Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-06-21
KRAMER IS VICTOR DESPITE
GOULLET'S SHOW OF SPEED
Bike Champion Wins National Title Race
After AIf Breaks Worlds Quarter-MiIe
Record in Semi-Fina.
M'NAMARA ALSO SETS NEW MARK

Frank L. Kramer. cycle champion
enjoyed successful day in more
ways than one yesterday at the Vel
odrome. Kramer captured first place
in the quarter-mile championship
race. and by so doing drew up within
one point of Alfred Goullet, the Aus
tralian, in the fight for the national
championship. In defeating Goullet
Kramer had to beat out a man who
had broken a worlds record in the
semi-final heat of the race. Goullet
rode the quarter mile in 2S seconds.
Incidentally Kramer held the former
record of 2s 1-5 seconds for thirteen
years.
Kramer, Goullet, Joe Fogler and
Reggie Mcnamara were the flnalists
In the championship event, quite a
different quartet of cyclists than that
of previous championship races held
ut the Velodrome this season. DON
aid McDougall and Harry Kaiser
were nosed out in the first semi-final
by Goullet and Mcnamara, while
Bob Spears and Jackie Clark lost out
in the second semi-flnal to Kramer
final heat that Goullet broke the
worlds record. In the final, after a
false start, Kramer, who was second
to Goullet, tho latter having the pole.
got a shade the better of the argu-
ment in leaving the mark The cham
pion, apparently, was not showing
any kindness, for he rode Goullet
close on the turn, and as a result
the boy from the Antipodes was a
length in the rear as the cyclists
swung into the homestretch. The
quarter-mile route at the Velodrome
track is only little over lap, and
it was apparent that Goullet's chances
OF winning were very slim, indeed.
Several times Goullet tried to draw
ON even terms with the champion
but Kramer, In front, rode his race
and was never headed. Goullet made
his big attempt coming into the
homestretch, but he was more thon
half wheel behind Kramer at tho
finish. Fogler got third and McNa-
mara was fourth.
Mcnamara Retains Brassard.
Mcnamara retained his hold on the
Brassard, that little arm band SYM
bolic of $50, by defeating Thorwald
Ellegaard, the challenger In 1oing
away with the Dane Mcnamara made
it four in a row, thereby equalng
Marcel Dupuy's record this season.
Dupuy held on to the BrasSard four
times, dIsposing of McDougall, Cav
anagh, Clark and Spears, while Nc
Namara has disposed of Dupuy, Fog
ler, Kaiser and Ellegaard Just before
the bell Mcnamara got away to a
good start. Mcnamara kept up his
terrific gait around the first turn with
Ellegaard trying to catch up. The
Dane made a big bid to go around
Mac" starting at the twelfth pole,
but the Australian held his lead and
won rather easily.
The ten-mile open affair, the last
ON the program, was robbed some
what of interest because of the fail
ure of some of the big stars to stick
TO the finish. Mcnamara won and
made a new worlds record. Alf
Grenda was second, Jake Magin third
and Spears fourth. Kramer dropped
out after going three miles and three
laps. Hanley and Dupuy retired
after going five miles and three laps
and Oscar Egg. who was looked upon
to furnish a fine finish, had to leave
the track two laps later when his tire
punctured, On the very last lap
count Of wheel trouble he, too was
forced to get out. Grenda was lead
ing at the bell and on the back
stretch Mcnamara came through
with startling speed and beat the