| Show BICYCLE CHAMPIONSHIPS OF 1912 0 WILL BE HELD AT NEWARK N. N J. J J W Worlds World's Championships Are Scheduled for foi A August f gust 25 28 and September 1 land and American Championships Championship Will Be Held During the Week Following In view of the approaching dates fOrthe for forthe the he world worlds world's s and American bicycle championships and because of the interest in in- terest 10 locally i ly in the bike game at this tills time it may not be amiss to state that the two co contests tests are not one and the same as many of f tile tho local fans have hav had it doped out out during the past pant few months The worlds world's championships have not been h held ld in America since 18 1893 S. S when they took place at Chicago Ever since t that t year they have been held in Europe This years year's worlds world's 8 h will b be held at Newark N. N J. J Jj during the last week of this ll month and md nd the he first few days in Sep Sep The American champt championships will be be- be beheld held at Newark also immediately frame imme I after the completion of or tile the o worlds world's championships Tho winners winner of th tho American meri an championships championships cham cham- to date te arc as follows 1905 1906 1006 and 1907 Eddie Eddio Bald Buffalo N. N Y Y- 19 1908 1905 8 Tom Butler ButIc Boston Mass Mas 1909 1009 Tom Toni Cooper p Detroit t oj Mich Mich 1900 M Major Maior Taylor Tayo Worcester r Mass 1901 1001 to tha the present day Prank Kramer East Oran Orange c N. N T. T Y There are aro no rel reliable ble bler r records c for t years ears 1003 and 1904 1904 Thi This jea years year's s American m championships will brIng brine together the tho four leading point winners s 's of local championship races fr from m N Newark wark and arid Salt Lako City in a series of eight races to be bo decided de dc dc- dc on points Tb The e first world worlds world's a championship events o were were held at th the Worlds World's Columbian Columbian Columbian Colum Colum- bian exposition at Chicago August 11 12 1903 under the au auspices ices of tho League ue of American Wheelmen and aud the thc sanction of the thc International Cyclist association then the governing cycling bod body of the world The break over O r racing in the r ranks of tho the L. L A A W VV took place e. e in in 1899 and the National Cycling association was as formed and nd they contro control cJ- cJ cycle Je rac racing n in Ame America ica to the present day dap On April 14 1900 six of the federa federations tion's affiliated with the International Cv Cyclist Association association U. U V. V F. F of F France ance h. h I L. L V. V v.- v. B B. BJ of Belgium N. N C. C A. A of America U U. V. V I I. of Italy U. U C. C CS OS S. of Switzerland and the Athletic Union of of Fr France Prance nc d decided to separate from th the T. T C C. A. A and formed wb what t is known as tho Union C cliate ti nale and the cycle racing of the entire world is Controlled by oy DY ethis this union union all countries b being in af affiliated e moth the thc same Only amateur championships were run at tb tho Chicago icaCo meet and t they ey resulted re re- re In in a awin for A Arthur A N Zimmerman Zimmer Zimmer- nan man in the sprint race while the bi big South African annexed the I Worlds World's Champions Since 1900 Ir I- I rI r- r I I 2 riy y y t I 4 i 2 1 e i 4 Top ro row left to right right Jacquelin Jacquelin 1900 Lawson 1904 1905 1906 Bottom Bott Bot Bot- t torn tom m row row Friol Friol 1910 1907 Ellegaard 1901 1902 1002 1903 1906 1006 1908 and 1911 and Dupre 1909 1900 paced title Tho following year he city of Antwerp Belgium was the tho scene of the classics the winners being August L Lehr br in the sprint Jaap Eden in the 10 kilometer paced ced and Honio Renio in iii the kilometer paced No pro ro races were decided decide a at either Chicago Chicado or Ant Antwerp crp The Thc first titular for tho the I event profess s was was was' ru rUn at Cologne Germany AI August 11 17 1595 shed the Belgian fin fin- first and George Banker of or PIUs PIUs- burg second Banker prote Protested ted ProUn Protin on the ground that he w was s. s placed In tho the thoi final by tho the judges Judes after arter being shut shutout out i In i the semifinal nat nal in V Bankers Banker's protest was wa i allowed a. a and d the race was Wll ordered rerun rerun J In Pa ParIs on September 15 i As none of or the others would ride Banker had a walkover and rode a a. mile mUe In 2402 2405 O 2 f Banker anKer also repeated at Vienna Austria In m 1898 when ho defeated n of ol i Germany German rn and nd the thc great Edmund Jacque- Jacque Un lin tho the French idol The following year ear Major Taylor the American negro won at Montreal Canada Can Can- ada defeating Tom Butler of ot Boston andy and d of ot France In the final Taylor Talor Banker and Iver Lawson Larson are the only Yankees to win ln tn the sprint print title but Bobby has held the tit tide I of paced champion of the tho world two years In n succession 1904 1904 and I 1905 OG The greatest great great- est cst American victory was at the London En England land and meet In 1904 IJO when Marcus Marcu Hurley won the amateur s sprint sprint Iver lver I Lawson awson the professional sprint and ana and Wal Wal- althour al thour tho the kilometer paced title tille As to honors In connection with the worlds world's title events Thorward Ellegaard of 01 Denmark rk has he been en the most consistent I performer having been victorIous victorIous' vic vie six times times times-ISOl 1901 1902 1903 1906 1908 and 1911 George Geon e Banker ami anel Emit Emil the latter hatter at the present time ridIng riding rid rid- ing at the Newark are the only other riders outside of 01 the Danish rider who have won the title more than once each having two wins to his credit Among the pace followers the star performer Is I Leon Meredith of f England Eng Eng- land He lie has been successful among the amateurs amateur as many times as has Ene Ellegaard aard among the professionals Tho The professionals proCessionals profession proCession als In the tho paced events have ha the honors more often oHen than did the sprinters Thaddeus Rob Bobby and Louis have each ach won on two years and the present holder bolder Parent has haR weathered the kilometer route three times with success The American champion Frank Louis Kramer ha has never competed In a worlds world's championship race so his name is not Inthe in inthe inthe the list of ot winners but he ho will have a chance a at t this one and his numerous friends are arc a bit curious to see how he hc will perform with th the tho talent that will be beat beat beat at the Newark track to battle for the highest honor In cycle racing Kramer Is If In superb shape this year car carand and unless something unforeseen happens happen to 10 him In the meantime he should be able to defeat deleat the Held field now at the track and the others riders who are on their way war hero for Cor tho tIle meet It is understood that the new champion of France is to be sent over by the U U. V. V F. F and the Belgian body will In all probability send their champion Otto and the man who ran second In the Belgian championship Van Sever Bever Owing to a misunderstanding It ItIs Itis itis is hardly possible that England wilt will send any professionals but William Wllliam Ball Bailey y the amateur champion of ot the world desires desires de de- de sires to take the trip Should he do so 80 America will see eve one o of the finest Onest amateurs amateurs ama ama- th that t ever straddled a bl bicycle cle and he Is liable to make the pr present ent field In AmerIca look anything but champions The field neld In tho the paced event will wUI In In- C Continued d on third pa page e of sports |
