Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-07
STIFF BATTLES ON
IN CHAMPIONSHIPS
Struggle for Leadership in All
Three Divisions Is Being
Warmly Contested.
KRAMER HAS TASK AHEAD

The amateur national sprint cham
pionship and the motor paced cham
pionship Of America this season are
being holly contested and who viii
be the eventual winner Of these
titular battles is very much in doubt
a this time. The amateur contest IS
the tightest of the three champion
ship struggles and the leadership has
changed repeatedle At the presen4
time Harry Kaiser the Bronx rider.
is holding down the lead by the mar
row margin of one point over wfli:s
Hanley Of California. while Amateur
Champion Donald McDougai K not
far away with nine points. The title
rests between these three riders.
with Kaiser having the best chance
His riding has been the most con
sistent and be appears 10 be the best
man N his class. Hanley has raced
himself into the best form he las
shown since his advent In the rass
last season and is a Formidable riea4
for the title Hanley appears 10 BE
stronger and faster than McDoasai5
and II IS good guess TO say fIfaf
the Californian will finish DO worse
than second in the Championship this
year
carman shl in Lead.
Clarence Garman. Of the famous
Carman family, OF Long Island. his
been leading IN the motor-paeea
championship from the starr Of the
season. but in the past two weeks
Leon Didlef. the French star. and the
veteran. Bobby Waltbpur have born
made substantial gains on the young
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in form by the latter Carman rode
in brilliant form early in the season
and had a commanding lead. which
made him look like the next cham
pion, but now Didier is only SIX
points behind him. and WaIthonr i
but nine points away @Waltiourss
riding has been of a most Sensational
order for the past few weeks and
he has not met with defeat When
II is considered that Bobby has been
racing for twenty years his athletic
ability is one of the marvels Of the
athletic age. Just at present Wa
thour stands suspended. with q sHs
Of $1,000 hanging over him Unless
he can reach some settlement with
the racing powers he viii be out Of
the game and will lose great
chance 10 win the Yankee paced title.
which would be a browning achieves
ment for the remarkable Southerner
Wiley-s Luck MAY Turn.
Although he has suffered from IN
Vulnerable accidents this year, Geofge
Wiley the title holder. is ranking
f. urth in the championship table, ard
with a favorable turn in luck he wifi
be up and fighting TO retain his cham
picBship honors. Wiley is. without
question. one of the worlds best rid
ers back of pace. and as he is a most
consistent performer he cannot be
counted outA this time. The field n
the paced division Of cycling Is the
best this year that has competed for
the title since the days Of Jimmy MI
chael and Harry Ell<s, and it Is tbs
class of the riders that has revived
This division Of the sport to wender-
full proportions. At Boston, Brighton
Beach and Philadelphia immense
crowds are attending the races a.
nearly every meet, and the resaincd
seems to be back to stay
Elmer Collins. who held the Ameri@
can title for three years. has made 3
brave effort TO win back his LOST
laurels. but. like Wiley, he has SUI
fered through accidents and is out OF
the game now with little chance Of
racing again for some little time.
kramer stin Top
In the professional sprint chan1=
pionship Frank L. Kramer has a fair
" comfortable lead. but it is far from
a safe one AS in the paced cham
pionship, the field here is the best in
years. and Kramer IS facing the
greatest struggle of his Championship
career. Worlds Champion Walter
Rrtt is the runner-up IN the sprint
battle. and on the form the "Welf-
meister'' is showing at present he is
going to take a lot of beating. Kra
mer may be able to beat Rutf II
match races every day in the week.
but he cannot do 1t in open compefi-
ton Rutt IS but six points behind
Kramer and the result of two races
may give the former the lead. Alt
Gcullet has shown such excellent
speed in his recent races the Aus
trslian again looms UP as cham
p;onship contender In his last five
starts Gouilet has lost but one race,
ana in that one he retired before the
finish with a puncture. Last Friday
Goullet took both races at New Haven
from good field of riders On the
Fourth at the Velodrome Goullet won
the half-mile open from Rutt and he
defeated Kramer in the Old Glory
Challenge. Sunday Goullet won the
nne-mile handicap after taking Kra-
rner two full laps. These sterling
surely stamp Goullet as