Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-25
WALTER RUTT RECEIVES HEARTY WELCOME
ON ARRIVAL in QUEST OF KRAMER'S SCALP

lin six-day races. Rutt, who has
been considered the greatest slX-day
rider in the world and who was
looked upon as a most likely winner
of both races, stated that there is
still to be produced the rider who can
win the sprint championship of the
world and a big siX-day race all
within q twelVemonth. kramer
couldn't do it, so why should it be
expected of me- said Rutt. I have
changed, continued the champion,
and, while ] may not be as good as
n siX-day rider, l am q better
sprinter, and l would much rather be
tile sprint champion than the siX-daS
champion. | am pleased to say that
! am more like Kramer, and ] done
care if | never win another siX-day
race. at least not as long as ] am
able To win the big classics in the
sprint class"
Rutt will start training today for
the opening of the Season at the Nelo-
drome. He brought four racing
wheels with him and he would not
leave the pier until he saw them load
ed on a wagon for Newark. In his
hand he carried his favorite wheel,
the one on which he won the worlds
championship and the Grand Prize
II IdIlS ltiSA year anu tlAeil NalilAD
wheel occupied n safe place in his
stateroom on the New Amsterdam.
Il would not put that wheel in the
hold of the ship for in placing other
trunks over mine IL might be put
out of line" said the German. This"
said Rutt, as he fondly stroked the
bike, lis the wheel on which ] won
the championship and / viii not use
1t except in big match races" When
questioned as to whether or not he
would ride any match races before
meeting Kramer, Rutt stated that
that would depend upon his condi-
ton. My contract calls for no
matches until / meet Kramer, unless
| personally want them, stated Rutt.
but if / see that ! am in the best Of
form | viii consent to matches be-
fore meeting Kramer. My reason for
making such a stipulation in the con-
tract was that | did not want to have
my confidence shaken before the
match with the Amer can champion.
II | was to ride another man and had
any trouble to win l would not feel
that l could beat Kramer and l want
such a feeling to exist when we meet
Floyd MacFarland was pleased to
get back to America and was very
enthusiastic over the prospects OF the
{
When interviewed by an Evening
Star reporter the racing impresario
had the following to say:
Il am bringing only five fore On
riders to America this season. At
least. 1 have only i've under contract,
but l also have a string on every
good man in Europe and ! will bring
others If the game demands IL. /
cancelled Edmund Jacquelin's con-
tract just before sailing. The once
great French champion is too much
of clown and ! did not care to
bring a comedian here for bike racing.
We have amateurs who furnish
enough funny stuff. In the Paris six
day race Jacquelin came on the track
on the coolest day without anything
on but a short sleeve jersey and short
trunks and rubbed a hot water bottle
over his anatomy to keep him warm.
He also glued his shoes TO his feet
with shellac and then ! called halt
on poor old Jacqueln.
walter Rutt is the best man who
ever came to this country looking for
victory over Kramer In "A match
race, and he has got u better chance
than any OF the rest for the reason
that he is not afraid of Kramer. ]
worked for four weeks 10 ge; Rutt's
signature to a contract. and he made
me stipulate in the contract that he
was not to race Kramer until he gave
the word. meaning that he would ride
Frank only when he had reached his
very best form. Rutt is the highest
paid rider who ever came to America,
and when we Were arranging terms
with him he said that he had tried
for fourteen years to win the world s
championship, and now that he has
the title he is going 70 get all the
monetary benefits the title will bring
him. And if the German beats
Kramer he will get even more money,
for his contract calls for an additional
amount in case he defeats our cham
pion. Rutt also argued that if Kramer
beat him he would no longer be the
champion of the world ] told him
that a defeat by Kramer would not
take his championship laurels from
him, but he came back with the re-
tort that while he might still possess
tho crown no one would consider his