Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-24
Worlds Best Riders to Thrill Newark

Everything is in readiness for the
opening meet of the worlds cham
%pionships at the Newark Velodrome
tomorrow. Many riders arrived yes
terday and more will reach Newark
today. The training quarters are
crowded far beyond the comfort
point with racing paraphernalia and
racing men of many tongues. The
calamity that put a crimp in the OPP
erations on the tower of Babel many
centuries G has struck the big.
gloomy quarters at the Velodrome
that will house the many foreign ath-
letes for the next eight days. 1t is
the modern tower of Babel.
Over in a far corner a Swede is
pickering vainly with an Irish ex-
pressman for the removal of his
trunk from the Pennsylvania depot to
the track. An Italian is asking a
Frenchman t direct him to a good
hotel in Newark question that
even the Americans cannot answer.
The situation is ludicrous today, but
tomorrow when they line up at the
tape for the struggle for the highest
honors in the world of cycling every
thing will be equal, for legs-and
legs it. is in cycling-care not for
tongues and their impotency.
The greatest array of talent that
has eve been brought together for a
worlds championship meet is in New
ark today inc waiting for the start
er's gun. Champions from a dozen
different nations have come thousand
of miles to uphold the honor of their
countries. France has sent three
sturdy sons Australia three and Can
ada three. Belgium, Denmark. Swe-
den. Germany and Italy have each
sent one bronze athlete to battle for
the premier honors of cycling. 1t is
truly a representative field.
And arrayed against this formida :
BILE field there is but one worthy
American rider in the professional
class and two in the amateur division
Frank Kramer is the lone profession
al who has a chance against this
horde of invaders. but his chance is
a mighty good one. Kramer is the
favorite, and he should be the favor
tie not alone because he is a great
rider, but also because his country
men should give him their undivided
support at this time when he needs
their support and backing. With one
or two exceptions the foreigners are
unknown quantities here. and the
American champion may meet a Tar
tar. but he will, however, go to the
post a favorite.
In the amateur championship Dom
aid McDougall and Alvin Loftes are
the Yankee hopes. McDougall is the
national champion and Loftes is the
runner-up. They outclass the rest of
the American amateurs. and the
alien who beats them will be a mar
vel of speed.
The big event on the program to-
morrow will be the amateur cham
pionship of the world. over 126 ri
ders have entered this race, but sew
eral scores of the future greats will
not be allowed to start. Those whose
chances are hopeless will be elimi-
mated. as the program is a long one
and must be carried to a conclusion
within three M a half hours.
In this event Canada will be rep
resented by her champion, Walter
Andrews, of Toronto; Malcolm Mac
Milan, of Montreal, and Scotty Will
Jams, of Toronto. Australia will
place all of her hope in E. W. Schnei-
der, her doughty little champion;
Sweden's champion. S. Gustavison,
will battle for the farVnorth country;
Norman Hansen, the champion of
Denmark, will try to capture the hon