Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-27
KRAMER'S WORRY
ALL FOR. NOTHING
Champion Did Not Appear Con-
fident During Early Hours
at VeIOdrOme Yesterday.

Frank L. Kramer wore a mighty
worried look yesterday afternoon
when he arrived at the Velodrome TO
begin what subsequently proved to be
mighty profitable afternoon. The
Yankee champion seemed to realize
that he had a mighty hard task
ahead of him to capture the final heat
of the Criterion Stakes, and while 1t
was reported that he was confident
of victory. his looks did not show it.
Frank lost little time DOMINIC his
racing toys and spent fully twenty
minutes on the track during the early
part of the afternoon. When he was
through with his workout he re-
spent another half-hour testing our
his bicycle. First the front wheel.
then the back. Then he turned TO
the chain. then to the handlebars,
until he had minutely gone over
every inch of his wheel.
The days racing brought out
monster gathering, but it was not
the record crowd The fans were
rewarded with some excellent racing,
too.
Seventy-one amateur riders, the
record for the Velodrome, were en-
tered in the races yesterday. Tim
Sullivan, the New Haven amateur
star, was among the starters, and
was rewarded for his trip with his
capture of second place in the two
thirds mile handicap.
Among the interested spectators at
the races was Bill Rutz, the referee
at the New Haven track. Bill is
an old-time rider of note, and is in
the automob bile business, too. He
motored down from New Haven with
party of friends.
Donald McDougall was the first to
congratulate Harry Kaiser, the new
champion, after the championship
race
The intensity of feeling among the
pro. riders came to the surface sew
eral times during the running Of the
big races. Moretti and Fogler had it
out in the Omnium, with honors all
in favor of the Brooklyn boy, while
Rutt was very sore during the run
ming and after the Criterion stakes.
Kramer went back at Rutt for his
interferences with his wheel, while
after the race Goullet and the Welt
meister had a jawing match. The
interference of Manager MacF'arland
prevented any real trouble.
Mike Ferrari and c. B. Georsi,
pacemakers in the five-mile pro. race,
had a tough time of it during the
last mile of their work. They stuck
gamely to their task, however, and
made the pace hot for the riders. As
Mike put it. 1T was a shame"
Frank Cayanagh had busy after
noon Of it. Following right on top
of his. second heat of the special
match with Kramer. Frank was,
slated to start in the three-mile tan
dem race with Freddie Hill. He
rested for a few minutes and then
started in the tandem race. He failed
TO gain a place.
Moretti defeated Cavanagh in
straight heats in their special match
race at Brighton Saturday night. The
/ big Italian rides well at the seashore
track and seems hard to beat there
Last week he took Grenda into camp
there.
| Jackie Clark showed a flash of his
best form at the seashore track Sat
urday night. when he captured the
| five corners mile sprint from Law
son, Spears, Fogler and Cameron
Jackie was successful in the first and
/ third heats, while Lawson won the
second.
George Wiley won the Golden
! Wheel a fifty-mile moter paced
race, at the Revere Beach track,
/ Boston, Saturday night from Worth
Mitten, Clarence Carman. Leon Did
! Ter and Jimmy Moran. Wiley's time
/ for the distance was one hour ten
| minutes thirty-four and two-fifths
seconds. Mitten was second. Did
/ Ter lost out through a blow out. as
| did Jimmy Morn.
Bobby Walthour celebrated his re-
| turn to the wheel yesterday after
noon at Brighton Beach by winning
the thirty mile motor paced point
race. Walthour's total was thir-
| teen points Menus Bedell was sec
ond with eleven points and Ernie
| Pye third with FIVE points.
Lack of proper support has caused
| the closing of the New Haven track.
1t is not likely that there will be
any more racing there this year.
/
0uimet and Anderson