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

velop the American cyclist would call
| for, say, ten races. These could be
/ held at the regular meets at the
/ Velodrome, and the management
would put up the prizes. Kramer,
however, would furnish the medal,
which would bear his name. It is
true that we haven't a good American
prospect in the bike ranks, and now
that Rutt has brought the matter UP,
Kramer should lend a helping hand.
From present indications the next
American champion Will be an Aus
tralian, for Jackie Clark and All
Goullet are surely the two next hest
riders to Kramer. All the efforts in
the world may not bring about
Yankee boy as the champion, but 1t
will do no harm to try. The suS-
gestion is a good one and should be
followed up. 1t shows that Rutt is
deep in his thoughts, liberal in his
views and anxious for the betterment
of the bike game all around. He Is
for Germany first, of course, but you
can readily see by his sage advice
that he has more than a little love
for the old q. S, A.
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High honors have been heaped
upon Rutt in his own country. He
has been engaged to coach the anna
teur cyclists of the Fatherland who
win compete in the Olympic games in
Berlin in 1916. He will be the only
pro permitted to enter the stadium
in which all the athletic events are
TO be held and he will have absolute
control of the semi-pros during their
entire months Of preparation. Rutt
says that his quarters at the Stadium
are fixed up in grand style and are
almost as beautiful as his own home.
He intends to devote much time to
the German amateurs and he hopes
to meet with success. He is anxious
that his riders should win the cham
pionship and ne says he will work
hard with that end in view. Walter
Rutt wants to leave behind him
worthy German successor when he is
through with the game. Frank L.
Kramer could not do better than to
emulate the welt Meister" in pro-
ducing an American who viii be able
TO slip into the Yankee champions
shoes.
Frank Kramer has decided To be-
come an actor. and the bike fans who
know the champion for his modesty
will no doubt be surprised. Yes, Kra-
mer has signed a contract to appear
at Miners Empire Theatre next week.
under the management of that once
/ famous outlaw Mr.. Elmer Collins.
/ Kramer. before agreeing to appear on
i the stage, gave the matter consider
! able consideration. Manager Collins,
Of course, painted a glowing picture
to the champion. and his experience
next week may mean that he will be-
come an actor for about thirty five
weeks next season. That is the plan
that Collins has in mind and he ex-
poets to sign up Kramer for a tour
of the burlesque circuit if Kramer
takes at all to the profession at
Miners next week.
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Kramer and Collins will not be the
only cyclists appearing in a home
trainer act next week. Jackie Clark
will also be among those present, as
will Frank Cavanagh, Clarence Car
man and George Wiley. Joe Fogler,
who claims TO be the king of the
home trainer performers, has not been
signed, but Manager Collins says
| he may give Sir Joseph a chance to
earn an honest dollar. No arrange
ment has been made as yet as to
when Kramer will appear and as to
whom he will meet The champion
though, will likely confine his efforts
to match races with Collins, and he
will also give exhibitions against time
Clark will also race Collins and give
exhibitions, and the other cyclists
will serve as opponents for Clark and
Collins at different periods of the
week.
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1t is just a gamble on Kramer'S
part this actor business. If he like
it, he will sign up for long engage
ment during the winter months. He
would like to keep himself busy thu
year around, but he GCesn't like th'
idea of going ID Europe, and racing