Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-28
BAKER STARTS BIC
VELODROME EVENT
Champion Half-MiIe Sprinter
Sends Cyclists Away in Final
Heat of Match.

Homer Baker. the half-mile national
champion, who returned from Europe
after winning all but one of the races
he started in in England. Germany,
France, Sweden, Denmark and Scot
land, started the final heat of the big
sprint race at the Velodrome yester-
day. Baker, who wears the colors
of the New York Athletic Club is
greatly interested in cycling and is a
frequent visitor at the Nelodrome.
Saturday. at the New York Athletic
Club games at Travers Island, Baker
defeated the great Ted Meredith in
the 660-yard special, and took 10
seconds off of Mel Shepherds worlds
record. Baker was well received when
he stepped TO the tape to act as
starter.
Jackie Clark was not competitor
at the Velodrone yesterday. While
his fellow riders We're racing little
Jackie was in bed suffering from an
attack Of Inflammation of the bowels.
which his physician said might de-
velop into appendicitis.
1t was the jump that beat Goullet
in the final of the points race. Kra-
mer beat the Australian TO the jump,
and that won the race for the cham
pion. 1t was not the race that was
anticipated, but the fans seemed
greatly pleased when Kramer came
through winner.
Just to keep Walter Rutt's wheels
from becoming rusty Herman Flamn,
the "Weltmeister's trainer. rode one
of them in the novice yesterday and
was the winner. All eyes We're on
Flamm during the race. and he got
quite an ovation for his victory.
The Velodrome took on the appear
ance of French battlefield when
about half of the riders in the two
mile amateur scratch race fell in the
last mile 1t was one of the biggest
spills of the season, but none OF the
riders was injured.
The fans are of the opinion that
Oscar Egg is invincible in tandem
paced races, but Reggie Mcnamara
does not entertain the same views.
Mcnamara win probably have a
chance next Sunday to show whether
or not he is the master of the Won
derful Swiss rider.
Jimmy Moran was sore at MacI'ar-
start of the paced race. The hot pace
at the start was the undoing of Mo-
ran. who has to get warmed up to
his work before he can ride at his
best.
Little George Wiley rode q game
race in the paced event, but he was
up against a better man in Egg.
Wiley had Moran beaten, but he was
outclassed by Egg.
Johnny Schlee looked like human
rainbow when he came on the track
for the half-mile handicap. His rae
ing regalia had about every magma
bic color and they did not blend
by any means.
Bailey surprised Kramer with his
lump in the fourth heat of the point
match. and the Englishman came
nearer to beating the champion than
GouIlet did. Bailey was not feeling
very we'll, but put up a good rae
under the circumstances.
Moretti asked to be allowed to pace
his friend Egg and he was accommo-
dated. But after the second time out
the Italian had all of the pacing ne
wanted, and when he saw that ms
friend was pretty certain 10 WIN nc
tore for the training quarters.
Egg was very fresh when ne mn
;aheI' tbe paced race, but every one
of his pacernakers were dead. Ray
EATON stood the gaff better than any
of the Swiss riders other pacemakers
and rode with about every other mem
her of the crew. Eaton and Thomas
made a great team.
Moran lays his defeat TO the Boston
Braves. Too many hasty lunches ana
double last week interferco
with his condition. and hearty DIN =
ner before the start of the race mn
ished the Chelsea rider.