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Show RACES WILL DETERMINE BKTRIDER Winner of Local Hatch Races Will Be "8est in the World." While It It possible that the International Interna-tional Oyelirta' anion may not reeog-alae reeog-alae It, the fact remains that tha aerfes . of KraaieT-CUrke-Lawaon match races scheduled for thia city beginning next n-lday will determine who la tho beat bicycle rider In tho world. Kramer, Clarke and Lawson have each trimmed the present champion, Thorwald Ellegsard, during the jrenrsjn which he has held the title, not only In' America, but in F.urope aa well. This year Kllegaard also turned down a small sited fortune which was offered him to eome to America and meet our best men. t'onaidenng all these facta, it is verv evident that the winner of the French stvle match racea here will have a just claim on the world 'a title and there is not a well posted bicycle man in this eountrv today who wouM not stake the familv plate that either Lew. son. Kramer or Clarke can defeat Ella-gaard Ella-gaard just as easily today as they have in the past. Bicvcle fans all over the country know' that Frank Kramer and Jackie Clarke can ride a bicycle there is no argument there. They also know that Iver Lawson. even tudav. is one of ty' greatest French stvle riders in we world "when he wants to be. " All indications are that Iver Lawson "wants to be" in the series of match races coming up. He has been training faithfullv and aa he has not trained in aeveral veers. He hss been working out every dav with the boys at the track, and "a doien times a dav he has prao-ticed prao-ticed hieold "inmp" which made him famous the world ever. He is riding strong as ever and can still finish two lap with a final jump that will bother the beat of them. "Believe me, 1 am going to show the people something in these races," said the Swede today. "I am in great shape ao don't be surprised at what a going to happen." Tha winners ef American cbamplon-' cbamplon-' ships to date are aa followa: 1898, 1890, 1897, Eddie C. Bald of Buffalo, N. Y.; 1898. Tom Butler, Boston, Maaa.; 1899, Tom Cooper, Detroit Mich.; 1900, Major Taylor, Worcester, Maaa. (Frank Kramer waa second that yar) ; 1901 to 1911, Prank Kramer of East Orange, If. J. The champion ia determined by the rider making the most points on eirenit of tracks, the official list of points won in the llnal percentage tables, determining de-termining the champion. In 1898, the break in the League of American Wheelmen occurred aad the National Cycling association waa formed. All the prominent riders, eacept the Butler brothers, Nat. Tom and Frank. Major Taylor and a few othera joined the N. C. A. That rear the world 'a championships cham-pionships were held at Montreal, Canada, Can-ada, and the L. A. W. riders took part. Major Tavlor won the title that year. Tom Butler waa second. Arthur Zimmerman Zim-merman won the amateur championship. No reliable records were kept after those years. Frank Kramer waa the amateur champion in 1897. ELLEOAABD REFUSES TO MEET KRAMER '(Special to Th Telegram.) NEWARK. Aug. 1. A cablegram waa received here today from aha Paris representative of Jena A. Chapman to the effect that no amount of money could induce Thorwald Kllegaard, the winner of the world 's championship, to eome to America for a senee of match races with Champion Frank Kramer and Jaejtie Clarke. Chapman offered Eleaard a email fortune to come te America for two . weeke of racing. It was the biggest sum ever offered a bicycle rider and th only reason that can be advanced for the Dane 'a refusal of the big offer is the fart that be knows that Kramer is his master and he does not care te loae his laurels in a match, with the great American champion. Cycling experta in both Europe aad America concede that Kramer outclasses tha world 'a title holder and that Clarke, too, ia a better man. In 1805 and lSild, the two years that Kramer rode in Europe, Eu-rope, he started ia forty-three racea and won thirty-eight of them. Ellegaard and Friol, the two best men in Europe. . rode second aad third in a majority of these races. Ellegaard ha never beatei. Kramer. In 1IK9 Clarke defeated Ellegaard in the winter championship at Paria, although al-though he lost the race - on a technicality. techni-cality. Clarke rode in eleven race in Europe aad wone nine of them. Ellegaard Elle-gaard waa a started in a majority of these racea. When Iver Lawson won the world s title in London in 1M4 Ellegaard raa second to th Swede. Lawsoa continued to wallop the Dane in all the racea In which they met that season in Europe and also in Australia, where they both rode that winter. While Ellegaard haa won tha world's championship aix times and thia aeaaon annexed the grand priroof Pari as well, the reeult of the Lawson Clarke-Kramer Clarke-Kramer match race will determine who is the fastest bieyele rider in the world. Kramer baa a ever won a world's championship for the sample reason that he haa never competed In tie title rare, but had he eared to go to Europe aad compete in the big race each year be could hare won the race every year for the peat ten years. Chapman 'a failure to lure Ellegaard to America is a great diaapooiatmant to the promoter, for he had figured on sterling the champion at Newark while Clarke and Kramer are racing in Salt Lake. . This haa been the greatest eeaaen in the history ef bicycle racing ia Newark, due solely to tke great battle-betweea Kramer and Clarke for the Amerieaa championship aad without thia great pair competing bare the atteadance will dwiade to nothing. Ellegaard could . 9 have stimulated interest in the .race here during the absence of Clarke and Kramer aad held the throngs that have filled the vast amphitheatre twice each week. - |