The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-24
SAMUELSON HAS
FANS GUESSING
People Are Anxious to See How
He Shows Up Against
Mcfarland.
LAWSON AND KRAMER
WILL SOON MEET AGAIN
liver and New Yorker Will Fight
for Worlds Championship
at Saucer.

All sorts Of opinions are being ex-
pressed as to the outcome of the match
race between SamuelSon and McFar-
land. which Will be run at the saucer
next Tuesday evening. After the poor
showing made by Samuelson in the
final event last Friday evening. many
are coming to the opinion that the
Provo boy Is not the rider he was last
year-that he has reached his summit
and Is now on the decline
Whether this is true or not II GER
tainly is a fact that Samuelson Is not
riding In near his old form this year.
True he is in with faster company and
up against speedier and header riders,
but even this fact does not explain
away his recent performances. In 9TH
er years Samuelson has been up against
both Mcfarland and Lawson. <e has
scored an occasional victory over them
and though these have been the ex-
ception rather than the rule, Samuel
son was always able to follow their
pace * not speedy enough to circle
them on the sprint. But last Friday
evening, after having been paced by
Lawson and Mcfarland for the better
part Of two miles, he was absolutely
unable to follow them during the last
two laps, What reason can be given.
except that the Provo boy didn't have
the speed?
uoiiS AhtSiSotCu III lhdtS.
And yet in spite OF this fact, people
are intensely interested In the coming
match race. Is 1t because they expect
Samuelson to win? No. II Samuelson
wins, his victory Will be the greatest
sensation In the annals of the historic
saucer track. And this is true In
spite Of the fact that Samuclson once
scored a victory over Mcfarland. Why,
then. this interest? Is IT not that the
cycling public is anxious to know just
how we'll SamuelSon can do In a match
race, that they are anxious TO see how
he measures up with man that he
once defeated and that they want to
satisfy themselves as 10 whether or
not the Provo boy Is really back
number?
The opportunity OF Sans life to
demonstrate to his friends that he is
still In the racing game will be his
next Tuesday night. The programme
Tuesday evening follows;
Five-mile match race-McFarland VS.
Samuelson.
Onc-half mile open, professional
Three-quarter mile handicap, profess
sionaI
One-mile open. amateur,
Lawson Is No Kicker.
II Iver Lawson is great bicycle
rider he is no less n true sportsman.
Once when racing Kramer In New
York for the championship, Kramer's
| tire punctured on the final sprint and
| Iver won the race. The purse was his.
the race was his and, according TO the
rules he had a legitimate right TO claim
| both. But he refused AS soon as Law
son dismounted and polSed his thumb
| into Kramer's soft tire. he proposed
! that the race be run over, And II was,
and Lawson won again.
-rI1
incident occurred which goes TO show
that Lawson is game fellow. In the
| final OF the quarter-mile open, profess
! Sional the riders were closely punched
! right at the start There was a general
| crowding down for the pole and al
| though Lawson was not crowded right
| off the track. he. perhaps deemed It
| best to take to the tall grass and did.
| A quarter-mile Is a short race. and
| victory half depends on the start.
| Before Lawson could recover HIM
self the other riders were so far away
that Lawson abandoned the race. But
| the Swede did not utter one word OF
protest He let II go as one of those
| unfortunate events which occur when
riders are over anxious to win. Yet,
according to the rules, which regard
| only the act without going into the
motive, he had grounds for a good
strong protest. This action on tho
| part or Lawson, after he mad broken
the worlds record In his qualifying
heat stamps him a champion both OF
bike riders and game sports.
Kramer Coming TO Salt Lake.
One more month and the Salt Lake
people, and those of the surrounding
cities, will be treated to the greatest
bicycle event ever promoted In cycling
annals This forthcoming event is
nothing more nor less than a match
race between liver Lawson and Frank
| Kramer. the two recognized world s
| champions, the race to decide tho
championship of the world Kramer is
defeating everything I'm Europe and has
| defeated every man IN the East. Law
son, on the other hand. has defeated
all the Western champions and the
| Australian champions. and when these
two great riders meet there viii be
something doing Kramer VIII sail for
America July 4. After short stay In
New York he Will come to Salt Lake
Hollister the plucky little profession
al who unfortunately had his collar
bone broken In a spill n couple OF weeks
ago, VIII be able TO ride within fort
night His collarbone has been prop
erly set and has entirely healed up.
For the next few DAYS. however. he
will have 20 be cautious. as a slight
strain may cause new break.
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