Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-01

Sunday afternoon at the Newark
velodrome. from all appearances, will
be the most interesting contest ever
held in this city. Everybody is talk
ing about the probable outcome, and
It will likely break all records for at
tendance. As a tip to those who de-
sire to be sure of their seats, Mr..
Million says that he will receive or
ders for reservations at the office of
the cycle Racing Association, 152
Market street, but he viii not allow
any of the tickets to get on the mar
ket. Patrons can have their seats
reserved by paying for them IN ad-
vance, and they will be given a re-
ceipt calling for the tickets to be de-
livered to them at the Velodrome
next sunday afternoon. A special
window win be provided for that pur-
pose in order that those who have
reservations will not be compelled to
wait. These precautions are being
taken, Mr.. Million says, in order to
prevent ticket scalping.
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Champion Rutt is giving Champion
Kramer more worry than any man
who has ever come here to race him.
The Yankee knows that the German
is a great rider and he knows he will
have to race at his very best to make
good. He agreed to ride next Sun
day against his own best Judgment,
but he did it as favor to General
Manager MaeFarland, who had ar
ranged the three Kramer-Rutt
matches for May 3, 10 and II, re-
speetivelv. At first Kramer said he
wouldn't race until the 10th of May,
but Mac" convinced him he would
be in better shape the third than he
would the tenth, and the champion
finally saw it in that light. The
Weather, however, has not been very
prcpitious for training, and Kramer
has not been able to do much sprint
ing Everything considered, though,
Kramer is in pretty good spirits. His
success in Europe the past winter has
given him added confidence in his
ability, and he said the other day
during a conversation that he could
"come out" on any rider who would
stake" him, no matter how fast said
rider would go. That means that
Kramer feels confident he viii beat
Rutt, for the Yankee will surely out
Jockey the German and make him
take the lead if he so elects.
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Whether he is beaten or not, Rutt's
class as a cyclist and as a citizen
will carry him through. This big
German" is no ordinary fellow. He IS
much like Kramer in way. He has
particularly sane ideas for a bike
rider and he gives much thought to
the worlds events. He speaks sew
eral languages, and he enjoys the
opera and all the good things of a
home life. He is always the gentle
man and he is a clean rider and a
game sport on the track. He dresses
well. but modestly, and like most men
of Europe he carries a cane. The ac-
companying picture of Rutt was
posed especially for the Evening Star
at the Koenig Studio, and it is now
the favorite photograph of the Welt
Meister."
Rutt likes our country, and he is
much interested in the future Of
cycling over here. He bemoans the
fact that Kramer is the only Amer
ican rider of class, and he said if
some new method were not resorted
to the next American champion W Id
be foreigner-an Australian,
Frenchman or a German. He said
we were slow in developing our riders
and that if We didn't get on the
job" we wouldn't have any Ameri
cans to root for. That would be too
bad. Rutt said, for it would hurt the
game. He cited how popular the
sport was in this city, but he de-
clared that if We didn't have an
American champion cycling would
not have such hold on us. Rutt
was strong for Kramer as a rider,
but he also said that Kramer ought
to do something to perpetuate the
game in this country. There wasn't
an American possibility in sight.
Rutt went on to say, and Kramer
should make an effort to bring such
a champion to the front
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Rutt has a great interest in his own
country, and he is doing his best to
develop cyclists in Germany. He
even goes so far as TO offer "A medal
fer the rider who displays the best
racing ability in a certain number
of contests, and he also gives cash
prizes out of his own money for
match races between the rising young
professionals. That is what Rutt
would like to have Kramer do, and It
is quite likely that the American
champion will take mp the matter be-
fore very long. In Germany the Rutr
medal is raced for in the morning,
and of course no admission fee Is
charged to see the contests. The idea
is to give the boys an opportunity to
learn how to ride match races, and
the events are limited to generally
two and not more than three entries.
IN this way even the poorest rider is
given a chance to show what he can
do, and Rutt says it is surprising
how much interest these matches
create among the men who take par-
in them. Finally. a champion is
evolved, and he. indeed. is a proud
fellow, Rutt says.
The plan suggested by Rutt to de-