Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-24
KRAMER BACK IN
HIS NATIVE LAND
The Yankee Champion Never
Looked Better, Despite Siren.
nOus European Campaign.

Frank L. Kramer. the American
cycle champion, is home again. The
king of the wheel who swept every
thing before him on the tracks of
Europe for the past two and a half
months arrived on the Mauretania,
which doeked in New York at 7:45
this morning. The liner reached
Quarantine at o'clock last night.
Kramer was met by Mathew
OBrien, Harry F. Beldon and Ed
win Koenig, of the Kramer testi-
monial dinner committee, and Frank
Million and Floyd MacFarland, of
the Cycle Racing Association, about
two miles beyond Governors Island
the boarding party having gone down
the harbor on a revenue cutter.
Overjoyed to Get Home.
The champion was overjoyed to
get home again and he never looked
better in his life. He showed no signs
Of the strenuous campaign on the
tracks of Europe and looked fit to
ride the race of his life. He was very
anxious to know how Walter Rutt
was riding, and asked many ques-
tlons concerning the performances of
the worlds champion here. When
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Kramer that he was billed to meet
Rutt in a match race a week from
Sunday the Yankee title holder de-
INJURED and said that he positively
would not meet Rutt in a match I'M
til he knew just what form he was
in himself
you will know before Sunday how
you are riding. won't you, Frank?''
inquired MacFarland mo" replied
Kramer 81 can't get line on my
self before next Wednesday, for
have got to get rid of my sealegs first
and that will take several days"
Regarding his European trip the
champion was most enthusiastic and
said that he never rode in better
form in his career. II never rode
better in my life,' said Kramer, "and
in every race which l won | had little
trouble III winning. The only rider
who pressed me hard was Polledri,
the Italan,P continued Kramer land
l defeated him in my semi-final of
the Grand Prize of Easter in Paris
the last race in which I competed.
The Italian showed great speed and
. ii he had been in any other heat he
5swould surely have made the final, and
s4 the final he would have finished
rcond without a doubt.
My best ride was in match
Bainst a tendem team, Van Bever
hd Otto, at Brussels. In that race
*H rode around them in the home
reich and finished a length and a
alf in front and rode the last lap
Ia 13 2-5 seconds, which is very fast.
Neon Hourlier, the French champion,
has not been in form since the Paris
J six day race and l defeated him
easily. Friol was riding well but he
seemed to be afraid of me and did not
offer great resistance"
Expects to Win American Title Again.
Speaking of his prospects here, the
champion said that unless he went
off form he expected to annex the
American championship again. At
have taken it easy for the past
month and did little training, in order
to save myself for the season here"
1t is extremely doubtful if Kramer
will go abroad next year, and he
stated that he probably would never
consider another campaign in Europe.
He has a contract however, which
HI can execute If he desires.
Kramer had much to say about Bill
Bailey, the former amateur cham
p!on, who finished second in the
Grand Prize of Easter. The English
man is a very good rider and is going
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Europe this year, said the "champer,'
"but he has not acquired what / call
n finished sprint 1t was his great
strength more than his speed that
won the first race in which he rode
as a professional and brought him in
second in the Easter prize. A little
more finish and Bailey will be a
mighty hard man to beat" said Kra-
mer.
Jack Neville, the champions faith
full trainer, did not come on the
Mauretania. At the time of sailing
five new racing wheels, which We're
built in Paris for Kramer, were not
completed and Neville remained be-
hind to bring the wheels with him.
The trainer is due tomorrow on La
Provence.
Guest at Captains Table.
Kramer sat at the captains table
on the Mauritania and was the guest
at a dinner party each evening Of
the voyage. Last night he gave a
dinner to a number of friends on the
boat. including Phil Kearny, the
champion skater, and his wife. Kear-
ney married Ethel Yerkes, the daugh-
ter of the famous railroad builder
who constructed the elevated lines
in Chicago and the tube in London.
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noon.
=. Received 1852 Cards.
During his stay. in Europe Kramer
received innumerable congratulatory
letters from friends and admirers In
America, but what pleased the cham
pion most was the receipt of 1862 post
cards, the majority from people he
did not know A most unique post
card was in the form of photograph
of his dog, taken in the doorway OF
his garage and mounted on large
card. bearing the signature of every
smploye of the East Orange postotfice.
The photo was taken by carrier
who has delivered Kramer's mail for
q number of years.
on account of the early arrival OF
the Muaretania at her pier, many
friends of the champion, who expect
ed to meet him at o'clock, the hour
scheduled for her docking, were dis
appointed.
other prominent passengers on the
Mauretania were Robert Goelet, the
New York millionaire clubmap; Sir
Max Aitkin, M. P, Rear-Admiral
richardson Glover, u. S. N, and the
Count Ward, G. C. Wv.