The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-30
POINTS SCORED TO DATE
FOR CYCLE CHAMPIONSHIP.

Frank Kramer now leads in the con-
test for the national champion ship by
one point. the East Orange flyer win
ming the half-mile race Yesterday and
adding five points to his total, while
Jackie Clarke failed to add to his score.
The Australian did not qualify in the
first semi-hnal of the half-mile national
championship. due to some clever COM
bination riding, He was kept busy
trying to figure out What was going TO
happen until too late 10 make his ride,
the semi-f1nal being Won by Norman
Anderson, who is now riding very fast.
With Clarke out of the running Kramer
had little difficulty in winning the final.
although Anderson kept him busy all
the way
Clarke, Anderson. Root and Fem
were the riders to qualify in the first
semi-final, and it was here that Clarke
met his Waterloo. Root was off first,
followed by Anderson. Clarke and
Fem. The men did not change their
positions during the first lap, but on
the back stretch in the second lap Fem
dropped back of Clarke. aud the latter.
who was figuring that Fem would be
the man that he would have to beat,
grew w%atchful. As the riders came
down to the tape for the bell Anderson
and Root jumped and Fem also rode
faster and came down from the out
side, Clarke being forced off Ander-
sons wheel. Going around the first
turn Root and Anderson went in earn
est and drew several yards ahead of
Fem and Clarke, the former having
the pole and making apparently no
earnest effort to catch the pair in front.
Clarke seemed to figure that Anderson
and Root had a lead that it would be
impossible for him to overcome, espe-
cially as he would have had to get by
Fem IN the outside and he made no
fight. Anderson jumped in the home
stretch n had little trouble in win
ming from Root. In the second semi
final Kramer, DeMara. Rupprecht and
Fogler were the ones to ride, and Fog
Ter, who refused to allow himself to be
caught mapping, hung close to Kra-
mer's wheel. Joe figured right, and
thus squeezed through for the final.
Mcfarland was sore at the way Clarke
rode. and what he said to his man was
a shame.
Kramer Breezes In.
After the heats and the two semi
finals had been ridden Kramer, Ander-
son, Root and Fogler were the only
les to come through for the final.
The men took their positions at the
tape, with Kramer on the pole and An
derson, Fogler and Root lined up in
order. Root shot to the front. followed
by Kramer, Fogler and Anderson. As
the men got to the back stretch Kra-
mer went to the front, and as they
crossed the tape for the end of the
first lap Root went by the champion.
After rounding the turn and getting
half way down the back stretch An
derson shot from the rear and set sail
for home.
Instantly the others were after him
and they rode like the wind. Kramer
caught Anderson and tagged on to his
rear wheel. while Fogler and Root fol-
lowed in order. As they passed the
judges stand on the bell lap Anderson
was leading by a full wheels length.
On the back stretch Anderson put on
more speed and so did the others. AS
they struck the South Orange avenue
turn Anderson still had his wheel to
the front. Kramer swung high, as An
derson was riding on the pole, and
Fogler, who knew his little book. fol-
lowed along, as did Root. As they
reached the grand stand Kramer made