Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-03


FRANK KRAMER
here, and he has made Vic Johnson,
the Englishman. and Ormston, the
new British sensation in the semi-pro
ranks, substantial offers to sail i'm
mediately for this country. From the
way MacFarland is doing things,
Newark will have plenty of riders if
they are to be had.
If we are to have new foreign riders
here, we are also likely to lose one
or two good ones. Walter Rutt, for
instance. may leave us at any mo-
ment. He wants to go back to Ger
many and fight for his country, but
he is worrying how he is going to do
1t. He is waiting to see how others
are going, and he, no doubt, will be
is clear.
c.
The great French champion, Leon
Hourlier, is not likely to come to this
country to race He was due here
originally in July and was billed to
ride HIS first race on August Q. Later
it Was changed to August 8, but
Hourlier and the promoters who are
conducting the worlds championships
at Copenhagen, insisted on Hourlier
remaining over there for the big
races and he has done so. At last
accounts Hourlier was due to race
here on August IS. but it is probable
that he will not come at all. Hourlier
is reservist, you know, and he will
be one of the very first men called to
arms.
The fans at the Velodrome yester-
day saw Walter Rutt at his very
best and they saw him defeat Cham.
pion Frank Kramer. and they saw
him dispose of Alfred Goullet. All
this occurred in a team match race,
which had six of the leading riders
as contestants. Rutt had Cesar Mo-
retti as partner, who was a big
aid to him in the match against
Kramer, but Cesar didn't do him any
good in the match against Goullet,
who had the faithful Grenda as a
team mate. Really Rutt beat Kra-
mer because Moretti was so much
better than Frank Cavanagh, who
rode miserably yesterday In beat
ing Goullet, though. Rutt did the
trick after taking much the worst
of it. He rode around Goullet in
the last Twelfth of a mile and beat
him rather handily. From that race
and from the race in which Kramer
disposed of him SO easily, it is evil
dent that Goullet has lost his form.
He wasn't there" at all yesterday,
although both Kramer and Rutt were
riding very fast and figure TO de-
feat Goullet when all three are at
their best.
@
In defeating Goullet, Kramer, by
the way, rode a grand race. Cavanagh
l.
champion hooked on to Goullet With
q full lap to go, Kramer surprised
every body by dashing by Goullet and
then racing Grenda into submission
1t took Big Steve about a twelfth
Of a mile to do, that and he went
down the backstretch flying light two
lengths in the lead. Goullet couldn't
gain an inch for more than a hun
bred yards and the best he could do
was close up the gap and finish a
length behind at the tape. Kramer
was mad at his defeat by Rutt and
he went out to get chunk" on Goul-
let.
G.
Rutt is full of war spirit, and it
seems to have improved his riding
He was very snappy yesterday and
he moved along like real champion.
His judgment, too, was very good,
and his victory was exceedingly pop
ular. He was given one of the biggest
demonstrations of the year and he
well deserved every handicap he re-
ceived. OF course, some of the APP
plause was for his partner, Moretti,
but the lions shore of it was for Rutt.
The big Germans is popular. and he
should be. He is always trier-al-
ways a contender. He gives the best
he has every time he gets up ON a
wheel and personally he is one big,
od-natured. honest, honorable fell
low. He is credit to his country as