Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-16
TO MEET.
ON 'DROME' SCHEME
Will Consider Entry of Motor
cycle Promoters Into
Cycling Game.
SOME AMATEURS IN LINE

Frank L. Kramer, who Is president
of the American Cycling Racing
Union, has called meeting of the
professional riders for today to con-
slider the situation which has arisen
from the entrance of the promoters
of the Motordrome into the local
bicycling game.
Amateur riders met last night at
Jay Eaton's shop. 81 Bank street, ana
organized the Union Amateur Cycling
Association. Inglis M. Uppercu, OF
the association which controls the,
Motordrome. was present at the meet
ing and told the riders of the plans
for remodeling the former motor
cvcIe track so that bicycle races may
be held there. The intention OF the
Motordrome promoters, he said. Is
to hold their initial bicycle meet on
Memorial Day. Other meets, he add
ed, will follow.
The amateurs fell right into the
scheme and organized their associa-
ton with twenty-eight members VINO
signed articles of agreement to ride
at the Motordrome track. These
articles call for prizes for the anna
.aurs ~ value of $40 for each race
and two meets week. Ihose VINO
signed the agreement are;
Earl Adams, Arthur L. Launey'
charles B. George, Frank Nuremberg,
RAYMOND Eaton, Harry W. Weidner'
John ]. Brennan, Joseph G. Kopsky,
Ernest Pofahl, c. C. Miller, Thomas
Grimm. Walter Grenda. Walter Po-
fail. Thomas Smith. Fred Weber
prank Whitney, Harry II. Kaiser,
Harry Weiner, John Schlee ]. r.
Dreber. BENJAMIN Richter, Frank
SNYDER. Irving B. Rice, G. Polake'
Fred Taylor, Robert Henderson,
william Andrew and r. G. Miller.
The success the promoters Oh inc
Motordrome will meet with anions
the professional riders seems PROB
lematical for the present. Peter Dro-T
bach and Jake Magin, professional
cyclists. were present at last nights
,,,aating. but took no active part IN
A. 90 far as is known no other pro-
fassional riders have considered the
nossibIlity of jumping from the Veio-
drome TO the proposed new track ex-
cent in a very general way. Tnose
who ride at the new track, both anna
taurs and professionals, VIII, OF
course become OUTLAWS" according
to the N. c. A. view. and TINS Is d
difficulty which, 1t is beiieveo, tne
professional riders, with their eyes
on the big earnings they can pun
down at the other tracks or the coun-
trv affiliated with the N Z. A, WIN
not care to hurdle
Mr.. Uppercu, for the Motordrome
promoters, says that the time is now
ripe for a general reorganization OF
the bicycle racing game. he also
q sserts that many of the professional
riders have declared themselves dis
satisfied with the financial returns
they have been receiving from tneiT
races at the Velodrome. FMS, ne
saws. is something which his asso-
Gates purpose to remedy. The Motor
drome Company, he says has already
spent thousands of dollars on the
vailsburg track. and lost heavily
when forced to give up holding
races last fall. They are
willing. he says, to spend great deal
more money on their latest propo-
sition In order to make it a success,
John M. Chapman, manager Of the |
velodrome, is at present In Phila-
delphia on business. Frank Mihlon,A
who is associated with him in con-
Quoting the old bicycle track, de-
clined today to make any statement
on the new developments In the1
cycling game.
The members OF the new associa-
lion of amateurs say they will remove |
their property from the Velodrome
today. Their next Meeting, aside
from forpal gathering during the
velodrome races Sunday, viii be held |
1t Eaton's on Monday night.