Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-18

team OF Frank l.. Kramer and Frank
Cavanagh are a decided success. They
outrode the Australian German team
of Jackie Clark and Walter Rutt and
the Australian pair of Alfred Goullet
and Alfred Grenda at the Velodrome
last night in team match at one
mile. The Yankee victory was con-
Vincing and they won the match in
straight heats, with Rutt-Clark sec
ond in both heats.
The race was a hard fought battle
and very interesting. The sprints
were very long, extending for almost
full half-mile in each of the heats.
In the first heat Grenda came from
the rear at three laps to go and for
two laps made the pace so fast Meth
er Cavanagh or Clark could pull their
teammates up to the flying Tasman-
ian until he had tired from his own
efforts. When he was forced to slow
up Cavanagh, who was in second posi-
ton, with Kramer following. pulled
Kramer up even with Grenda, and
= Kramer started for home just past
the tape on the fifth lap. Rutt was
placed in the position back of Kramer
by Clark, and Jackie sat up when he
saw the "Weltmeister" safely on Big
Steves wheel.
Kramer went all the way when he
got to the front, and Rutt was able to
do no more than. hang on down the
backstretch of the final lap. Coming
around the last turn and down the
homestretch the worlds champion
drew up on Kramer q trif1e, but fin
ished over three quarters of a length
to the bad. Goullet was third
length and a half back of Rutt Had
Goullet got on to Grenda when the
latter started his long sprint the Aus
tralian team might have won. for
Grenda did his part well and uncorked
a really wonderful sprint. Why
"Goullie" hung back and let his part
ner go he alone can answer.
Second Heat Close.
For an instant it appeared as
though Rutt would go around Kra-
mer and win the second i'll the final
aprlnt. Cavanagh and Kramer led
until two and a half laps from home
when Grenda again came sailing Up
from the rear. lie caught Cavanagh
mapping and was by before the Irish
Champion" could get moving fast
enough to stall him off. This time
Goullet went with Grenda and they
were leading with Cavanagh and
Kramer second, a lap and II half from
the finish The pace was terrific and
Cavanagh was making little progress
~i1fAj.aking Kramer to the front. Just
before ths bell Grenda weakened and
Cavanagh got the Yankee champion
up alongside of Grenda where ne
turned the latter loose. Kramer ap-
peared tired and was stalling just
before the eighth pole was reached.
Here Goullet jumped and mighty
jump it was. He caught Kramer I'M
awares and was a trifie in front of
Frank heading into the backstretch
but Kramer got going and pulled into
the lead again within twenty yards.
Once on his way Kramer made the
going so fast Goullet was burned off
and this gave Rutt, who was on the
pole back of Kramer, a chance to
get into the battle. Heading into the
final turn Rutt jumped and came
fast. He came up on Kramer with
every stride and few there were who
did not expect him to come through
to victory. When he got up to kra-
iner's elbow heading into the final
stretch, Kramer jumped again and
STAYED off the. Germans rush, win
ming by the width of a front wheel.
1t was great finish and the crowd
gave the victorious Yankees a rous
ing reception after the finish and
when they did the tour of honor with
the inseparable bouquets.
Rutt Triumphs In Five Mile.
With a sprint that was fully equal
to Kramers effort in the match, Rutt
raced to victory in the five mile open
which was a gruelling race The pace
was fast all the way and the little
fellows made the contest interesting
before the finish by jumping away
repeatedly and making the stars
chase after them. Eight laps from
the finish Lloyd Thomas took a f1ier
and got a lead of a full half lap.
None of the other second string men
- i ~
so il was up to the stars to make up
the distance in order to have a chance
at winning the long end of the purse.
Clark, Kramer Cavanagh, Grenda,
Goullet and Rutt changed off pace
and gradually pulled up on Thomas.
Three laps from the finish Clark went
to the front and set a fast pace which
pulled the field up and by Thomas.
After passing Thomas Clark continued
his fast ride with two full laps to
go. Jackie was evidently not trying
to win the race himself figuring his
chances were none too good on &C
count of his condition, the front ride
being made for his own amusement.
When Clark started his long sprint
Kramer had just swung up the bank
after taking a quarter of a lap of
pace, and this put the champion back
in bad position with Grenda. Goul-
let Rutt. Spears, Clark and John Be-
dell in front of him. Kramer tried. to
get in the line, looking to the right
and the left in a beWildered sort of
way, but the other stars were set
ano on their way and the champion
was left on the outside. At the bell
Grenda jumped into the lead. going
by Cavanagh and Clark with rush,
and carrying Rutt along with him.
= Tt looked like Grenda's race, but
heading out of the backstretch Rutt
exhibited q rare burst of speed and
gradually pulling on the big Tas-
manian, rode to victory. Rutt won
by only a small margin, with Grenda
second Spears third, Goullet fourth
and Bedell fifth. Kramer quit just
after the start of the final lap when
he saw there was not a chance in the
world for him to win or even finish
In a place. Cavanagh was the man
who should have won the race. He
was back of Clark and second at the
bell, but he made only weak effort
to go out when Grenda came up.
Spears Double Winner.
Long Bob Spears had very sue
cessful night of racing With Pete
Drobach for a partner the lanky boy
from the Antipodes took the final heat