Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-21
KRAMER CLINCHES TITLE
FOR JUST ANOTHER YEAR
Victory in One-mile Race Gives Him Practically
an UnsurmOuntable Lead for His
Eleventh Championship.
CLARKE DISQUALIFIED FOR SWITCHING
He DECLARES ENTIRELY UNlNTENTIONAL

BY winning the one-mile national
championship race yesterday at the
Eelodrome Champion Frank Kramer
has el!nehed the American bicycle title
for the season, and will, unless some
unforeseen accidents happen. be the
champion for another year. Jackie
Clarke. who ranks second in the stand
ing for tine title, was disqualified for
alleged switching" and has but a re-
mote chance Of winning out. The
switching with which Clarke ID
charged came in the semi-final heat,
when he was entered with Fogler. John
Beoell and Albert Crebs.A Jackie was
coming around the last turn at a good
gait, with fegler close up. Crebs vas
riding third. on the outside. AS the
turn was being made ClSrke rode high
and aceidently. or otherwise, forced
Fosler up the traoh. This. too. forced
Crebs, ard practically threw him out
Of his stride. Nevertheless, the referee
could have fined Clarke for the offense
and allowed him 10 ride in the final. As
ii was mother man was benefited. as
Creks WIS third. With Clark in the
final the patrons would have had a race
for their money.
All Gouliet won the tive-mile handi-
cap in 81 pretty race down the home
stretch from Fosler, In this event the
tSo ''srand old mea.' MaeFarland and
Jofln Dedell spilled and looked rather
cute sitting with bald heads showing
TO the sun.
The semt-linal of the titular race
brought together Kramer. Demara,
Goullet ard Hill, Just as the heat was
about to be run kran1er's wheel pune
tuted and the neat with Fogier. Clarke,
Bedell and Crebs was run. 1t was a
sad event for Clarke, who maintains
that it was u-nintcntional on his part
To switch anyone. That he did not do
this for his own benefit is apparent
for he was leading at the time and not
riding very fast for he had the race
we'll in hand. ST it had been his in
tention 10 help Tfogler ii was a very
poor method. Fogler was almost
thrown, and had he not held on to
Grebs il is sure that he would have
fallen.
The final was pie for the champion.
lie Won easily and pulled in Freddie
Hill. Fogler WAS taird and BedeIl, who
bad received a pancture, was fourth.
The men in the final just erept around
the track and We're in danger OF falling
several times go SLOW did they travel.
Many tricks that would have looked
fine from a fancy rider were pulled
off and delighted the fans. Kramer, on
several occasions, was forced to the
front. Three laps 10 go Bedcll shot out
and got a good lead, when the rest set
after him. lie was making mighty
fine Roadway when he punctured and
was then forced to trail. Freddie Hill
decided to take "a chance on the Wheel
OF the champ and he was wise, for
in coming in the stretch he shot off
and made a pretty race, beating Fogler
easily.
The five-mile handicap for the pro
fessionals was a nzzle as far asl the
scratch men We're concerned. The first
start was a bad M and the second
was not much better. John King and
Joseph Reeber, the limit men, caught
Kramer and Clarke before they had
gone 100 yards The men then got