Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-28
KRAMER SHOULD !
DEFEAT MORETTI
Yankee Cyclist Expected 10
Outspeed Italian at Geneva,
Switzerland, Tomorrow.
BIG CROWD WATCHES RUTT

Somewhere up in the Swiss Alps,
where the yodlers get in shape for the
Chautauqua circuit, Frank l.. Kramer.
that modest young man from East
Orange, N. j., Is going to engage in a
little encounter with a descendant Of
Julius Caesar-one Caesare Moretti,
of Italy-tomorrow afternoon. The
exact spot in the Alpine region where
this encounter is TO take place Is
Geneva. The modest Mr. Kramer has
beaten all of the French and Belgian
riders worth while, and now he is to
start and work his way through the
Italians. 1t may seem strange to sea
a match between an American and an
Italian staged in the Swiss capitol, but
Switzerland is as free from bike chams
pions as she is from battleships. Howe
ever, there Is a very fine bicycle track
in Geneva and It has got to be pus
to some use
The surest thing about this match
is the result Unless a glacier smoth=
ers Kramer he is going to show that
son of Sunny Italy the shortest way
home. You can bet the Alps against
the feather in a yodler's hat on that,
Morettl Is a high-class rider OF that
there is no doubt. He finished second
to Walter Rutt in the Grand Prize OF
Paris last year and did edpally as well
in other big races. but from Sery 4es
cent reports from Europe the I'd ~
Mr.. Kramer Is just abobt the lin
thing in Europe outside of an HI
mobile and an aeroplane, and M
in human form has much of q GIN
to outspeed him-at least that isI
tip-o
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Worlds Champion Walter Rutt ma
his first workout at the Velodron16.
yesterday afternoon, and he drew the
biggest crowd that was ever attracted
TO the track just to see a rider train
And ii was not the |. w. w, Industrial
army of unemployed either. The
champion was the cynosure of all eyes
and the riders he will have to beat
here to uphold his championship laur-
els gave him a long, lingering "oncs
over"
Rutt showed fine form and was
pleased with his condition. He also
likes the track and believes that he
win be able to put forth his best eff
fort on the new saucer. Floyd Mace
Farland, general manager of the Cycle
Racing Association, watched the Ger-
man ride and the veteran was well
satisfied with what Rutt showed him
Mac" has competed against Rutt in
Australia, Europe and America. and
| there is probably no one who knows
the title-holder better
II am satisfied that Rutt is going to
show like a champion right at the
pening meet" said MacFarland, when
Rutt finished his training, and l
would not be surprised to see him
sweep the boards at the opening meet
on Sunday. April 5. OF course he will
be up against number of good men
who are strangers to him, and he viii
have his hands full to watch them all,
but with fourteen years of experience
he is not likely to let them put any,
thing over on him. ] consider Walter
one of the best track generals in the
game. He is a quick thinker, like
Kramer. and should he get into a tight
place he viii not stay there long.
/ There is no question about his ply
steal condition. He Is good right
now" continued the impresario, and
unless he should feel the effects of the
Berlin six-day race he will be at his
/ best a week from Sunday"
/ Aft Cioullet is evidently very well
satisfied with his condition When the
other stars took TO the track yester-
day for the first time this season,
"Goullie" sat on the side lines and
watched them perform.
ss
/ Old Jay Eaton is training harder
than any rider at the Velodrome,
Whether or not it will do him any
good remains to be SEEN The comes
back" efforts OF old JAY are very
amusing to Willie Bolles. I'm, we'll.
the only way they win ever stop that
bird is to chloroform him." said the
sage of the Velodrome, as he watched
the aged rider mount his wheel to
start in training for his twenty-sec~
ond year on the track.
.
/ Big ALI Grenda is going Great guns
and showed more pep tkan any mtn
on the track yesterday. 1t is the opin-
ion of many Of the wise owls who are
students of cycle racing that Grenda
is going to have the greatest season
i of his career this year. In his work
out yesterday he set more pace than
any other rider, and faster pace, and
he did 1t without any apparent effort.
ae
! Walter Rutt was surprised when ha
learned that there was no admission
charged to see the riders train. la
Europe admission is charged at all
tracks to see the riders in training.
I The riders are forced to train at GER
tain hours for a certain number OF
days prior to a race meet on the Con-