Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-31
KRAMER TO MEET
FRIOL TOMORROW
Yankee Sprint Marvel in Good
Shape for Race With
Frenchman.
BIG STEVE IS "HOMEsICK"
BY FRANK KRAMER
(oYcLINo CHAMPION OF AMERIc

(CYoLINo CHAMPION OF AMERICA
PARIS, France, Jan. 2s.-After
being on the shelf for over a month
will become a performer IN the bike
game again soon, my first race n Eu-
rope being scheduled for Sunday. Feb
ruary /, at the velodrome d'Hiver.
here in Paris. Ny first opponent viii
be Emil F-.ol, the French rider, wsis
gave me the hardest races 7 ever had
Ny second match will be the follow
ing Sunday, when meet Julian gou-
chois. 8 very good French sprIntsr.
On the fifteenth OF February am to
meet Leon Hourlier. winner OF the
Paris six-day race. Following the
Hourlier match go to Brussels, Bel
GUM. and race against Joe Van Be-
yer. the sprint champion OF Belgium.
Van Bever rode at the worlds chun-
pionship in Newark IN 1912 but showed
very poor form. Now, however. be =
q greatly improved rider and rns OF
the stars Of Europe. The Van Bever
race Is an extra match which Is not
IN my european contract.
The promoters OF the Berlin six-day
race are trying to sign me for 3 match
with Walter Rutt, the champion Of
the world, the race to take place the
evening Of the start OF the six. day
race there. They want me 10 sign to
ride Rutt or any one they name. I
am willing to race Rutt. hut 7 have
my price, and unless they will come
through with the amount ask VIII
not race IN Berlin II the race fs on
It win be run February Is. The Ger
mans say I want too much money for
the match. While I am not avelse 70
riding Rutt IN Berlin, I have got
enough racing mapped out from now
until November that L can perform,
and don't care one way or another.
Training vigorously.
While have been training easily
for some time. am now training very
hard. and am in pretty good shape
I have started sprinting behind tan
dems, which hope will put me in tbs
form I displayed here last winter.
when went down the line and won
every match in which / engaged.
The Paris six-day race was one OF
the hardest races I ever asw. due to
the extreme cold. The weather here
was terrible and hurt ths form OF
many of the riders. Hourlier. the
winner, was very popular. and in my
opinion the best man. Gouliet rode
well, but did not show his New York
form, in fact. none of the American
riders rode up to their New YORK
form. Clark and Root surprised ms
when they lost a lap on the second
day. could hardly believe my eyes
when saw them lose ground lap after
lap in that big sprint. until they were
overtaken by the leaders While none
OF the Americans rode as they did IN
the New York race. Root and Clark
were in very very poor. but at that
did not expect to see them fall be-
hind.
At this early date am anxiousIy
looking forward to the time when !
shall sail for home. I will arrive IN
Newark April l. I mark off tie days
! on the calendar In my room, and how
they seem to dragi 1t sure will be .
happy moment when I board the liner
that will take me back to dear old
Newark. All hope for now Is that
will reach the form that marked my
successes of last year in Europe. and
if do think things WIFI come my
way.