The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-04
Will Commence Train.
Once for His liver
JWson Matches.
9UTCHMAN WAS
.ORN TO RIDE WHEEL
sal Riders, He Chats
t Golden Days of
yelling Game.

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rider. arrived in the city
And during the next three
10 what may provo to be his
Nm an American track. kra-
Hidden wheel steadily for
In years and during half o.
has been one OF the most
ugures in the cycling world.
five years he has boen the
hampton and during the last
N he has captured the Grand
Ing the best men on the other
Y Atlantic, He feels that he
+ played his part and now in
with Jeffries in pugilism, he
irement while still an I'M
lnpion.
Fay Go to Europe.
Ing he remarked that after
klt season he would never ride
MI again. He has an offer to
pc next spring. but Is in
whether he will accept il.
his contract with the saucer
cement is over he will hurry
side of his sick father at
Ind. II his father RECEIVERS
Kramer says he will probab-
/ the season at Yailsburg Il
;yame on the old track picks
Vhen questioned, Kramer ad-
the Vailsburg management
ed him TO bring back some
'tders-
- seem Ike old times" re-
.mer as he dropped into
vlair IN his room at the Will
3fThe racing game in America
l,y seen its palny days. II
to make q long trip like this
-ssed the old bunch that used
circuit with RE not so long
were the days. Bike riders
Sund in colonies then, and
your Jolly, go-frisky times"
lks of oid Times.
In still more reminiscent
tr turned TO Downing. Bard
and, Lawson and some OF the
present, and chatted about
VI Those golden DAYS when
r,.ved big salaries for riding
slsnd of tires or certain makes
fere recalled. and also the
de them. Some of them are
ksome have gone into other
X and few are dead. But
= for word and more than
name was passed By with
Nlng remark, There was a
rope Bike Struck.
10 of bicycle riding and of
Ing in America is only
the Increased love for the
manifest in Europe. Not in
lays the bicycle knew In
e so many wheels in use as
today" remarked Kramer.
: there are Just one long pro-
cycles and automobiles. The
ufacturiug firms, with such
IAN easily afford to pay crack
tslng their wheels. Why, ]
for using a certain brand Of
won the Grand Prix. Bicycle
rope is now in its heydey.
y OF races Is quite different
= Handicap races are not run
'eason. The short race with
at the end is what the peo-
ld those Frenchmep can cer-
=. The only trouble is they
S,ut. Friol can jump three
any man living whenever he
,-on, but then he Is done. The
ire all remarkable sprinters,
mt hold the pace long. and
acre they lose out. Motor
Iurope is on much more
ale than in America. They
zig double cylinder machines
10 fast on indoor tracks that
makes you sick TO look at
5cription of Rider.
word about Kramer, just 70
ader a glimpse of how the
n looks, He was built to
i. Short. stocky, but not fat.
air OF splendid legs. and IL
II he got his sprint one might
a answering as Lawson once
born with It," He has a
r. covered with brown, curly
mder which shine out pair
- eyes. Those eyes fairly
7 are keen and have picked
an one opening that has en-
br TO win a race,
Kraner's general build and
there Ia ono other thing that
the close observer that he
rider. AS a watch fob he
utiful gold medal which bears
ton: Match. Des Vain
4 Cd. Pr, II Juni-1906.
will commence training at
MS match races with Lawson.
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