Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-13

A number of the star professionals
who are training at the Velodrome for
the opening of the season of cycle rae
ing tomorrow had a narrow escape from
serious injury when a big spill occurred
yesterday. Freddy West, the star Cali
fornia professional, crashed into the
fence and sustained Commissions about
the face and body. Although he was
not seriously injured and will be able to
ride tomorrow. his beauty is seriously
marred. Freddy looks as though he
had taken a joy ride through the ce-
ment mixer on Market street.
Frank Kramer, who was Immediately
behind West, would probably have been
killed, had he not shown wonderful
presence of mind. In attempting to
escape the PROSTATE West, Kramer
went on the inside and was headed for
the judges stand at terrific speed. The
champion just managed to turn his
wheel enough to escape n Of the
heavy supports with his head and his
shoulder caught in the impact.
Kramer had turned enough so that
the blow was a. lancing one and not
sufficient to break his shoulder. Had
his head struck the pillar at the rate of
speed they were going it would have
been the end Of the champion.
Menus Bedell followed Kramer
through the spill, turning when Kramer
turned and escaped In the same man
ner. Just before this fall Joe Fogler
and Frank Cavanagh crashed to the
track. Fogler fell heavily and got a
leg full of splinters, but was not in
jured to any extent. He will ride in
the races tomorrow. Fogler caused the
spill in which he and Cavanagh were
mixed. Joe was teaching Frank how to
ride roughly and in roughing Cava-
nagh, the old master went down HIM
self. Cavanagh did not fall with Fog
Ter, but ten yeards further on Cava-
nagh's tire exploded and he crashed
to the track. There were thirteen riders
in the bunch in which Kramer fell, and
the champ says he will never train in
a bunch of thirteen again.
Riders Pulling for Good Weather.
The riders are all praying for good
weather tomorrow, SO that the blk
season can get under way. With an
other week of training unde their
belts they are feeling SO good they
must have a race to get the surplus
energy out of their systems. The
weather has been favorable the past
week, and all of the new. riders who
will show here tomorrow for the first
time are in the pink of condition. West
and Bob D~iefenbacher are going very
good now, and Tricky Comes is flying.
The motor-paced riders are In better
shape, too. They need warm weather
more than the sprinters to get going,
and they are greatly improved over
their form Of a week ago.
Program of Last Sunday the Same.
The program for tomorrow will be
the same that was scheduled last Sum
day and called on account of rain. The
races are a two-mile open, two-mile
invitation and the Stanley handicap
for the professional sprinters, a FIVE
mile open, half-mile handicap and a
one-miIe novice for the amateurs and
a ten-mile motor-paced match race be-
tween Ernie Pye, of Australia, and
Percy Lawrence, of California.
The Stanley handicap and the paced
race are the features of the meet, and
both of these races should be hum
mers. There is a rich purse hung up
for the Stanley, and there will be a
great battle for the money. The race
was won last year by Fred Hill, after
one Of the greatest finishes of the year
at the Velodrome. This race is a