Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-08
CAN'T RUN RACES
WITHOUT KRAMER
With Champion Laid Up, Rain,
as Usual, Hats
Contests.
BITS OF CYCLING GOSSIP

monetary loss.
From the action of the weather
man, when Frank Kramer is absent,
it looks as IL cycle racing cannot be
run without the East Orange speed
boy. At the start of the season the
local management tried to run to see
how the other stars would draw
while Kramer was in Europe, but
the elements would not even give
them a chance TO try out their pet
scheme. After Kramer came home
there was fine weather, the races
were run and everything was lovely.
kramer winged himself the other
day while cranking his petroleum
buggy and would not have been able
TO ride yesterday had the meet been
run. 10, and behold, if the weather
didn't stop that meet, and now the
promoters are figuring what TO do in
case Kramer quits the game.
In the near neighborhood of the
yelodrome the track is not called the
Nelodrome, but instead carries the
euphonious title of Good Ship Mara
caibe," and thereby hangs tale.
cleveland Damon Bolies, better
known as Willie, christened the
ship" and he has an able crew toI
help man the said ship. Willie is the
captain bold, while the arduous(9
duties of first broom and first officer
have fallen TO the lot of William
Happy" Marsh, who was at one
time a member of the training crew.
1t has been a hard task to keep the
good ship in condition this season So
that she could sail on time as often
as the promoters wanted to or the
weather would permit, as age and
strenuous use caused many leaks TO
be sprung, necessitating much caulk-
ing of the seams by Captain Bolles
and his crew. Captain Bolles was
also keeper of the log and slant at
the same disclosed a few entries that
shows how the weather has been be-
having when Kramer was away. A
few of the entries follow:
March 29-Much rain fell-no races
much gloom among the performers
and their valets-much joy among the
crew (they won't have to sweep up
next day).
April 6-Snow and rain-no races
more gloom-many trains" annulled
II oolzing for the jinx.
April 13-Jupiter Pluvius plays
ano ther long shift-no races-entfre
Gloo N family on the job-the Great
AlIahg' reported by wireless.
April 20-Bright and fair-Allah re-
turneti-races run-great joy among
the srformers-n1ore Joy after the
races
Apr IL 27-Bright and fair-races run
before a great passenger list-big
apifl--s Ships Surgeon DR.. Fisher one
busy Il tile doctor.
The .lther entries with few excep-
lions re ad the same, and 1t was not
ANTI tn, entry of May 80 the captain
reported that mutiny was rampant
among { he crew, the amateur deck
hands 81 ri1ing for more money
later foilt wing with one announcing
The deser ton of a number of the
better paitl members. Afterwards ap-
pear a nu nber of notes in regard to
the war" land the great loss suffered
bv "AdmA -al'' Uppereu, then the
council of v far, the surrender and the
great smold ng of the pipe of peace.
All went weill until September 4, when
the "Great Allah" was winged by
his road hen
having driven over in a Chinese
Mercedes alo ng with few friends.
srhe racing cy elists We're able to get
that much needed rest that they are
all talking about, and Joe Fogler
was not compelled to come out of
hiding in Brooklyn; so, all told, while
II was tough luck all around, the
cyclers themselves. should have plenty
Of rest and pep" for the Wednesday
night meet.
Reports have just been received of
The first days meeting of the worlds
championships, run on the cement
track at Leipsic. Germany, Thursday,
August 2S. The track, which is 500
metres to the lap. was bit rough,
which hampered the riders to Ger
tain extent In the first heat Ellie
gard beat Finn, Messori and others.
Schurmann, the German, won the
second heat, beating Emil Friol, who
was looked upon as an easy winner,
while the third heat resulted in a win
for Leon Hourller, the classy French
man. In the fourth heat Andre
Perchicot had little trouble in dis
posing of Willie Lorenz and Schilling
and the fifth went to Otto Meyer,
Peter and Rudel being the best of the
defeated riders. Stabe, a German
sprinter took the sixth heat from
GardelIin and Hoffman,. In the
seventh heat Gabriel Poulain, the
French aviator-cyclist, won from
Moretti and Wegener, while the
eighth heat went to Walter Rutt,
who won from Polledri and Schwab.
These eight riders and the winner
of the repechage met on Sunday
August 81, in the three semi-fnals
finals. Rutt, Ellegaard and Perchicot,
met in the final, which, as stated be-
fore in the Star, was won by Rutt,
with Ellegaard in second place.
On Friday, August 20. the second
day of the worlds championship
meeting was held, and the following
results were announced: Repechage
of the worlds sprint championship:
Winner, Friol; second, Polledri; third,
Iorenz; fourth, Schilling. Race for
German riders: Heat winners, Otto
Never and Lorenz; second in heats,
Rutt and Wegener. Race for stran-
gers: First heat won by Polledri over
Perchicot, Ellegaard and Hourlier;
second heat, Poulain won from Nor
retti, Friol, Sehilling and Schwab
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Eight riders qualified for the 100
kilometre (82k miles championship
of the world by riding in four quail
fying heats. The following eight were
the lucky ones to meet in the final
on Sunday August 81: Guignard
Thomas. Walthour, Linart, Scheuer-
mann. MIGUEL, Van Mex and Gun
Their. AS reported by cable, Guignard
won the race, no mention being made
of the second or third man to finish
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At the Revere Beach track, Boston
on Saturday night, Bob Spears, the
Australian cyelist. defeated Frank
Cavanagh, the local favorite, in
match race Spears rode from be.
hind in each heat and won the half
mile heat by length in 1888 1-5, while
In the orle-mile event he only won GU