The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-17
KRAMER TOO MUCH
FOR JACK CLARKE
HOOsier 0utgenerals Australian
at Every Turn in
Game.
CLARKE GETS MAD AND
FOULS THE CHAMPION
Mcfarland Is Willing to Back
Kangaroo for Two Hun
dred Dollars.

NEWARK, \. j., Oct, l6.-Jackie
Clarke is not much of match for
Champion Frank Kramer at the French
style method Of racing. The Austrn.
lian had another try, single handed,
against the American nj the Newark
vclodrome last week. and the foreign
RS colors dropped in the dust when
the affair was over. II only required
two heats TO settle the differences. and
Kramer won both Of them--tho first in
hollow fashion and tbc second after a
wonderful ride-a ride such as only
Kramer can put up.
Fouls Kramer.
After trying his best. and failing
10 give Kramer little more than an
Interesting argument in the first heat
at one mile, Clarke rcsorted to some
rough stuff in the second heat, that
brought forth n round Of bisses. Out
generated In the nianeuvcrIng for po-
sition in both heats, the Australian
apparently became enraged when Kra-
mer tricked him for the second time.
The champion, after following Clarke
for four laps in what proved TO be the
deciding heat, jumped down on the pole
and took the lead as the riders wero
rounding the South Orange avenue
turn on the bell lap. He had out
iockeyed Clarke in The very same way
in the first heat and had beaten him.
so the Australian evidently figured
that it required something more than
speed TO gain the victory. Coming
into the stretch, he raced up alongside
of Kramer, and gave him the elbow
so forcibly that Kramer was compelled
To backpedal and allow Clarke 10 as
sumo the lead. Nine riders out of ten
would have stopped then and there,
and il looked for an instant as if KTa
mer intended to let Clarke go it alone.
But he didn t. II was a wise deter.
mination. He followed the Australian
around the first turn, where the latter
did some stalling. When Clarke
reached tho backstrctch he went al
full speed and drew away from Kra.
mer, The champion raced on, and
Clarke slowed up at the twelfth pole,
giving Kramer Il noticeable switch.
Coming into the stretch Clarke spread
out his elbows, but still Kramer kept
OLA contender Both boys were tired
as they came up the straight, Clarke
leading by length: Kramer gradual
ly cut down the distance. and as he
was going by Clarke 4 few yards from
the finishing line the Australian gave
him wide ride. Kramer, however,
never faltered. and nipped his oppo.
ncnt at the tape.
Clarke Gives Excuse,
As far as victory was concerned it
didn Z make any difference whether
Kramer finished FIRST or not Clarke,
for his foul tactics, would surely have
been disqualified. Generally a clean
rider. the Australian lost his head en-
tirely. He said afterward that Kramer
had fouled him on the back stretch
of the last lap in the first heat and
that he was only getting even. II
there was any touling, rs Clarke
states. in the first heat, it could not
he seen from the press box. But there
isn't any doubt about the fouling n
the second heat, the most palpable
ore being committed right III front of
the grandstand
Clarke is no match for Kramer in a
short race, at French style. He may
have i chance with the champion by
employing pacemakers, thus making The
race fast one. Floyd Mac cFarland
Clarke's manager. admitted last night
that Jackie s only hope was in a long
race and fast one. He said he would
bet 5000 that Clarke could defeat kra-
mcr at one mile. providing the dis
tauce was covered in lob NacFar-
land also said that he did not approve
Of Clarkc'S tactics i'm the second hea-.