Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-22

Newark bike fans are sure to bt
delighted over the official announce
ment in todays Evening Star thai
Floyd A. MacFarland. general man.
ager for Frank Million and Inglis
NJ Uppercu, the cycling promoters
has signed Walter Rutt, the bis
German" to race in Newark and tbs
other -Uppercu circuit cities
during the coming season. The pri-
vate cable to the Evening Stal
doesn't say when Rutt will race here
but it is believed, as stated before ir
the columns Of the Evening Star. that
he will make his first appearance al
the opening meet, and will remain
here until the first of July. 1t is also
said that Rutt will not ride any
match races until he meets Champion
Frank Kramer who is now In Eu-
rope. and who will not reach Newark
until after the opening of the loca'
cycling season. This will mean that
Rutt and Kramer will engage In their
first match on Sunday, May 8. In
the meantime, however. Rutt will
specially prepare himself for the race
with Kramer and he will ride in han
dicap and open races until the date
of the big match
C
In securing Rutt as an attraction
for the local cycling season, Mac
Farland is deserving of high praise.
Report was current that Rutt
wouldn't race here, and that Mac
Farland couldn't get him to sign a
contract. Before he left for Europe,
Mac" said he would have the Big
Germans" name to a set of papers
before he returned. He has kept his
word. Mr.. Million told MacFarland
to use his own Judgment in signing
foreign riders and to go just as far
as he liked. How high he had to go
to get Rutt is a private matter, of
course, but it is safe to say that the
Big German" will receive more
money for his services than any
foreigner who has ever ridden at the
Velodrome. 1t is known that Ellie
gard was given $4,000 and that
F'riol drew down $4,000 for few
races, so Rutt's contract, judging by
these figures, must be we'll over the
81, 900 mark.
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Berlin is TO have a six day race,
reports to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. A private cable to the Evening
Star says so and it also states that
those old partners, Joe Fogler and
Eddie Root, will be among the start
ers. Jimmy Moran will probably ride
with Walter Rutt in the Berlin race,
according to our advices, and Jackie
Clark will also be a contestant, but
just who his mate will be has not
been decided. The Berlin race will
start on February 10, and in the
the riders will take a little
practice by indulging in a six-day
grind i'll Brussels which is to start on
February ..
@
Amateur sports are going to cut
big figure at the Panama-Pacific In
ternational Exposition, which is to be
held in San Francisco this year, and
cycling, naturally is to come in for
much attention. This is due in a
large measure TO the efforts of r. +.
Kelsey, chairman of the board of
control of the National Cycling Asso-
thusiast of cycling, an official of the
Newark Nelodrome and an active
member of the A. A. U. During a
last week with James E.
Sullivan, of the A. A. u, Messrs.
Kelsey and Dibblee were assured that
a three-day meet for the amateur
pedal-pushers would be held while
the exposition was on. AS an evil
dence of his interest in the matter,
Mr.. Sullivan wired Immediately to
the exposition commission for dates
for the bicycle races, insisting, by the
way, that said bike contests be held
just before or Immediately following
the athletic events, which are also
being arranged by Mr.. Sullivan.
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The numerous amateur cyclists of
the first rank will, no doubt, be
pleased at the announcement that a
three-day program is to be arranged,
on the part of all the speedy boys to
make the trip. OF course. the very
best who are willing to go will be sent,
and the trip is rather alluring because
of the fact that all expenses are to be
paid. The outcome of these races on
the coast will mean much to the anna
teurs who anticipate a trip to Europe
il the worlds championships are held
abroad this year, for the ones who
show the most speed in the races to
be held at the exposition are likely to
be selected to compete in the world S
events. However, there is just the
bare possibility that Newark will get
the worlds championships, in which
event all the amateurs would be de-
lighted and all have chance TO make
good.
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Cycling on the Pacific coast is con-
trolled by an organization that
doesn't recognize the N. c. A. but
said organization will likely be
cling is going to be part of the spor'
program at the exhibition. AS fai
as having control of the racing al