Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-26
RUTT BEGINS WORK
FOR OPENING MEET
World Champion Leads Pack of
"PrOs" Over Road This
Morning.
FOGLER MAY BE PROMOTER

Worlds Champion Walter Rutt
started training this morning for the
opening meet at the Velodrome, which
is scheduled for Sunday, April 8. The
big fellow has Just an even ten days
in which to get into shape, but he
believes that he can reach very good
form in that time. He is only a few
pounds over weight, and feels sure
that he will have little trouble in
taking off the superiluous flesh. He
lost weight in the Berlin six-day race,
but recovered and added more weight
on the trip across the Atlantic.
The champion has engaged Jimmy
Hunter to train him while he is in
America, and he showed very good
Judgment, for, besides being a star
pacemaker, there is nothing that the
Daredevil doesn't know about con-
dltioning athletes. Rutt's German
trainer, Honus F'lamm, who has cared
for the "champer" for many years,
was left at Rutt's home to take care
of young Oscar Rutt, the champions
young son, who is going through the
process Of acquiring an education.
At the opening meet Rutt will COM
pete in two races--an open and q
handicap. In the handicap the cham
pion will be alone on scratch, and,
being the lone honor man, he will not
be required to ride in the qualifying
heats. This is a European custom.
With such men as ALI Goullet, Alf
Grenda, Jackie Clark and Frank Cav
anagh out on the handicap marks, the
German star will have some battle
before him to run in the money This
will mark the first appearance of
Jackie Clark on a handicap mark
since his advent in America.
Rutt, with about fifteen other
"pros,'' took to the road this morn
ing and did a Marathon over the
smooth asphalt turnpike from Maple
wood to Elizabeth and back Wher
the riders got back they declared Rutt
was some bear" on the road and is
a marvel at climbing hill
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Joe Fogler may blossom out as 6
bike race promoter this year. II sat
| isfactory arrangements can be made
with the owners of the Salt Lake
| track and enough riders can be Sc
cured from the Cycle Racing Associa-
ton to carry on the meets Joe vii
| finance the proposition. Negotiations
are now being carried on with JOSEPH
| Il. Langford, the owner Of the Sal
Lake track. Battling Joe" did not
win any races in Europe, but he haC
a good time, made many purchases
and was still able to deposit an ever
81 900 to his credit in a Brooklyn banl
yesterday. Joe is somewhat of {
| financier, with plenty of coin to try
| the promotion end of the game. i
the proposition goes through Joe will
also compete in the races and Hardy
Downing will manage the track.
|
Messrs. Frank Million and Inglii
| M. Uppercu, the owners of the Cycl'
Racing Association. held q lengthy
conference this morning In referenc
to plans for the coming season. TIL
proposition of resurfacing the New
Haven track. the erection of a ney
track at Providence and enlargini
the seating capacity Of Boston an,
other matters were taken up.
The Velodrome will open for train
| ing this afternoon, and from now OF
the track will be used by the rider
each afternoon. During the morninl
hours an electric and papering ma
chine is busy smoothing down tn
surface.