The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-26
KRAMER SHOWED HIS HEELS
TO FOGLER I'M BIKE MARATHON
East Orange Flyer Proved Yesterday That Foghr Will Have to Iearno Go Faster ii M Wants
His Cown-Pecy Lawrence Used His Head in IhreeIMne Amateur,
Beating MAGn of the Turner's.

Chapman says that the strike Is being
led by some riders who are planning ON
going to Salt Bake within n month or SO
and wish to get all the monty in sight ilrst.
lie snys that he has the signatures of most
Of the "strikers'' 10 Il blanket contract,
IN which they agree TO ride IN al races inns
season, or else give five days notice.
Krebs. Hin aud MacSay, however, have
signed no contracts aud cannot, therefore,
be disciplined by tile n. {, A, Chapman,
how eyer. believes that all the oilers VIII
he shown to have failed 10 live ny to their
agreements with the track management,
and he predicts that they VIII be set
down for some time or otherwise punished.
The eleven riders In the Marathon were
given Il flying start, and when they reached
the home stretch on the FIRST lap the gun
was fired aud the race was on. Jimmy
Hunter led for three laps, incidentally win.
ming three bones aud then Jimmy had
enough aud he retired. II. T.. Blocker, a
new pro" stopped ut n mile aud n half,
and Johnny King had enough after Twelve
laps. Al emery goi tired a. two and one
half miles aud Tommy Smith saw his finish
Mt six miles. Freddy West. of the Pacific
coast, stopped ut sixteen miles. after win
ming u bunch Of lap money, leaving Kramer,
Fogler, Bedell, Calvin and Root TO fight IT
out.
The leader Mt the fee-mile mark was
John Bedell, who just crossed the tape a
few inches ahead Of Eddie Root. Between
the FIVE ana ten mile marks Eddie Root and
John Bedell did plenty of jumping and
livened M matters considerably.
Ten miles were covered In 23 minutes 6 2-5
seconds. with Root leading. He won every
lap prize from ten miles until twelve miles
and three laps had been covered. He then
made q quick jump, as II 10 get away from
the bunch, but Kramer was watching him
and went over the tape first, winning a
dollar. As Kramer passed Root he gave
him the laugh. Root led at both the fifteen
and twenty mile marks.
At the end of twenty miles the L'iders
crossed the mark ia the following order:
Root, Calvin, Bedell, Kramer and Bogler.
Between the twenty aud twenty-five mile
marks Root made numerous jumps, but the
champion refused to be shaken.
AT one time Root got a considerable lead,
Fogler and he figuring that Kramer would
give chase and thus tire himself. Instead
he jockeyed along with the other riders and
Root, seeing that the champion would not
give chase, let up until the bunch caught
him.
AT the twenty-ifth mile Root made a des-
perate jump and got a lead OF about a
Root was nearly all in from his work early
in the game he was unable to go to the
finish. Finally Kramer went after him
and got him with ease.
Two laps from home Kramer Jumped
Root and went to the 'front.' with F9gler on
on the bell lap led by a wheel.
Fogler followed him and then again gave
battle. Kramer was riding like the Wind
and as they rounded into the home stretch
was lending by a bare six inches.
AS they came down the stretch Kramer
made his last kick and shot into the lead
by full half a wheel.
Kramer was given a big ovation and was
carried from the track by his friends.
The summary:
rome Steinsrt. Roy W~heelmen; sec
ond.. Jacob Magin, National Turner's:
third, Benjamin Neuschaefer, National
Turner's; fourth, Ernest ne Jokus. National
Onasm&}a Motor ExHhibjtioupuJohnnx King.