Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-05

four. and it may be that one or the
other will cave in before the final bell.
g
Rumor has it that the Jack john
son-Frank- Moran championship bout
may not take place. The reason Is
said to he that Moran refuses to sign
contract with Dan McKetrick to
manage him for several years pro-
vidiug Frank wins the title. There
! have been several nasty rumors con-
nected with this bout and the chances
are it may never be decided. John
son would seem to outclass Moran,
yet for fear the white hope might
produce the goods, McKetrick wants
to be in on the killing.
G
/ Opinions seem to differ as to
whether Frank Kramer defeated Wal
/ ter Rutt easily or whether the Ameri-
cans victory over the German was
accomplished only after the severest
effort The time shows that the last
eighth and the last twelfth were rid
den as fast as Kramer has ever raced
in his life before, yet in both heats
Rutt was not even d close second at
the finish and he was beaten each
time before the stretch was reached.
Notwithstanding the outcome, Rutt
is still confident. He believes he can
beat Kramer and he also has his
German up" He will work like a
beaver this week and he expects to be
perfect next Sunday. Kramer will
not be idle and "Old Steve general
" manages to go to the tape in a
pretty healthy condition.
6
Rutts claim of foul against Kramer
in the second heat is being discussed
from two sides. Big men who follow
the game seem to think that Rut
should have taken his defeat in bet
ter spirit. If Kramer fouled Rutt, h
did it so cleverly that few at the tract
saw it. When Rutt put up his han'
> it created a surprise, and the fan
didn't know what the matter was
Kramer says he held the pole all tn
way, and that is how it looked. Rut
rode Kramer very close and it ma
be that Kramer on the turn into tn
home stretch did go little wide an
3. throw the German out of his stride
The discussion, however. has simpl
added greater interest in the rae
! that is to be held next Sunday, an
Il General Manager MacFarland is pre-
t paring to take care of another recor
= crowd.
e MacFarland. by the way, seems
II be one of the few who saw the fo'
It and knows Just how it was con
mitted. He said that Kramer viii
rounding the turn bore out Ju
a enough to bother Rutt, and the &c
IS man. tired from his efforts, simp
II couldn't stand the strain any long
* and cracked OF course, the more a
or rument the better Mac" likes
k. Always a fighter himself he EMO
m seeing others got into a miX-up on
ne in a while But no matter what Ma
n, Farldnu says II Will hdNS W pS a
in mitted that Kramer is still some bi
hit rider and he is still some track tao
e. clan.
C
ha The question has arisen whetf
4 Kramer can defeat Rutt from the re
,o A good answer would be-yes, IL
II elects to ride his race that WI
~ After beating Rutt in the first M
o. Sunday Kramer made up his mi
n that ne would make the Germ
I'D take" him in the second heat Ho
nv ever, the Yankee boy couldn't see
is way clear to allow Rutt to ride HI
nm on the bank to, say, the middle
rim the homestretch, and then get a
rs ing start on Kramer. He said aft
ms ward if Rutt had come down on
ell pole at the Mum avenue turn
would have followed him to the ba
stretch and then made his bid.
nd he wasn't able to get by he wo
60 have ridden the third heat from
obi front. Leave it to Kramer when
avs comes to employing brains IN
me races. AS Joe Fogler said afterwa
t'-s-~ Il. 30 fits+'stt ~ t5t