Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-27
ITALIAN CYCLIST
! GIVEN SOME TASK
Francisco Verri Will Meet
Champion Frank Kramer in
a Match Race Sunday.
OUTCOME IS VERY LIKELY

Francisco Verri. the Italian Splinter
who defeated Joe Fogler in straight
heats in a match last Sunday, will
make his second start al the Velo-
drome the coming sunday and his
opponent will be none other than
Champion Frank Kramer. 1t was
figured that the Italians next oppo-
nent would be either Frank Cava-
: 1lagh or Jackie Clark, but with many
big matches in view and the Danish
rider, Thorwald Ellegaard, due here
shortly. Manager Chapman has de-
cided to send Verri against the dad
dy of them all"
In his match with Fogler, Verri
showed a good head and he was most
aggressive. In fact he battled Joe
off the track, which shows that the
italian will go a long ways to win re-
gardless of the consequences.
If the time for the last eighth of
mile in the heats of the Verri- Fogler
match is correct and there is no rea-
timers, then verri is a rider who will
take a lot of beating. In the first
heat the last eighth was covered in
II 3-5 seconds and the deciding heat
was faster, the last eighth being
covered in - 2-5 seconds. Pulled up
to the eighth mark in training by
another rider, Kramer considers II 2-5
seconds very good performance and
fast enough to win the majority of
match or open races. Kramer's very
best performance on the Velodrome
track is said to be IL 1-5 seconds.
The other races on the Sunday bill
are a three-mile open, one-mile handi-
cap and a two-mile invitation for
the professionals and one-thirdmile
handicap, half-mile open and a one
mile novice for the amateurs. On ac-
count of his injuries, sustained in
the spill in the five-mile open We'd
nesday night, Kramer has been ex-
cused from riding in the handicap,
but he will be a starter in the three
mile open.
Fogler is still bewailing his hard
championship Wednesday night. in
which he and Floyd Krebs came a
cropper. After the drawing, in which
Goullet. Krebs, Ernest Jokus and
Fcgler drew the second heat, Fogler
Exclaimed: well, for once I have
Zrawn an easy heat and am sure to
qualify for the final" The spill was
caused through Joes efforts to get
-xhe position behind "Goullie" from
gokus. his pedal striking on the track
bnd causing him to fall.
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Old Paul Guignard, who looks more
like a longshoreman than a champion
athlete, won the motor-paced cham
nionship of France, June Is, at the
pare Des Princes track, in Paris.
THE starters in the race were
Guignard, Lavalade, Parent, Ger
knain and Darragon and they finished
in the order named. Guignard won
by five laps, with Iavalade one lap
no the good of Parent and German
Fourteen laps behind. The distance
of the race was 100 kilometers and
the winners time was 1 hour 20 min
utes and 46 2-5 seconds. Guignard,
Parent and Darragon are ex-cham-
lions of the world. At the same
meeting. Schilles, of France, won the
scratch race from Cochet, Paul Didier
and Trante. and the handicap was
accounted for by Quaissard, with
jacquard second and Piani third.
The heats of the Grand Prize of
Paris. the biggest race on the sycling
calender, will be run at the Pare
Des Princes track the coming Sun
day This race is worth more to the
winner than any sprint contest for
cyclists. including the championship
of the world. First money is worth
2.5o0 Champion Kramer. who has
won the event twice, picks Leon
Hourlier. of France, as the most like
~ winner.
Walter Rutt the German champion,
is still sweeping the boards at the
majority of the meets at which he
.competes although he meets an occa-
sionall defeat. A week ago last Sun
day at Charleroi, Rutt won a long
distance race from some of the best
long distance riders in Europe,
among whom were Vanhouwaert and
Brocco. who are well-known here.
yanhouwaert was second to Rutt and
Michael third. with little Brocco
finishing in seventh place.
Worlds Champions Kramer, Mac
Dougall and Wiley will compete in
the second meet of the season at the
New Haven track tonight. Wiley
in
7ated race; MacDougall will ride in
open events against the New Haven
simon pures, and Kramer and Clark
will ride match race.