Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-31
STRONG OPPOSITION
FOR WALTER RUTT
Worlds Sprint Champion Has
Hard Task Ahead at VelO-
drOme Opening.
EXPECT KEEN COMPETITION

When Walter Rutt goes to the
mark in the two professional races
at the opening meet at the Velodrome
Sunday he is gong to meet a f1ercer
| attack than Frank Kramer ever did.
All of the American and Australian
professionals here are afraid of Kra-
mer, and that gives the Yankee
champion an ace in the hole at the
start, but this Is not the case with
Rutt. ALT Goullet, All Grenda,
Jackie Clark and Frank Cavanagh
all believe that they can trim Rutt,
and they will meet him without fear
Confidence is q great thing for an
athlete to possess, providing they are
not too confident. They win all tell
you they are going to show the
worlds champion the way home, and
1t is plain to see that IL Is not bra
vado or false confidence, either.
Little Goullet is probably the most
confident of them all. and 1t behooves
times. "Goullie" Is in fine form and
riding as well, if not better, than ever
before.
Goullet and Grenda have never
! competed against Rutt In a sprint
race. They have met in six-day
races, but a siX-day race contest is
so different from a sprint event they
really have no idea of what Rutt VIII
do in the short races. There is class
sticking out all over the big Dutch
man." however, and the class will
always tell But whatever the out
come of the opening races may be,
there is sure to be some very inter-
esting competition, and if the cham
mir doe 20 90
he has been N a bike race. Rutt Is
a battler, and he is anxious to go
through his American engagement
without a defeat in an open race or
match race. If he Is defeated in
handicap it will not hurt his reputa-
ton. However. he likes to ride han
dicaps and will go in them to win
also.
49,
Floyd MacFarland and Edward De
b. Newman, of the Cycle Racing AS
sociation, are in Philadelphia max
ing arrangements for the opening of
the cycle racing season in the
Quaker city. Racing there will not
get under way until early in May,
but extensive alterations are to be
made on the racing plant there. The
track is to be rushed into shape, for
shortly the school for paced riders
is to be established there and all the
sprinters who are anxious to try their
fortunes behind the motors will go
to Philadelphia to work under Pro-
fessor Turville, expert motor mahout
and instructor in pace following.
Old Jay Eaton suffered, probably,
the greatest humiliation of his life
at Miners Empire Theatre last night
Old Jay has been training on home
trainer all winter and until last night
believed that he could not be beaten
on the rollers where fast pedallng
is the main essential. Eaton wanted
to meet Jackie Clark, but Elmer Col
Inns, who is running the act, said 1t
would be better for Jay to beat u
few of the other riders first and then
meet Jackie, thus making the race
look very important. Collins suS
gested little Tommy Smith, the local
amateur, for the first victim. jay
replied: Fine, I'll beat him a lap
or two" Feeling rather ashamed of
himself for going up against poor
little amateur, jay was inclined to
let Tommy down easy after he got
on his bike, but when Tommy got
started Jay realized that he had bet
ter direct his attention to himself
and ride for all he was worth.
Tommy showed great skill and speed
and defeated the veteran easily, much
to the humiliation of the latter. Now
Jay is eliminated and Tommy is look
ing for some other professional who
thinks he is something soft. In the
other races, Clark won from Frank
Cavanagh and Collins defeated Willie
Coburn. Clark did an exhibition hall
mile in "a seconds, and Collins COW
cred the same distance in 25 seconds.
Tonight, Smith and Eaton will have
a revenge" match and there will be
other races.