The sun., 1905-09-06
KRAMER DEFEATS LAWSON.
Jerscyman Resains Head In Champi onsi,ip
Points Score.

When Frank J.. Kramer won the profess
sonal half mile national championship at
the Nnilsburg cycle track In Newark last
| ..'Sat he rode like champion and displayed
| the speed und grit that so materially helped
| him to be the American champion for the
past four years. He rode against great
Odds for his great rival. Lawson. had the
very efficient team work of Mcfarland to
| aid him. and In addition to this. Kramer was
sli ightly stin az result " his fall In Madison
Square Garden on Monday night.
| Fem was the fourth rider In the final. but
! never figured az q serious contender. Az 1t
was a double point event. kramers victory
! restored to him the leading position In the
points table by which the American profes-
| sional championship is annually decided
his score now being 36 points to ~ for Lawson.
The electric lights were out OF order and the
starting OF the races was delayed for almost
an hour while linemen cimbed poles In search
OF the trouble.
Lawson, Kramer. Mcfarland and Fem
survived the trial and semi-fnal heats OF the
halr-mile national professional championship.
In the deciding heat Lawson and Mcfarland
tea med while Kramer and Fenn each elected
to 60 1t nlone. Mcfarland took the lead az
the start. followed by Lawson, Kramer and
Fem in the order named
This order WAS maintained until they
| reached the backstretch on the last lap when
Fem made an earnest effort to get UP to the
'front.' but failed on account OF the hot pace
Mcfarland was setting. Lawson began his
sprint at the middle OF the last turn and
Kramer followed him around Mcfarland.
Kramer began to race in earnest when the
Sair strai ghtened out for the tape.
He drew up alon Ia ths wsen swsdo s|oT1y put
I desperate rs: cue sr,orts Kramer led him over ths
line by six inches. Fem finished third.
Kramers victory was immensely popular.
had gone 10 his quarters until hs came on,
and rode around the track to further and
sha Hsnss hs lead at the
bell in the final heat Of the half mile open
Little Ellington became ambitious as the
the lead. with sherwood and Franks In hot
pursuit Ellington fought OF the New York
G SH Nsp%k pF ssms sp to the the Ss
9e's tss as az Assc & W Club Rider BY less Ssn
lawson and Eenn had Ia, half mile match
.hs soxsst s es in hs snn s ea sss sHa %S
nth OF a mile. Lawson was the faster sprinter
the sqo 70 * s
second heat Fem traiied ,hG u until the eighth n
drew away in the stretch and won the heat
ana the race Win ienRtn 10 spare.
The, 25 mile amateur championship event
was the last one on the program. and was
Of the crowd waited for The finish, Rnp.
was thought to have the best chance to win
the race. had to retire with q punctured tire,
IA did Blllineun of the National Athletic
Club.
In the final sprint Sherwood OF the Mercury
Foot team won from, Ashurst while Sher-.
wood clubmnte. Franks was third. Ashurst.
also won the special prize for the winner OF
most laps. The time was 1 hour minutes
and seconds.
quarter Mile Novice Won by Romeo Roy. East
Orange; Charles Anderson. Brooklyn. second
Peter Housicy, New York. third. Time. 30 rs
seconds.
urst. Newark; Teddy Burlington. National 4: e.
second c. a. Sherwood. New York A. C., third
Charles FRANKS, New York A. c.. fourth. Time.
minute, 8 s. seconds.
Half Mile National Professional Championship
Wo n by Frank 1, Kramer. East Orange LIVER Law
son. Salt Lake City. second W. s. Fem. Bristol.
third: Floyd McFarland San jose. fourth. Time.
| minute rs seconds.
Half Mile Professional Match Race BetEeen
toi-Firs he a, Won BY lawson. Time. minutes
% seconds. Second heat and race-Won by Law
son. Time, minute. +s rs seconds