Show Frank Kramer Worlds World's Greatest Cyclist i 1 Most Consistent Champion in Sports Famous Rider of East Orange Orange Orange Or Or- N. N J. J Has Defended Defend Defend- ange ed His Title Against All An Corners Comers for for Fifteen Years NEW YORK Oct Oct 16 16 The The most mos remarkable athlete in the entire history history his his- tory tory of ot sport that's Frank L L. Kram Kramer Kr mer mr m- m er r the famous amo s East Orange bicycle rider Frank rank has seen many champions champions champions cham cham- come ome and go In all branches branches' of ot competition but strange as it may mays s seem and em-and and his record during the season season season sea sea- son j just st closed proves proves proves' he it he it he is now even ven better than dyer dver ver During his racing career career Kramer has probably seen at least one thou thousand sand good bike riders come into the h limelight only to drop back out of oC sight He has beaten the th old ld timers just as easily as the young young- youngblood blo blood d During th season which ended re recently recently recently re- re Kramer was was' put to his seVere bever- est test The riders all aU got together to defeat defea him but he put out outwitted witted wilted them hein all and won his fifteenth fit fir consecutive champi championship p. p Just think of what this means- means fifteen straight times to beat al alt all c comers mers in one of the most energy de sports In Jn cycling a man man has to keep in shape for six months as as he has to compete In ra races es during that period periodS Most rid rop rop to the wayside in about bout five years year of this strenuous sport but Kramer like the brook that Tennyson wrote about bout seems to go gO gOon on forever You'd think a fellow who has been competing in races races' for eighteen years ears as has Kramer would now now he think thinking ing of retiring Not so to Fr Frank L L. When a question w was s put to him al along ng t these ese lines h he said Hald the use of thinking of ot quitting quit ting when yourE you're winning champion championships you re championships ships I Kramer has ridden In Jin Europe four times times and and only twice was he taken in match races Twice he has h had d the honor of f having haying the president of France pin a medal on him proclaiming proclaim proclaim- proclaiming ing him the champion of pf the world The only reason he hasn't hant h had d the honor oftener is is because of his f failure to attempt to win Jt it oftener In 1914 w when en he was was was' in Europe the tho East LEaSt Oi Orange ma man won every race and the season before that he g was only b beaten once Kramer was the American amateur J I FRANK KRAMER champion two years prior prior prior- to his entering en en- the professional ranks Kramer first took tool up the game through his participation in pleasure road ru runs which used to be in vogue many years ago He saw ma many many f of his friends en entering the cycling game game and and winning win ning prizes and because ause he knew he had beaten the same men in brushes on the rod road he naturally figured that he could defeat them on on the track In his first y year yar r as as as' asa a professional Kramer was runner up for the tho championship championship championship cham cham- to Major Taylor Even since I nobody has bas whipped him hini for the title and and he has yet to r receive a handicap handi handl handicap cap in a a a. race t How have you been able to keep on winning championship year jear after year Kramer was asked aked in his home at No 65 North Maple street East Orange last night By taking good care of myself off and on Ion the track Kramer replied Kramer will be hl 3 35 years cars old his During His Last Invasion of Europe He Won Every Race He Started In Has Earn Earned d 1 i J next birthday Nov birthday November 21 yet 21 yet there is not a line or or o a a wrinkle denoting denoting de de- de- de noting noUng old age on his IUs face tace while his light hair has yet to the slightest slight slight- est eat trace of gray know what's Learn your system good for it is his advice one mans man's meat is another another another an an- other mans man's poison h he went on to say At different times times' I 1 do different different different dif dif- dif dif- ferent things I try to keep within ten pounds of my riding weight durIng during dur dur- ing the off season This past season my riding weight was between and pounds the lowest that it has been in years I I do not d do any form of ot exercise unless its it's an occasional ball game or some ice skating during the the- time Im I'm n nin in training I take a a drink when I feel like it It it Imay may be be- beer or whisky or 01 a cocktail but I never drink to excess excess Once in a s while I 1 smoke but never while Im I'm Imin in racing rac rae ing form form- Kramer has earned over at the bike racing game same and has saved a good p portion of it it What are your plans for the fu future future tu fu- ture Kramer wag wa next asked To win championships s he said sald Kramer ramer has an auto and he spends his time nowadays taking long drives cs He is under contract to the management management management manage manage- ment of oC the Newark for forI I two more years ears It is said that he gets a fc year not counting the bO bonuses he receives s. s I I This past season the th riders got to together toI together to- to I gether and determined to overthrow him So obviously did they team learn up i and try to keep him hitS from winning that the crowd got soro sore The crowd booed and h hooted at his opponents So So bitter itter was the feeling that the NaU Nati National Na Na- U ti nal Cycling association held a aI I meeting and decided to change the I rules rule's so that no more than two men meni i would be allowed in the semifinals or the finals I That Kramer was easily the fastest fastest fastest fast fast- est man o on op the track was proved just justas as soon as the rules rules' were changed as he whipped one after another of the stars |