Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-12
CYCLISTS TO START
FOR COVETED TITLE
Battle for American Sprinting
Championship VIII Begin at
New Haven Tonight.
IS THE FAVORITE

The battle for the professional
sprint championship of America will
start tonight, when the first race Of
the titular series will be run in New
Haven. At the Xelodrome Sunday
the second race of the series will be
run and the most important struggle
in cycling in America will be
under way The American champion
ship is more coveted by the riders
than the title of worlds champion
and a field of riders which outrivals
the talent that will strive for the lat
ter honors will do battle for the
Yankee crown this year 1t is safe
to say that the winner and also the
men who finish second and third in
the American championship can take
the measure of the man who wins the
worlds title in Copenhagen.
stiT Opposition for Kramer.
Frank Kramer will be the favorite
for the championship this year as in
former years, but the champion will
face the best field of sprinters he has
had to contend with since he won his
first championship in 1901. Opposed
to him will be Walter Rutt, the
worlds champion; Leon Hourlier, the
champion of France; Jackie Clark,
ALI Goullet, Frank Cayanagh, Aft
Grenda, Bob Spears and Joe Fogler-
field that excels the best aggrega-
ton that can be brought together in
Europe. With the exception of Hour
lier, all of these riders will ride in
the entire series of championship
races. Hourlier will not reach Amer
lea until July, but as he is certain
to start in a number of the title races
while he is here he will probably be
factor in the series by keeping
some of the stars out of the finals.
Rutt Sure to be Contender.
Rutt has shown such good form
and judgment in open competition
he is figured to be the most danger
Gus man Kramer will have to contend
with. So far this season Rutt has
shown to better advantage in open
races than any other rider and he has
been beaten in but two scratch races.
In addition, Rutt is a great cam
paigner and is good at every dis
lance. Kramer is not a remarkable
performer over the five-mile route
and even in the two-mile events he
Is not as good as he is in races at
one mile and under Rutt is quite
confident of his ability to win the
title and it was for the purpose of
Trying to take kramer's honors that
the German star signed a contract
to remain in this country all season.
Clark Prospect.
Jackie Clark is the third choice for
the title. The little fellow has shown
more speed and better judgment this
year than ever before and his
chances of capturing the honors are
brighter than in any previous year;
and Clark has given Kramer a merry
battle during more than one cham
pionship struggle. Goullet is very
| consistent, and if he does not suf
fer from accidents he will have some-
thing TO say about the title. Cava-
nagh is mysterious performer and
the big fellow is a dangerous dark
horse in the race. If he was con
sistent he would be a very dangerous
man, but his inconsistency makes him
a long shot in the future hooks"
The championship race Sunday at
the local track will be at one mile
and run in heats and semi-finals. as
is the custom in title races.