Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-05-01
KRAMER MATCH IS
PRIZE FOR VICTOR
Winner of the Go hllet=Spears
Clash Will Meet " Big Steve"
May 9.
STARS ARE IN TTEAEIFVENT

Frank Kramer is tt T. F'or, a. at,;,,.s
of the cycling world, (which . n,,iss1s
of foreign foemen Y, Sul trv - ."las
tomorrow. Before Istaint1o = ~. es.Il
ton to storm that sIfrongholl tbd dos1
lies, in the persons I of Alfred 7 -cso,,i
let and Bob Speart sons of A,tstr. +
LA, will have to RI IN the DaydoraI,s. -
at the Velodrome. ''''''sii
Putting it into United .States 1snJ
slttlse let II De Understood that the
WINNER oL Lne m latoh between tl1esd
aouslty oe.a ,antlpodt ans will be pitted
asalllst tne Amer lean champion rTha
s 1LlsI hidtcn, WI 5nch will give cycle
uoIh ,l solleshlng 10 cackle over. Isl
scheouIed Ior su inday, May o. All O.
Whlch VIII servf as an added incen3
i've e.. Ior the " fessrs. Goullet and
spears 10 Drlni8 home the smoked
pork IN their Qualifying match.
N'ouiiel, through his various spokes1
men, mas mac ne all sorts of cracks
ABOUT wrestll lg the Championship
from Kramer this season. He is q
Woh9erIul rlue n. There is none gamers
in the racing game. and he has 81
head as well as speed 1t is evident
that this fai r-haired Australian will
prove a formidable adversary for
Kramer, am he looms up the SUI
perior Of all the other sprinters-ex-z
cepting the old master. The match
week henf ie will be the first attack
against the noblest Roman of them.
all, the MAJ who has held the crown
for fourteen successive years.
But befo' Re qualifying for the haiti
tie with Trainer. Goullet will have
to beat Sp Ears in their match tomor-l
row. 1t is just possible that Spears
Will be thFs man who will throw downt
the gaunt let to the king. The chances.
however, favor Goullet, who proved
his mettfe again last Sunday by the I
artistic manner in which he van
quished Jackie Clark. Spears should
be capable of giving him a good bat {
tie, just the same.
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Team Race Overshadows Match. !
The Goullet +Spears match will be /,
a classic in itself, but even that |,
event will be overshadowed by the |.
,fifty-kilometer team race which is
the real piece de resistance of the
days card. Twenty-Five teams will
battle 1t out over a route of s1H !
American miles, the field including
practically every professional rider .
of note at the Velodrome. The race
will mark the return of Kramer, who
has not ridden his iron steed in COM
petition since he won the Overture
stakes at the opening meet month
ago.
Six Combinations Loom Up.
In that. field of fifty riders at least
six com binations loom up as possible
winnerfL If any one team is favored
over F.nother 1t is Goullet and Hill
They look like the one best bet in a
gruelfng race of that kind, provid-
ing Hill will be able to uphold his
end,
Kramer and Drobach, of course
will have their numerous hackers, I.
but 1t Is a question whether the
champion will be fit to travel the :
long route after the troubles he has
shouldered in the last two weeks and
be strong for the finish.
Clark and Kaiser will prove an
, other popular team. and then there
are Mcnamara and Grenda, Spears
and Cory, Verrl and Egg, Lawson
and Root, Cavanagh and McDougall
and Dupuy and Linart, all of whom
have a look-in for the big end of
the dough ball.
Berlin System to Govern Finish.
The race will be decided with a
Berlin finish, style that the riders
do not fancy, but which Is Just to
the liking of the fans The sprints !
for points will be started at the con-
clusion Of the twenty-fifth mile.
Then every three laps the gong will
clang for dash for points, the first
five teams over the line being credit
ed with 5, 4, 8, 2 and 1 respectively
In the final sprint the team first
over the tape will be credited with
10 points, the second with 6, the :
third with 4, the fourth with and
the fifth with /. This system will
serve to keep the interest unabated !
right down to the last kick, the team
scoring the greatest number OF
points naturally winning the race.
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Cayanagh Dupuy.
Tho third blue ribbon event on the
card is the Brassard race In which
big Frank Cavanagh will endeavor
to induce Marcel Dupuy to separate
himself from his treasured arm-band,
which carries with 1t a draft OF $50 :
on the United States treasury.
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other Races on Card. :
A two-mile race for professionals |
of the invitation class, a half-mile /
amateur handicap and a one-mile
string Of spills for the novices will /
complete the card, which represents J,
the first menu served by John B. s
Chapman, as the new manager of the 1
track.
SWEEP FOR WILLS TEAM !,