New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-03
KRAMER A CYCLE KING
Beats Grenda by Inches After
Wild Sprint in Stretch.
WORLDS TITLE AT STAKE
Champions of Three Countries
Fight 1t Out, to the Delight
of the Crowd.

Making one OF the most sensational
finishes I'm his career. and being compelled
10 tight every inch OF the way through the
last lap. Frank l.. Kramer Americas
greatest racing cycllst, Won the profess
sioual sprnung championship OF the
world AT the Newark yelodrome Yesterday.
The race IN which ne secured the honors
which top OF his wonderful career on the
wheel was at one mile. In the final heat
he defeated Alfred Grenda. Of Australia.
AMI Andrea Perchicot. OF France, who
were second and third. respectively.
Kramers great battle was with BRENDA.
and 10 within a few yards Of the tape 1t
appeared as II the giant Australian. who
was leading most OF the way. would win.
All the racing conditions favored him.
heavy track from recent rains, and cold
wind. which chilled the men. II was the
Australians strength against Kramer's
strength. and il VISA only by inches
that the American got the decision. Then
Perchicot, who was third. was so close
that It required the decision Of the judges
TO settle second and third places.
As Kramer, Grenda and Perchicot were
all champions OF their respective coun-
tries. the hnal heat was. a representative
one PerchicOt. who has been In this
country only one week surprised the spec
tators by defeating EmHe Friol the other
fast Frenchman. In the semi-final heat.
thereby shutting the latter out. Grenda
won his semi-fnal heat over Marcel Du-
pUy, the third Frenchman. while Kramer
came through ahead of Walter DE Mara.
Wheh the men squared away for the
final heat Grenda took the lead with
Kramer SECOND and Perchcot third \
puncture in the first lap to Kramer's
wheel required that the heat be re-
started. 49,.
Kramer took the Lead on the second lap
at a slow pace. and held it until the
fourth when Grenda Jumped" and shot
to the front on the last lap Kramer
started his sprint at the head OF the back
stretch. but could only pull up even with
Grenda. Then on the last turn Grenda
forged trine ahead, so that Kramer had
TO night it out through the homestretch.
and got up in the last few feet.
Afterward he was decorated with the
championship sash and wreaths Of flowers
and then rode around the track Specta-
tors jumped from the stands and tore the
flowers from him at the finish. Police
were necessary TO escort him to his dress
ing room from his hero worshippers
The summaries follow: .r
One-third-mile noyioe-Von by Fred SNYDER;
A. Genevrlno. second Time. 0:43t5
Falf-miio handicap lanateu)-NOn b. John
Becht (55 YARDS: Walter .Schlee 80 ysTds)
second James Flanagan as YARDS. third
Tommy Smith. A. yards fourth Time. lO:5sis
One mile handicap (professional)-WO By X.
IL Dlefenbacher (T5 YARDS: Peter Drobach 90
ysrdsl second; Angelo Gardellin go yardsl,
third: Floyd KIcbs (sJ yardsb fourth; Walter
dc Mara t25 yards, nth Time, 1919
Tvo-mile Invitation professional Won by
Menus Bedell. John. Bedell, second; Ernest
Jokrs third; Ernest Pye fourth, william
Morton fifth. Time. 4.l5-s
Five-IniIe open AMATEUR Won BY Gus
Wohlrab Alvin LOTUS. second. William Petit
third Norman Hansen. fourth, Time. y :seso
Ten-miie open professional Won by Me
nus Bedel: John Belell. second; E.rnes; Jekus
third, GEORGE Cameron. fourth: Floyd krebs
nfth: Walter De Mara, sixth. Time. 70 1873
One-nile worlds championship PROFESSIONAL
Won BY Frank l.. Kramer. America; Alfred
Gunda Australia second; Andrea perchicot
France third. Time. 2:fTA.