New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-04
KRAMER ADDS MORE
LAURELS TO CROWN
Defeats Rutt, Holder of the
Worlds Title, i'm Match
Race A-Wheel.
OUTGENERALS GERMAN
CYCLIST IN TWO HEATS
Big Crowd at Newark VelOdrOme
Cheers Victory of the Amer
lean Rider.

Frank l.. Kramer. the American cycle
racing champion. fresh from his con-
quests OF European tracks, added a few
more laurels to his crown by defeating
Walter Rutt, the German and holder OF
the worlds championship. In match
race at the Newark Velodrome yesterday
afternoon.
The conditions OF the match called for
the best two out of three at one mile
each, and Kramer won in straight heats
A record crowd Of 1900 persons saw the
race and several hundred were turned
away.
Kramer outeeneralled Rutt- As Is
usual I'm matches. the first five of the SIX
laps 10 the mile was ridden slowly, all
the racing being crowded into the last
lap. In each heat Kramer. by balancing
his wheel at a standstill in the track,
forced Rutt into the lead in the early
stages. Coming TO the last lap. while
both were high on the track. Kramer cut
down inside, took the pace and the lead
and was never headed.
In the first heat. when Kramer jumped
into the lead. Rutt came down after him
and got a few inches ahead: but as ne
had to ride on the outside he could not
hold and. though almost abreast OF
Kramer for the whole lap, was beaten by
three-quarters of a length.
In the second heat. when Kramer went
ahead. Rutt continued high until IN re-
fourths of a lap from home. Iheh ne
started sprint several yards to the
rear. got 10 Kramers side in tn, BACK
stretch and appeared as II he were 60
ing around the American on the iast
turn. Here. though, Kramer gave MN
Switch" and Rutt sat up. raising hls
hand I'm protest. Kramer went on anu
won by several lengths. and the ooaro ol
referees declared he had not broken any
of the rules.
Rutt registered one victory during inc
afternoon by winning the hve-mle 'a"-
dem race. with Alfred Gou!let as part
ner. Harry Kaiser, OF The Bronx "o"
the three-mile amateur handicap from
scratch. while Tommy Smith, OF Newark
contured the half-mile amateur open
The summary follows
r.vo-riIo novlce-Won by Walter Gnlda
year Newark: Charles RabDino, Ne" JUN
second. Time: 4.3i-s. - ~, BAD,
Half-mlle invitation tamateusl- ~
Tommy smith. 1ryinston: "iilisIn Ita'i M
san Francisco. second; Harry haissi' ne
Rrorx third. Donald MacDougal' Ne"dih
fourth. Time. l:OS>s. ,---,..,, w., -,
Haif-mile Handicap (professionall-"on ~
Ernest Pye Australia, - yards fercy ~"
renee San Francisco, 40 yards, second Er-
most Jol,us Newark. IS yards thlfd; nay
r,ond Eaton. Elizabeth. 80 yards. fonrth'
Alfred Goullet. Australia, scratch, mth. Time
One-third mile handicap (amnteur) on
b, How'd Gundaker. Newark, ~ yards; ia
win Rallmar. Newark. - yards seeond
Chick foster. Denmark, 40 yards thru; ~
T. Abbott. South Orange. 80 Yards fourth
Time 0:2S'5 s.--,..,,
Two-.nile handicap Invitation professional
Won hy Fred Hin. Boston. 10 yards John
BedeU 40 Yards second; feter Drobach' Bos-
Ton 60 ards third: Gordon Walker, Aus
traiia. 30 Yards, fourth; Willie Coburn. New
ark $50 Yards. nth. Time. 4:2S25.
Onp-iuilo match race professional Frank
Kramer. America VS.. Walter Rutt. Germany
First heat won by Kramer Time Alb last
eighth. O1I5 Second heat won by kramer
Time. %: last eighth. O:i2.
Three handicap iamateur)-"on by
Harry Kaiser. Tae Bronx. scratch; waiter
Schlee Newark 40 yards. second; Donald
MacDougall. Newark. scratch. third; Thomas
smith. 1ryington. scratch. fourth. Time 6.2l-s
Five-milc tandem profcssion9D-Won by
Walter Rutt ana Alfred Goullet; Alfred
Grenda and Ernest Pye. second. Frei Hill
and Joe Fogler third. Time $50.