Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-08-17
WITH THE WHEELMEN.
Frank Kramer Successfully Defends
the Title of Champion.

the Title Of Champion.
Frank L. Kramer of Orange, N. ].
for three years the professional
cycling champion, indicated his pos
session of the title at Manhattan
Beach Saturday by winning two out of
three heats in the match race against
liver Lawson, the speedy Swede OF
Salt Lake City. The match was for
$1,000 side and "a purse Of $1,000 Of
fered by the management Kramer
won the second heat by superior jock
eying and the third apparently because
Lawson quit or weakened The race
seemed to leave it still in doubt which
has the faster sprint, for even in the
second heat when he lost, Lawson
moved faster after they got going than
the champion did.
Marcus Hurley won both the anna
teur championship events. He won
the third of a mile by just half
length, with Hardegan and Eust sec
ond and third only a foot apart.
In the ten mile professional race ten
men started and only six finished Nc
Farland and Fem crossed the tape SO
nearly in a dead heat that when the
judges gave their decision for McFar-
Kisses.
won by a clean length.
Hurley quit in the five mile handi.
cap, being tired out by his previous
efforts. E. S. Collett won by a length.
He is brother OF George ColIett, who
made his first appearance Saturday
since his return from Europe last We'd
nesday.
Yesterday at Belleville, N. j., the
following were the winners:
One mile handicap, professional
Won by liver Lawson, Salt Lake City,
scratch; Walter Bardgett, Buffalo, 40
yards, second; Floyd krebs, Newark,
40 yards, third; F. A. Moi arland, San
Jose, Cas, scratch, fourth; time, 2
minutes 3-5 seconds.
Five mile open, professionalism
by Frank L. Kramer. East Orange;
Iver Lawson, Salt Lake City, second;
Walter Bardgett, Buffalo, third; w.
S. Fem, Waterbury, Conn, Tough;
time, II minutes IL seconds; lap prize
winners, Hadfield 5, King 4, Bardgett
2, Fem, Armbruster and Mcfarland
each /.
s Boston, Aug 17-Albert Champion
won his third victory of the season
over Bobbie Walthour in twenty
mile motor paced race at the Revere
Beach cycle track Saturday. The
Frenchman finished one and one-third
laps to the good, and his time for the
distance was % minutes and IL 4-5
seconds. The men had flying starts
rx,~ 49, +,1n ~
Champion went into the lead at once
and in the fifth mile was half a lap
ahead of his opponent. Then his rear
tire was punctured and in dismount-
ing he tumbleti and hit his nose so
hard that it bled freely during the
rest of the race. In the sixth mile
Walthour also got a puncture and lost
four laps before he got going again.
Champion then had his former lead OF
half lap, and he slowly increased
this advantage until in the fourteenth
mile he was one and one-third laps to
the good From this point until Inc
finish Of the race it was hard fight
between the pair, but neither man
could gain an inch on the other.
1t is reported on good authority that
American baseball team next, season
and to take the cream of his present
Milwaukee Western league team with
him. Duffy also has been mentioned
in connection with the Boston Nation
al management next year.
Meriden did not lose a game last
week and now has a good hold Oh Sec
ond place. Holyoke won six put of
~ 49, a114 nfN ID
New Haven won four out of nine
Norwich three out of seven, Spring
field three out of eight, New London
two out of seven and Hartford two
out of nine.