Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-13

if he is petted and pampered and
given as much help as some of the
others who have opposed the Amer
lean champion he is likely to fare as
well. if not better. Besides, Kramer
can't last for ever, and In the absence
of another American to take his
place Bill Bailey would be just as ac-
ceptable as the next one.
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The defeat of Kramer by Bob
Spears kind of brought the fans UP
with quick start, and it was not
so much the defeat as the manner of
the defeat that caused all the ejacu-
iations. In the first heat of the team
match race Spears won from Kramer
after racing him from the rear for
more than half a lap, and the Aus
tralian not only beat the champion
but he forced him to falter near the
finish. During all the years in which
/ have watched Kramer / have never
seen him beaten just like that. He
had no excuse to offer. for really he
had the better of the positions. Spears
on his race would look like the COM
ing man." but he has been so incon-
sistent that he seems an uncertain
proposition at best. In the other two
heats necessary to decide the race
the second was a dead heat. and the
third heat was won by Spears after
a hard ride. The first heat was de-
cisive, but the second and the third
heats were so close that it was diff
cult to separate Spears and Kramer
as they flashed over the tape.
OF course, there were the usual all
wise fans who were sure that one or
the other had won. but as an evil
dence that all of us may be wrong
sometimes, just as many shouted for
Spears as shouted for Kramer and
vice versa. The most amusing thing
to the discord was the uproar of the
fans in the bleachers over the YER
dict of the judges. Well, it was too
close for me from where I sat, and
science take it for granted and feel
that the judges picked the race as
they saw it and picked it right in
the bargain.
C.
There was much worry expressed in
behalf of Kramer as the fans were
leaving the track, but the fears are
likely to prove premature. Kramer
run, and he was beaten with the
breaks of the game in his favor.
However, the champion has never
amounted to much in team races. He
doesn't like them, and he has rarely
been able to win them. The an
nouncement made at the track that
Kramer and Spears would meet in a
! French-style match next Sunday was
hailed with delight by the patrons of
the sport, and there is an evident de-
sire to see II Kramer really has found
his master. The champion looked a
little worried himself, but he never
did laugh over downfalls. He will
prepare himself for next Sunday, and
Mr.. Spears will have to be a won
derful fellow If he can repeat his per-
Torrance of yesterday. If he can, it
will be another big boom for cycling,
which has been bigger than ever this
year.
O.
The five-mile pro race that COM
pleted the card was robbed of much
of it's interest by open and apparent
| teamwork. 1t was so raw that q
seven-year-old boy remarked about
it on his way out of the grand stand.
Some OF those ,,ho were in on the
combinations we're punished, but 9TH
ers were allowed to go scot-free. For
instance, Jackie Clark, who won the
race, was not even questioned as to
his part in the teaming. His cronies
who were fined and disqualified, will