Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-02

Frank Kramer, of course, was the
winner in his first match abroad. Nc
one ever dreamed Otherwise, though
Emil Friel, the cyclist he beat, is 8
wonderful man of the wheel Yet Kra-
mer beat him straight away, although
the American champion lost the sec.
ond heat through disqualification In q
private cable to the Evening Star
printed in another column, the details
of the race are given. Suffice 1t to say
here that Kramer, by his victory, is
just as good as ever, 1t would SEEM
and the Yankee boy is almost as sure
to be as successful over in Europe
this as he was last year. when he won
every individual match in which he
took part. The more we think Of Kra-
mer the more we are convinced that
big Steve" as Floyd MacFarland
calls him, is the marvel OF the athletic
world. A champion for thirteen years,
he is just as good as ever, and there
is no telling. how long he will remain
at the head of the profession. The
only one in sight who seems to have
a chance with Kramer is ALI Goullet,
and the fans are sure to see some
great racing between these two next
summer Mcfarland believes that
Walter Rutt is the next best man to
Kramer, but we will all have chance
to find that out during the coming
season, for Rutt will be over here for
a long stay.
C.
Joe Fogler's version of the finish
Of the Paris six-day race Is worth
telling. Fogler writes to a friend in
Newark how 1t happened that Goul-
let was beaten by Leon Hourlier.
81 pulled Goullet in the finish of
the Paris race" Fogler writes, "but
Goullie' couldn't win, because the
were too many for US.
We had a pretty fair team, but they
us, and what they did
to me was a shame. At two laps to
go, I made my bid to get by with
Ioullet on, but 'Roughhouse' Engel
grabbed me by the sweater and sent
ne up to the top of the track. Then
The French team went in and won,
With Hourlier first and Goullet Sec
md. 1t was all right, but we would
nave COPIED the race but for Engel,
md the officials never said a word to
him.
C
According to Sir Joseph, Grenda
vas the "bear-cat" in the race. "Goul-
ct was pretty fair and SO was l."
Fogler writes, "but old Grenda was
he daddy Of them all. And Moranl
lanes Francis is getting very bad"
Toe goes on to say. why, he has
earned a new title. He used to be
1nown as the six-day 'bear-cat,' but
low he responds to the call of The
Brakeman, or The Man with the Red
lantern This title he secured be-
'ause of the fact that he was always
n last position in the Paris grind"
o
In writing about Jackie Clark and
Eddie quitting the race, Fogler says
Jackie beat Eddie to it." Clark,
Fogler wrote, was not in very good
and Root had too much
iope. Financially, although the
was about the worst ever
Ieen in Paris, the race was a big
uccess, and the fact that French
nan won 1t will make the race big
,er in every way next season.
@
John M. Chapman, the cycling pro-
noter, was around in Newark last
light. He will likely get busy on
lis proposed tracks in Baltimore and
He has an offer to con-
iuct a track in New Haven, pro-
riding Messrs. Million and Uppercu
10 not care to run races there next
season.
@
Pro golfers are coming to this
country from Europe in numbers.
From the latest accounts, vardon,
Ray, Duncan, Braid and Mitchell are
10 pay us visit next season. We
will welcome them and enjoy their
play and they will very likely give
Dur golfers a good trimming in the
matches. They will go in the big open
tourney, of course, and they might
meet another Ouimet, who beat Var
don and Ray last summer. England
will never quite forget Ouimet. For
an amateur to outgolf the two best
pros on the other side is something to
crow over. Yet we have been rather
modest in our demonstrations. We
are glad the big men of the links are
coming to this country, and we hope
that Baltusrol will provide another
such match as the one last year in
which Vardon and Ray played Alec
Smith and George Low.
o
While the European pros are over
here, the American amateurs will
be over in Europe striving for honors.
So far it looks as II the great Jerry
Travers. the sensational Ouimet,
Walter Travis Heinrich Schmidt and
maybe Chic Evans will play abroad.
Even with that notable array OF stars
we can hardly expect to win the big
amateur championship. Harold Hill
ton and othsc such brilliant golfers
will oppose oAs t.bys. AS much faith
as we have IL, stavers, it is perhaps