The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-01
CHAMPION KRAMER
PEDALS IN FOURTH
Beaten in Title Contest at
Newark VclOdrome by
Alfred Grenda.
TWO HURT IN ACCIDENTS

NEWARK, May 3i-Frank L. Kramer.
the American national sprint cycle cham
pion. was beaten this afternoon at the
Velodrome after having had a string OF
unbroken triumphs this season. The
event was the first OF the national cham
pionshlp races for the season and
Kramer in n field OF -four in the final
heat finished last.
The winner was Alfred Grenda. AL
fred Goullet was second and Bob spears
third.
The race, though, bore the earmarks
OF teaming on the part OF Grenda and
Goullet. a practice which has been the
bane OF cycling for some time and which
ii was thought John NJ. Chapman. the
new manager OF the Felodrome, had
checked.
The final heat was a hasco as far as
a race went. Grenda won without any
contest. with a half n lap TO spare.
Goullet then started out for second
place, with Kramer following an. Spears
third. At the bell Spears moved out
ahead OF Kramer. ~pocketing the latter.
Goul!et sped away. with Spear second.
Kramer having to back out. Goullet
got the place, with Spears next.
In one OF the semi-hnals Grenda set
the pace, with Gouilet on. and they fin
shed in that order. Gouilet apparently
making no effort 10 take first place, he
and Grenda qualifying.
Walter \. Evans. director of the Essex
County Board of Freeholders, presented
a large silver loving cup as a trophy
FOR the amateurs to ride FOR. the winner
being designated by the one who has the
highest total OF points next fall, The
event yesterday was "A half mile dash.
Freddy Whitney of the New York A. &.
won. with August Lang of ~Irvington
second and Hans Ohrt OF San Francisco
third.
The entire field Of professionals fell
In the second heat OF the three team
match race. Cesar Monetti. leading.
swung up in front of Alfred Grenda as
the latter went TO lake Jackie Clark.
his tenmmate, into the lead. Both
GrenGA ms Moret,i went down and all
the other riders tumbled over them.
Clark came near going over the fence,
hut escaped by throwing himself from
his wheel Freddie I'm, the only one
badly hurt. got n broken collarhone and
a cash on the side OF the head. The
race was called of.
There was another accident during the
racing. Eric Pietz, 20 years old, an
amateur, was riding a bicycle when he
fell. striking his head. suffering concus-
SION Of the brain. He was rushed TO the
City Hospital, where his condition was
admitted to he critical. The summaries 4:
Half Mile Amateur open-won by r.
], whitney; August Lang. second: Hans
Ohrt. third; walter white, fourth. Time,
| minute 3-5 second,
Hall Mile y, e. 4. Championship Pro-
fessional--Won by Alfred Grenda; Alfred
Goullet, second; Robert Spears, third
Frank L. Kramer, fourth Time. / minute
) % seconds.
Two-thirds Mile Match Race. Profess
~sional-MRrcol Dupuy. France. vs. Reggie
Mcnamara. Australia. Won by Dupuy IN
two straight heats. Time last eighth Of
mile, l.. Ia seconds and - 2.5 seconds,
ono Mile Invitation Handicap, Profes
Won by Fred Weber. 100 yards:
Willie Iianley, 40 Yards. second. Jake
Magin, 80 yards, third; Willie Cohurn,
81 yards, fourth; Albert Halstead, so
wards, NTH, Time, l minute ,? as sec
uuds.
Two Nile Handicap, Amateur-won by
william Weinor, $50 yards A. l.. Eopp.
ESQ yards second; Gus K%iingel,, 30 yards,
llhird; William Ferris, 260 Yards, fourth,
Tino, . minutes 80 - seconds.
Two Mile Handicap, Prpfes-ional-won
nv Fred Weber. 240 yards; Bohhv wal
thour, 2l0 Yards, second; Al Halsteai,
200 yards. third. Ernest Jokus. 1870 yards,
fourth. Time, 3 minutes ~ seconds.