Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-01
RUTT SHOWS FINE
FORM IN TRAINING
Worlds Sprint Champion Not
Likely to DisappOint His
Admirers.
AT LEAST, NOT FOR A TIME

- GAAAO ~ OAN - A'AAT
The many admirers of Walter Rutt
in this city. who are anxious to see
him victorious in his races here, are
not very apt to be disappointed, at
least not until the return of Frank
Kramer, the American champion
This statement is based upon the rid
ing of the worlds champion in train
ing yesterday afternoon at the Velo-
drome. In training. the German
showed the speed and strength that
one would expect of a champion. He
rode ten miles at a fast clip and
easily took the measure of the TWEEN
i. ty-three other riders who were train
ing with him. At the end of five
miles he out-sprinted Joe Fogler, Who
by the way, is in grand shape and
moving in mid-season form. Fogler
jumped ON the backstretch and was
off to lead of twenty yards before
Rutt started after him. once under
way the champion picked up ground
fast and caught the dying "Battler"
just as they reached the tape. 1t was
a fine sprint and it pleased the big
crowd of fans who We're at the track
to see the champion train. A rousing
cheer greeted the foreigner after his
effort-something that is rarely heard
at the track during the training sea
son.
Rutt is a wonderfully strong fell
low. There was a strong wind blow
ing up the backstretch and the Ger
man rider ploughed through that
wind at the same speed that he made
with the wind, on the opposite
/, stretch. The weaker riders could not
stand that hard going and they
dropped off one by one. After being
, shaken off the majority of the riders
rested and came on the track again
only to be shaken off once more. At
the end of the ten mile workout Rutt
was alone on the track.
, ALT Goullet, Jackie Clark and Alf
: Grenda did not ride with Rutt, the
trio of Australians having done their
, track work earlier in the day. Goullet
and Grenda were at the track watch
ing the champion train and they both
remarked that he was in wonderful
form and would take lot of beat
ing at the opening meet Sunday.
"a
Champion Rutt is the only European
rider seen in this country who trains
/ like the American riders. His pre-
. decessors never rode over two or three
miles and then they did not ride at
, fast clip. Friol, Perchicot, Comes,
Verri and the rest of the stars from
the continent were content to ride
few miles at an easy gait and then
do a number of sprints Like the
Yankees. Rutt does a lot of hard
work and little sprinting
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Jackie Clark is a very pleased
J young man. Two weeks ago he
weighed 1859 pounds and was at least
ten pounds overweight Now he is
down to 1877 and is feeling great He
took off five pounds in two days rae
ing on hometrainer at Miners EN-
} pire Theatre.
grave mistake was made in this
: column yesterday. We stated thai
| Jay Eaton was defeated by Tommy
{ Smith, the amateur, in a home
., trainer contest at Miners. We are
9 to be forgiven. however, for wheY
those riders get through with tn.
g rouge pot and appear upon the stag,
with the bright eyes and the pinl
cheeks, it is hard to tell just VIII
they are. With the aid of makeup
NO. 8. they can remove as many years
as the most ancient lady in th'
chorus. 1t was Raymond Eaton, ag,
, eighteen, who was defeated by Smith
and not jay Eaton, age forty-five.
Amateur Champion Donald Nc.
, Dougall will have to be at his best
, this year to prevent Harry Kaiser
the Bronx amateur, from taking his
title. Kaiser is a greatly improved
rider and is riding like a champion.
-
Long Bob Spears may prove sur.
prise at the opening meet. The
Australian rounded into form quick
ly as a result of his racing during
the winter on the tracks of Europe
Bob has also. changed his style of
riding and instead of laying back and
waiting for tho homestretch before
making his bid, he is going to ride
from the front II was in Brussels
last winter that Spears learned his
| lesson. In a match with Joe Van
Bever. the Belgian champion. Spears
won the first heat by riding from the
| front and then lost the two follow
ing heats by trying to come from
behind and win.
a.
Frank Cavanagh is very much dis.
turbed because, on April %, the date
| of the Frank Kramer reception at
Krueger's Auditorium, the Frank
| CaYanagh Association, whatever that
| may be. is promoting a ball at the
| colosseum, ON Springfield avenue,
| Frank says he is very much afraid
! that he will dance alone. And be-
sides he would like to be present at
the dinner in honor of the returning
champion.
|
George Cameron. ALI Goul1et and
Joe Fogler had their first track ride
| yesterday They declared the track
was too smooth, which caused them
to slip on the turns.
"a
| Reggie Mcnamara, who is in
| Europe, may not return to America
! for the season here. The unpaced
! star has made Il hit in Europe and
! uas been offered enough engagements
| to keep him busy all summer. He is
! booked for three races at the Nelo-
! drome OLIVER in Paris, during the
| next two weeks and will also com
| Pare des Perinces track. After these
| races he expects to go to Brussels
| for a number Of races.
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Freddy Hill and Lloyd Thomas
| showed excellent form i'm training
| yesterday and should figure promi.
nently in the opening meet. They are
| both very good handicap riders and
| will make a strong bid for the Shan
| ley Handicap. Hill won the classic
| three years ago.
|