form this spring, but he has gone BACK
woefully. He has tried hard to gain
his form again, but has not been able
to get the right mixture. Even aediet
OF limburger cheese failed to make The
Dutchman strong, and if the race is a
true-run race, without occident or
ANYTHING else 10 interfere with the
riders, Blatz is R fifty-to-one shot,
However. the Jersey City boy has per-
formed better m championship races
than IN the opens or handieaps, and he
may come back again tomorrow and
put one over. one thing is certain Blaiz
IL ~dtstjnctively svarse to losing his
title. an he will max a despevste
effort to win tomorrow.
Frank Caransgh, the bis celt, who,
in private life Is a stationary engineer
Tia a graveyard. has the amt ohsuce
70 yrSn the title that Smith, the Ys1fk,
Naa IN "a - 81 hau raIobftr dand