Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-25
KRAMER TRIBUTE
WILL Be Fitting
Men of Prominence to Honor
"The Home Champion" at
Banquet Tonight.
BIKE RACES ATTRACT FANS

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! tracks of Europe and America, be
given the first fitting tribute to his
wonderful success as an athlete.
There is no exaggeration in the
statement that Kramer is the great
est athlete this country has ever pro-
duced and it seems strange that in
| his own State of New Jersey he has
never been rendered the least recog-
milton in any way save the praises
of the public press.
| But tonight there will be a monster
reception, in which prominent men in
almost every walk of life win do
homage to our great champion. And
1t will, by its magnitude, at least,
partly atone for the many years in
which the noted son of Jersey has
been unrecognized. Men prominent
| in New York and New Jersey win
be there to sing the praises of our
modest champion into his blushing
ears. The address of the evening
will be made by A. G, Batchelder, of
! New York, who has been Interested
| in cycling the greater part of the
years of his life and who was the
| first president of the National Cycling
Association. William McManus' Of
this city, will be the toastmaSter.
The champion will. of course. be call
ed upon to respond with a speech and
1t is said that he spent several ardu-
Gus hours preparing himself for this
new role
Fan in Welcome. Too.
Thousands of admirers of the
champion who would like to be Pres
ent at the dinner tonight. but who
cannot respond on account of busi-
ness will, no doubt, extend their well
come when he appears at the Nelo-
| drome tomorrow afternoons The adj
vance sale of seats for the meet to-
morrow has been so heavy there is
sure to be n tremendous crowd at
the race course which will be another
tribute to the returning hero.
Kramer will appear in n sixth of a
mile record trial and will attempt to
lower the present mark for the dis
lance, Is 2-5 seconds. which was made
In Salt Lake City several years ago
The champion is far from sanguinc
of his ability to lower this marlolor
two reasons, although he is riding
faster than ever before in his career
according to his own statements. One
of the reasons is because lie has not
had time to get rid of his sea fpgs
and the other is because Salt Lake
conditions make a difference of sew
eral seconds to the mile in time.
100 Kllomcter Race New Here
The other attraction tomorrow Is a
lOO-kilometer team race, which ii a
race that has never been attempted
here before. just how this contest
will be received by the fans isaun-
known. but as such races are i'm
mensely popular in Europe, there. Is
every reason to believe that it will
make hit here.
The conditions of the team race are
very similar to the twenty-flVe-
championship, which was run at the
closing meet, of last year. and which
was one of the most interesting con-
tests ever staged In this city The
fact that the race cannot ne won in
the final sprint is a feature which
Will stimulate interest from the very
start of the long contest, and tliierEr
VIII be interesting stages throughout
as the various favorites gather
points. Before the start of the last
lap PA points will be scored. while
the final sprint will net but 81 points
This great difference shows how
necessary it will be for the star
teams to fight for points all along the
line. Even the little fellows who ,go
after laps will have a chance to win
this race. The team leading on the
greatest number of laps will score %
points. and the leaders on the second
greatest number will score 10 points
The leaders on every even mile Will
score points, while second and third
in each Of these finishes Will score
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finish the points are 10. 10. g. and .
There is Il prize of 81 for each odd
mile of the race and there are twen-
| ty-hve prizes of 81 each for sprin.s
at times to be indicated by a pistol
shot. The total prize money in tho
race amounts to 5000, with first, Sec
ond third, fourth fifth and sixth
prizes being 1925, 500, so, $50 $40 and
$50, respectively.
sixteen Teams viii start. e.,
Sixteen teams will face the starter
and 1t Is doubtful If there will be haif
that number among the survivors az
the finish The favorite teams car"
Rutt and Drobaeh. Goullet and
Walker, Clark and Lawrence. Cara-
nagh and Hill. Grenda and Pye and
Fogler and Thomas. The other
teams are Spears and Cory. a str0ns
pair; Hanson and Coburn. Krebs and
Jolus, Trebel and BlatZ. Calman
and Kopsky, Halstead and Anderson.
Ryan and Cameron. Reeber and Nor
ton and the Bedell brothers.
Ryan and Cameron May Surprise Fans.
The team of Ryan and Cameron
is liable to surprise the fans. Both
Of these riders are in great shape
and riding well, and they are game
In addition. Cameron has got a1lons
head, and will be figuring ON the
little points all the time, which may
make a surprising total when every
thing Is summed up. IT Willie Go
burn was in better shape he and
Hanson, the little Dane who rode so
well in the twenty tive-mile cham
pionship last year. would make. q
formidable team. Hanson like Ryan
comes back quickly after a sprint
} and they are the kind of riders7who
can do things in such q race as the
one tomorrow. %
Rutt in New Role.
; Riding 100-kilometre team races, is
} not a new role for Walter Rutt ano
he is sure to he a strong contender
His ability to stand hard, long races
combined with his wonderful sprint
makes him the one best bet tomor
row. In addition he has in Drobach
a fine partner for such a race and2ne
who will not call upon the charpion
for any more than his share Of the
work. On their ability as siLsaay
riders Goullet. Clark and GirendH are
/, figured strong in this race, WHICH is
quite right, and they are sure to~glye
the champion a great battle.
The other races on the bill t0mor-
row are q novice and a handicap for
, the amateurs. In the amateur handi-
cap another California boy will make
his first appearance. Paul QueV1iion
is the name Of the latest Golden Gate
athlete who has aspirations to win
the amateur title and has comeeeTer
three thousand miles to try for it.
To Use Score Board.
| A score-bnard at the Velodrome
which will be used tomorrow in scor-
inc the team race will probably make