Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-03
KRAMER'S VICTORY GIVES
AMERICA CLEAN SWEEP FOR
SECOND TIME ON WHEEL
Eight Years Ago, Lawson, Hurley and
Walthour Did the Same in London as
McDougall, Wiley and Kramer Have
Done This Year.

For the second time in the history
of the worlds cycle championships
America has made a clean sweep OF
all of the worlds title events. Frank
L. Kramer, of East Orange, n. j., by
winning the final and biggest race OF
the championship series. the profess
sional sprint championship, at the
Velodrome yesterday made the yam
kee triumph most complete.
In 1904 at London liver Lawson won
the professional sprint championship,
Marcus Hurley took the amateur
sprint title and Bobby Walthour, an
other American, won the motor-paced
championship at worlds meet
America is the only nation that mas
ever swept the boards in the world )
title races during the twenty years
the worlds championships ave been
run.
The result of the big race yesterday
came out pretty much as eHpecteu'
Kramer was the favorite for hrst nom
ors. but second place went to Grenda,
who was not generally picked for tnat
place. The students of cycling figured
either Andre Perchicot or Emil Friol
to finish ahead of the Australian
champion. but the giant~from the
Antipodes. riding in the best form
he has displayed here this season,
unset the calculations. Perchicot, the
champion of France. was third
Kramer's Ovation Popular.
Kramer's victory was indeed a
popular one and he received a great
ovation. The scene that followed the
triumph of the American champion
was riotous. Hundreds of fans leaped
over the grandstand railing and
surged on the track to pay close
homage to the new worlds champion
as he made the extra circuit follow
ing the finish of the race. Enthusi-
astic admirers of the East Orange boy
attempted to Carry him off On their
shoulders, but this the modest Kramer
refused to permit. Baked in this, the
spirit of the cycling fanatics turned
in another direction. The champion
had been decorated with a huge floral
wreath and presented with a bouquet,
and a mad rush was made for sprigs
from these floral pieces as souvenirs
of the occasion, and in an instant the
~ -
new champion was bereft of all but
his racing costume. In the mao rush
the champion was ~momentarily for
gotten and was tossed about quite un-
tremendously until reseueo Wy '"e
police.
1t was a great VICTORY lor the IAN
kee eycllst. the one ihost uesiieu "
all victories, n ne enjoyed 'ne
heart-expandlng ovation OF the crown
He smiled n for once showed tha'
he has a responsive Soul by po"ihs
his acknowledgements TO the crown
AND the enthusiastic crowd was
pleased to see TINS athlele
show some response, a bit OF emotion
something it had never beer apie 10
stir before.
Not a Battle of wits.
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