The evening world., 1917-12-05
GOuIIet's Anxiety to Beat Kramer
Responsible for Most of Bike Sprints
Australian and American Stars
Now BittereSt of Rivals, Al
though a Few Months Ago
They Were Close Friends.

TN a six day bicycle race there Is
i always at least one rider who
continually makes the field
sprint. The railbirds. who love these
exciting brushes, call It Jam" as
the adventurous pacemaker shoots
high on the banked turns. forcing the
other riders to do likewise.
In the present Garden race this Job
OF starting sprints has usually fallen
on Alfred Goullot. The husky Aus
tralial not only feels this way. but
he's confident no can jump the field
for the much coveted lap that would
mean victory. And there's another
reason. Goullet Is very keen about
beating Kramer. Last summer these
two stars were so friendly they were
really insoperable. When Kramer
became strong for golf he got Goullet
to take up the game and the two
spent many hours on the links.
when Il came time to make the
pairings for the Garden race It was
suggested Goullet and Kramer team
up. Goullet. who thought the world
of Kraemr, nevertheless didn't want
his pal as partner because he be-
lleved the former national champion
had seen his best cycling days. When
Kramer learned OF Goullets decision
he was furious.
"Give me a good partner" said
Kramer, "and I'll show him how much
rye gone back"
The rivalry between the two former
friends Is manifested every minute
they're on the track Through a
third party Kramer and Goullet each
wagercd n thousand dollars on their
ability In showing the most points
| during the week I'm the sprints.
All OF which makes Alfred Goullet
! the most feared man In the race.
There's no telling when the husky
| Australian viii set out on "A long.
/ gruclling sprint and won't stop until
/ he has Tapped the field. He possesses
| both the necessary speed and strength
/ To do this. And siN days OF riding
| have no terrors for Goulet He cs-
! tablished his great reputation during
! these siN-day grinds
d
| was born at Gipsands, a little prov
/ inCc I'm Australia, or French parents.
| As "a boy he worked In a butcher shop
/ and part ~ hts duties was making
/ deliveries, which he generally did on
I a bicycle. The Nuuugster showed SO
much aptitude FOR cycling that ne
/ quickly became known as the flying
/ butcher boy
Ernie pye, a former well known
| American rider was touring Australia
| In 1910 when he happened to come
! across Goullet ana quickly saw great /
| possibilities In the Australian. C,oullet
was then nineteen. II wasn't many
weeks before he was headed FOR the
/ United states I'm company with Pye.
II took little time for the new
| conner 20 develop racing form. but
when he did ne udn right down the
/ lnc ~ our champions and tonpled
over "a few records on the way.
Goullct returned 10 Australia late
IN 1871, He won his rirs, six DAY
race I'm sydney the following January
ana finished first In another in Mel
/ bourne In the following month. Com
| Ing back 10 this country tho Aus
/ tralian raced one season out IN salt
Lake city, during which ne created a
/ new record OF minute 81 seconds for
/ n mile urplced FOR one OF the grea test
/ MARKS ever made IN the world Of
. crcling. Paired with Joe Fog,er,
. Gouilot won tho Garden sly.day race
IN 1872 ana he's been fayorite in
the annual grind ever since.
Goullot, while hopeful ~ victory
doesn't hide the fact that ba wouid
IKE 20 w!. 'h.s rec, above all others