Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-26
LATEST BASEBALL
NEWS FROM ALL
THE LEAGUES.
THREE INCHES GIVE CLARKE
VICTORY OVER KRAMER
Finish, So Close It Takes judges Some Time to
Decide Champions Jump Wasn't in Evidence.
Frank BIatz Takes Amateur Crown.

final sprint. Clarke was anxious for
fast riding n kept yelling to the men
making pace to go faster. Kramer
coming into the stretch for the final
dash seemed capable of passing his
great rival, pu. he failed.
Frank Blatz won the amateur title
for 1910 in nice style when he captured
the ive-mile ace. He finished with
twenty points to his credit. His win
made a decided hit with the spectators
and before he left his wheel he was
presented with a bouquet of flowers.
There were two spills during h race
and in one Jerome S%teinert, the nearest
rival of Blatz, fell. No one was hurt In
the falls. Herman Kjeldsen gave Blatz
a hot tussle when nearing the tape, but
he blew up and was beaten for second
place by Chester a. Smith.
The Australian pursuit race fur
| nished a surprise. Everybody was ex-
pecting All Goullet to win this event,
but their hopes We're upset when Pete
Drobach zeal him 1t was an interest
ing race while it lasted and the FAM
were on their feet throughout. Goullet
has never lost a pursuit race with only
two men on the track, but he has been
DeaLeD before With hioit WNiS ~ 49,
race by Joe Fogler.
Fred Mccarthy, from Canada, looked
like the first man to be put out OF the
| running, but he gave a fine exhlpltlon
| when Drobach was nosing near MN
and he was able to finish fourth. Dro-
bach finally reached him and kept up
the fast work, passing Hehir n then
%overtaking Goullet in quick fashion.
The three-mile invitation for profess
SIGNALS brought out a good held ana a
fast pace was set from the start. There
was a rapid change of positions all dur
ing the race and when it came to the
final running Percy Lawrence DISPLAYED
the same kind of speed that character
lied his work of last week, coming OUT
of the bunch unheralded and winnine
handily. w. J.. Mitten finished second.
Floyd Krebs was the star in the half
mile for "pros.'' Paddy Hehir set ur
| speed in this event, but was unable TO
hold il to the finish and finally was lelt
/ far in the rear. Teddy Ellington was
able TO get second place and Topmy
Smith was the last man in for the
money.
Fast time was hung up by Hehir'
who captured the first heat of the race
Root set the pace and Hehir was able
to finish in So 2-5 seconds.
The summaries;
Flye-mile Match Race professional: be
tween Frank l.. Kramer, East orange
and Jackie Clarke. -Australia)-Won ny
Clarke. Time. Jpn. les.
Five-mile National Championship tanla'
teur)-Won ny Frank Blntz. Jersey city
Chester A.. Smith. Baldwin. long Island
second: Herman Kjeldsen, thlru
p-i,,n 1OY,e II D-1g
Australian Pursuit Race (professionah-
Woa by Peter Drobaeh. Boston; AIfrne
Gonllet. Australia. second; Paddy oSuli1'
van Hehir, Australia. third Fred Mc'
earthly. Toronto. fourth: Chris Seheiler
san francisco, NTH. Distance. 20 mics
Three-mile Invitation professional
Won BY Percy Lawrence. San Francesca
Jacob ia; Magin, Newark. third; Charles =
Stein. Brooklyn, fourth; Jumbo Wells
New Zealand. fifth. Time, 6n. oS 2-5s.
Half-mile Handicap (professionaD-@Wor
nv Floyd Krebs. Newark Gao YARDS; TeddN
Riuinpton. Newark 100 YARDS. second
Tommy Smith, Newark go YARDS, third
p. o. Hehir. Australia (seratchl, fourth
Peter Drobach, Boston go YARDS, hfth
Time. IS 2-5s. ~
One-third-mile Handicap (amateurl-Wof
William Petit, Rockville Centre; Lone
island (25 YARDS, second. Time, Ss2-Js.