The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-22

gatta. James A. Ten Eyck, father of
the winner of the diamond souls, will
undoubtedly handle the youngster, and
with his well-known capacity for
bringing out green men, will make
Sauer man to be feared on the water,
as he was on the bicycle track
Sauer will not attempt to handle the
sweeps in the high school crew, but
will devote all his time and energies
to perfecting himself in the art of
handling the SOULS. He will be en-
tered in all the regattas of note that
are conducted in this country the com
ing season. His training will all be
done at the lake, and his shell will be
housed in either the Frohsinns' or Tur-
ners' Club houses, of which both or
CARNATIONS he is a member.
Sauer is a slightly built chap but
is well knit and is musical and
sturdier than most people would be led
to believe. His ability on the bicycle
track is well-known and needs no mem
ton. Many older riders than the high
school lad would like to be able to go
out and cover the amount of ground
that young sauer does in the same
time, but they all seem to lack his
grit.
Sauers record on the bicycle path
will stand inspection with any of the
local riders of note. When in the soph-
omore class he competed at the class
games of the Worcester high schools
held at the oval and won f1rsts in the
one and two-mile bicycle races. His
first stamped him as a conner on the
cycle path, and his winnings came as
an agreeable surprise to his friends. In
winning the mile open that day, Sauer
broke the record Of the oval for that
distance and the time he made that
day has never been equalled since on
that track.
|. Under the immediate charge of Dan
lei f. Casey, a brother of James J. Ca
sey, the local crack, Sauer had big
season of winnings, and the numbers
of prizes won by him that year would
equal if not exceed any of the local
riders of importance. Ut the race pro-
moters' Memorial day meet, at the fair
grounds, he got fourth in the five-mile
handicap, riding against such men as
Victor Ekberg, John f. Casey and other
cracks, the race being won by Daley of
Taunton.
At the games held by the Rollstone
Cycle Club at Fitchburg, on the fourth
of July, Sauer won second place in the
two-mile handicap, but met with an
accident in the very next race, having
his wheel broken. At the Labor day
races held by the race promoters at
the fair grounds, Sauer was third in
the five-mile handicap That finished
his riding for that season. At the last
years class games of the Worcester
high schools, the management failed to
get the requisite sanction from the L.
A. W., and the races were not ridden,
the riders fearing to incur the dis
pleasure of the L. A. w. authorities.
At the cycle meet of the Worcester
Cycle Track Association, Sauer rode
on the Vernon team of the three fast
est men of the Vernons against the
Worcesters, Centurys and Greenwoods,
all three-men teams. The Vernon
team was made UP of Sauer, Cross and
Condor. Sauer finished first in the race
out Of field of twelve riders. He was
followed by Cross of the Vernons, but
the Worcesters trio, consisting of Ben
way, Livermore and Wilson, came in in
the order named, winning the race for
the Worcesters.
At the Vernons field day. at Quinsig-
amond park, Aug. 20, Sauer won second
place in the mile open and the two
mile handicap, being defeated in both
by Eddie Cross. In the five mile handi-
cap he won fourth place.
Sauer rode Oleson Of the Vikings a
five-mile match race unlimited pace
that year, and suffered defeat. His pac-
ing machines did not come up to his
anticipations. The triple on which he
depended the most broke down on the
way to the fair grounds, where the
race was held. leaving Sauer without
the necessary pace to win out.
Sauer's quitting the cycle path Will
give other high school riders an OPP
portunity to stand show OF winning
the bicycle events at the annual Held
day to be held early in May. His place
win be probably taken by Walter d.
Beiberbach, who has had a good deal
of experience on the track, having won
the two-mile novice race at the fair
grounds last fourth of July. He got
mixed up in a spill shortly after, and
his riding for that year was termin-
ated, he having sustained a fractured
shoulder and other injuries which Kept
him from riding the remainder OF the
season. He will begin training for the
games next Monday. His most form
liable opponents in the races at the
field day win be Davis and Bennett