Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-25

lnlS IS the DlB night II II lily
night of the Frank L. Kramer dollar
dinner gotten up by his friends,
boosted by his admirers, and even
given some attention by his enemies.
The affair, which is to be held at
Kreuger's Auditorium, starting at Z
o'clock, the hour set by the commit
tee, will be attended by about 700
persons, and il has been an assured
success from the very start, despite
the efforts Of some disgruntled news
paper men to knock the celebration,
personally and otherwise. But on
with the dance. The Kramer din
ner, which was first suggested in
these columns, is going to be the big
gest thing ever held in an athletic
way in this community. Proof of
this is the fact that the Newark Eve
ming News die its best to ignore the
banquet for q long while, but it be-
came SO large that it was compelled
out OF pure shame to give 1t atten-
ton. AT the last moment there will
probably be q big splash, Just to
show that the News isn't "peeved"
and that 1t isn't. "agin the govern
ment," and that 1t is for the Kra-
mer celebration. That is an old trick,
but the News is playing old tricks
now-in politics as well as in sports
but beauty OF it all everybody seems
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OF all the athletes in the world, not
one is entitled to more honor, to more
credit, than this same Frank L.
Kramer. For thirteen years this
young man has been at the head of
his profession. and it. was because Of
Kramer, BECAUSE Of his clean life, his
loyalty and his honesty that the
cycling game is alive ana flourishing
today. In all these years, too, let it
be remembered, Kramer has never
been really honored in his own coun-
try, He has conquered fields abroad
and he has been wined and dined and
praised to the skies, but right here in
Newark, where honor is certainly due
him, the great American cha NIPPON
has been ignored for years. But to-
night we will Observation-Disclosures for
Kramer, e'ebrate for the greatest
cyclist that ever rode a wheel. It
will be happy hour for Kramer,
who, by the way, is not lover of
blow and buster, but who told me
himself that he was touched to the
quick when he learned of the celebra-
ton and that he was proud that his
friends and his admirers after all
these years of effort, felt that he was
worthy of such a glowing tribute.
Kramer was overjoyed at the prepa.
rations In his honor. Yet you could
see right through his smile that his
heart had been touched
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Personally, will feel 1t an honor
to be at the Kramer dinner tonight to
pay my respects to the greatest
cyclist In the world and I will not be
alone in this feeling, either. During
his years as champion l have had
occasion to say some very nice things
about Kramer and l have criticized
him in o most unlSind way. Yet,
through 1t all, l must say that the
champion was always a big fellow
always willing to admit when wrong,
to insist when right-but he was al
ways a gentleman. Kramer is a man
of honesty and a man Of truth. The
tribute to him tonight will put the
stamp of approval on him as big
citizen. In the speeches to be made
some elegant things will no doubt be
said about the champion, but the
speakers can rest assured that, no
matter what they say, 1t will not be
too much for the man who has put
the State of New Jersey and the city
of Newark on the map in big way
in Europe.
The big time tonight viii be
followed by another big time at
the Velodrome tomorrow afternoon.
Preparations have been made to give
Kramer a royal reception. Many of
his close friends have ordered floral
offerings and the Velodrome will be
especially decorated. Kramer will
ride a sixth of mile exhibition, and
the other important race is for pro-
fessionals at sixty-two and one-half
miles distance.
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The Elks have taken a big interest
ia the Kramer dinner, and the official
bulletin, Number Twenty one"
prints the following about the af-
fair and the man in whose honor the
banquet is being held:
ELKS TO WELCOME HOME
KRAMER
The members of the Elks' Ministries
company are to participate and take
a leading part in the welcome home
and banquet to be rendered Cham
pion Frank Kramer at Kruger Au-
ditorium Saturday night
The American public should be
justly proud of the record Frank
l.. Kramer has established in foreign
lands. For thirteen years the great