Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-11

Mr.. Alfred Eouliet has arrived on
the championship cycling scene in
earnest, and he bids fair to make
things hum for Frank L. Kramer
who has held the title for years and
years His victory in New Haven
last night has increased his points
in the championship table and has
enhanced his chances for the Amer
lean honors. He is riding in won
derful form and there doesn't ap-
pear to be any holding him. He is
within two points of Kramer for the
lead and there is another champion
ship at Brighton Beach tonight. Ac-
cordingly, Goullet may be in the
lead before this day is over.
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With all due credit to Goulet for
his victories, it must be admitted that
Kramer is not in shape at all. The
champion could hardly get out of his
own way last Wednesday night at
the Velodrome and he was lucky to
even qualify. AtNew, Haven last night
he showed some Improvement, but he
is not the same "Old Steve" by any
means. That Kramer is worried over
his poor condition there isn't any
doubt. He doesn't know what the
matter is, and, therefore, he doesn't
know what to do. He needs rest,
but that seems impossible with so
many tracks and so much racing.
Perhaps a week would do him good,
and it would not be surprising to see
the champion take lay-off at any
time now.
The program of races arranged by
General mcfarland for the Velo-
drome tomorrow afternoon should
produce some great finishes. All
kinds of racing are listed. There are
at least two feature events-the tan
dem-paced match at ten miles. which
has Goullet, Rutt and Clark as con-
testants, and the individual sprint
match, with Moretti and Grenda as
the battlers. Besides, all the stars
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race, and we will be able to see how
we'll Champion Kramer is getting
along.
The tandem paced race promises
to show Rutt at his best. The WELT
meister' is a strong rider and 1t is be-
lieved he can take all the pace Of
fered him and then have sufficient left
to win at the end. 1t is Rutt's inten-
ton, it is said, to go right out after
the first mile or so and set a killing
pace. If he is able to lap Goullet and
Clark he will do so, but, in any event.
he expects to win rather handiy.
Goullet, in his tandem paced race
against Grenda a week ago, displayed
rare endurance, riding the five miles
in less than ten minutes and beating
Grenda easily. So 1t looks as if Rutt,
despite his great endurance qualities,
will not have any time on his hands
IL he is to defeat Goullet.
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is creating great interest among the
Italian fans. They feel that their
should win this time and
seem to think that he didn't ride up
to his form. 1t is true that Nor
ETH was entertained entirely too
much by his joyous rooters, but since
his defeat Wednesday night he has
trained very hard. Moretti should
show at his best tomorrow, for he
has learned a. trick or two. He made
the big mistake of riding 10S gear
in his last match although he was
warned by a kind friend and good
Judge not to do it. Besides, Moretti
has learned a few things the last
day or two about riding the Velo-
drome track. He has been hugging
the pole too close while going at top
speed and he strikes his pedal on the
track. He did in the match with
Grenda twice. The race between the
big fellows should be a bear" as
Grenda is set on winning again and
Moretti declares he will make good
for his defeat.
Robert Lindley Murray, the sensa-
tional tennis youngster, has met his
match, but it required the best eff
forts of william M. Johnston to de-
feat him in two of the most Cruel
ing sets witnessed on the courts this
season. Johnston is a wonderful
player and a Davis cup team prob
ability, and his victory over Murray
stamps him as a most worthy can
didate. Murray, too, is out for place
on the Davis team. but as he is such
a youngster it is more than likely
that older heads with some expert
ence like Johnston, who beat him, r.
Norris williams, Thomas c. Bundy
and Maurice Mclaughlin will come
in for the big honors The defeat of
Murray was no disgrace. The boy
played a grand game against his
brilliant opponent. Both sets were
overtime affairs, the first score being
IS and the second 11-9. Johnston
is built on frail lines and he moves
around the court not unlike a shadow.
His is a cool head and though fast
he is very deliberate in his methods.
In years he is only boy. Murray
is tall and robust and on casual OBJ
servation would seem to be able to
smother his frail opponent. John
ston, however, plays tennis like a
charm, and though he was put to the