New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-08
KRAMER CROWNED KING
Captures Mile Championship in
Great Race at Garden.
JOE F0GLER RUNNER-UP
Gordon Walker, Australian Rid
err, Completely 0utgeneralled
by Willy Opponents.

by Willy Opponents.
Frank L. Kramer, the New Jersey pro-
fessional 'cyclst. whose wonderful legs
have brought him the American national
| championship for twelve years ana
enabled him to add the crown Of world s
| outdoor champion last summer, displayed
his versatility to q marked degree last
night by winning the one-mile indoor
worlds championship at the sprint meet
in Madison Square Garden. He gained
this new honor in the final heat, when
he defeated Joe Fogler, Of Brooklyn, who
came in second, and Gordon Walker, OF
Australia, who finished third.
These three men. Kramer Fogler and
Walker came through TO last nights final
elimination process OF trial and seminal
heats OF Friday night. In the final
ramer not only displayed the most speed
but he also showed the better general
ship. He completely outguessed Walker
after the Australian had set the pace for
six laps. Unaware Of impending trouble
Walker was riding in the centre OF the
| track, coming off the Madison avenue
turn into the back stretch. and was
gazing up the track, when Kramer shot
on the inside and went into the lead,
taking Fogler. who was trailing him, into
second place.
This put Walker third and though he
raced hard he could not better his posi-
ton. Fogler was content 10 trail Kramer
all the way through the last four laps,
/ while Walker was wasting his energy
| trying 10 regain the lead. Kramer simply
| looked back at the others, and sprinted
just enough to hold his place. As he
| flashed over the tape he had half a
( length on Fogler, who made a squirt in
/ the home stretch after treating Walker
10 a sever switch" which killed what
/ remaining chances the latter had. The
time was 2:37.
The trial heats Of the one-mlle amateur
| handicap which opened the programme
developed some keen sprints. and the re-
suits were pretty much TO form. Donald
MacDougalI. the Newark STRIPPING who
| holds the worlds championship. and uni
versally admitted TO be the best amateur
| since the days OF Marcus Hurtry easily
! qualified I'm the first heat, riding from
scratch. He allowed handicaps all the
way up 10 40 yards, but had help in
making up the distance from Gus Wohl-
/ rabe, OF Jersey City. OF the 20-yard mark.
| The men alternated in setting the pace
and overhauled the limit men at half q
mile. Wohlrabe took MacDougall around
| the field two laps from home and the
worlds champion bided his time. just
! kicking In ahead a yard from the tape.
| Harry Kaiser. of The Bronx, New
York's best amateur. who finished second
| TO MacDougall in the worlds champion
ship last August. showed 10 the front IN
his heat, while Franklin Fisher, the EN-
! pire City Wheelmen's crack, qualified IT
the third heat, coasting in third. Isador
| Taub was another Gothamite 10 get
| through. finishing third in the last heat
When it came to the final OF the one
mile amateur handicap MacDougall found
/ the task too much for him, and finished
| fourth. a few feet outside the money
| Harry Kaiser was the winner, from the
4O-yard mark. after riding a heady race.
He gradually worked up through broken
field alongside Harry Weiner. ana
Fred Weber, two Newark boys. who mad
an allowance OF rs yards each. once ne
| jolne6 them, he alternated In the pace
with them, going 10 the front on the last
| lap and finishing with margin OF ten
wards. Welner was second and Weber
third MacDougall closed big gap in the
| last lap. but the pace OF l minute 81 90
seconds was too much for him.
Tho scramble in trials OF the one-miIe
professional handicap saw several favor
! ties come through and also saw some
others fall by the wayside. George Cam
eron. of New York. took advantage OF
his allowance Of IS yards IN the hrS' neat
and was never headed
Then Jackie Clark. the little Australian
marvel. came all the way from scratch
and won with twenty yards TO spare IN
the second heat. The third brought forth
pood exhibition from Gordon walker
Australia's "lronman." who, with thirty
five wards start, easily left his Held De-
| hind Finally came the one disappoint-
,ert 10 the fans, the defeat OF Walter
Rptt the great German slx-day cyclist,
ubo started from scratch In the final
heat He rode himself out trying 10 over
batl the long markmen, headed by JUMBO
Wells and Walter Mitten. Rutt got up
70 them at three-quarters OF mile but
was all In and quit. Mitten Won the
beat with Wells second, while Jimmy
Moran. who helped Rutt in alternating
I'm mace, lasted long enough to get IN
| third.
In the one-mile professional handicap
IJovd Thomas, OF San Francisco, won
with forty yards allowance. He was
closely followed by Jumbo Wells Of New
Zealand. who came fast at the hhisn
md was only hairs breadth behind
walter Mitten. OF Davenport, Iowa, fin
ished third from the one hundred garu
mark