Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-23
ROOT OUTR|DDEN
BY AUSTRALIAN
Bob Spears Takes Match Race
from Boston Cyclist in
Straight Heats.
SHUT OUT IN QUARTER MILE

| Bob Spears, the latest of the Aus
| tralian facing c. clis's to v,s ( A-s.-
| lea, at the Newark Stadium Motor
drome yesterday afternoon easily de-
feated Eddie Root in two straight
heats OF a match race. The foreigner
won from in front and behind, so his
Victory can be counted upon as de-
cisive.
Root came back. however. in the
quarter-mile A. r. c. Z. champion
ship event. which he won. Spears
was shut out in his semi-final heat
Of this event
On account of his disappointing
showing in his first race here Satur-
day night the Australian was not IA
vored to beat Root in the match, the
feature event Of the card, but he con-
clusively proved that he is a sprint
er of great merit. In both heats, at
half-mile and a mile, respectively
Spears proved too much for the Amer
lean in the jump. The pair jockeyed
on the first lap Of the first heat, and
in the first skirrnish for position Root
was most successful, and the lad
from the Antipodes was forced to
take the lead. There was no change
Of position until the bell, when Root
jumped away from his opponent. It
appeared as though Spears had been
caught mapping, but he quickly got
up speed. and set sail for the flying
Eddie. who had opened up a gap of
several yards. Spears drew up on
even terms with Root, with a quarter
of lap to go, and with final push
raced over the finish line a half
wheels length to the good.
Root changed his tactics in the
second heat. realizing his mistake in
starting too soon IN the first heat.
Spears again set the pace and the
riders kept up steady grind for
three laps. When the gong an
nounced the approach of the final lap
Spears steadily increased his pace,
and having the advantage of the
pole he had little trouble in winning
by larger margin than in the first
heat
Interest was shown in the quarter
mile title event. Spears, by a re-
markable sprint in his heat. nipped
Eddie Root at the tape and was eligi-
BILE for the semi-final with Root,
Menus Bedell and Fred Hill. On the
last lap the Australian was pocketed,
and although he showed a great
burst of speed, he was shut out.
| A field of about thirty riders an
swered the starters signal in the
flve-mile handicap for the pros. Root
almost succeeded in winning this
event as he was leading on the final
bell. Menus Bedell and Freddie Hill
went ahead of him. however, several
yards from the tape. and led him
home in the order named. Eddie
Rupprecht was first in the two-mile
invitation. with Bob Spears second.
Gus Wohlrab captured the flve-mile
amateur handicap from scratch with
Tommy Smith second. Harry Kaiser
finished first in the f1ve-mile open for
the simon pures. with Chester Smith
second. The summary:
Two-mile Invitation (professionap-Wo
by Eddie Rupprecht. Newark; Bob Spears
Australia. second; Menus Bedell, New
ark, third; Thomas Smith, Newark.
fourth FT ran Cory, Australia tifth.
Ten-iap Handicap tamateur,-won by
| Gus Wohlrab. Jersey City (scratch); Tom
mie Smith, Newark (scratch). second: c.
Georgi, Newark $50 yards), third; H. Wer-
Weber, Wei Neaart 70 a gsras fqat h Tme
No on e half Novice-won by p. Co
gan, Newark; ]. Magin, Newark, second;
Robert e. Lee, Newark. third. Time,
one-mile Special Invitation lprofes-
Tommie Smith. Newark. second; Teddy
Ellington. Newark, third: Joe Reeber.