New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-05
Kramer Wins Bike CrCWd
By His Furious Spirits
Spears for First Time Captures FveMle Dash-Schreye
Dives From Wheel Into Tank and Spatters So Much
Water Over Track That Grind Is Halted
By Fred Hawthorne

BOD spears, francesca Nerrls part
ner, won his first points in the series
of night sprints at the six day race
last night in Madison Square Garden
when he captured first place in the
fourth sprint after a gruelling battle
all the way around the last turn and
down the stretch with Fran Cory and
Jake Msg:n.
Bob was greeted with a gale of
cheers as he finished. The work of
Verri in these sprints has been one of
the marvels of the race. Solely through
Francesco's efforts before the sudden
return of Spears to life, his team kept
in third position in the point Of scor-
ing, with total of 81.
Old timers at the Garden grind de-
clared the performance had never been
equalled, but Goullet and Magin were
also doing a great piece of riding last
night. Starting four points behind
Kramer and Egg in the total they
forged ahead Of the tx. and f." pair
early in the evening.
Goullet was first in the opening drive
around the saucer, and Magin took the
honors in the second. In the third
Goulet was first nosed out by Verri in
a hair-raisng finish. Magin got third
in the fourth test, but in the fifth 1t
was the meteoric Verri who again
dashed over the line in first place.
Goullet was pocketed, and finished in
fifth place.
Mrs. Wheelock Busy
While the riders were deyoting all
their attention to recruiting points,
Mrs. George Wheelock, known as the
champion recruiter Of the civilized
world" was busy enlisting Kaiser bus
tiers in Uncle Sans Marine Corps,
aided by brass band from the U. S. S.
Recruit.
Mrs. Wheelock pleaded so eloquently
for life on the bounding waves that
ten Dung hopefuls stepped up and put
theil John Hancocks' to the papers.
This morning a navy tailor will take
the;- measure for the latest cuts in
Marine Corps styles.
nnen II was announced that
Schreyer would not do his dip on
bike from the ceiling to the tank at the
night session the crowd devoted ear
nest attention TO the sensational sprint
ING Of Miss joan Sawyer, the ballroom"
girl, in her series Of dances with Jack
Gavin, her partner. Joan, of Broad
way, finished hands up, with Gavin a
good second, in the last foxtrot TO the
tape.
Kramer Renews Youth
"How old is Frank" Kramer is get
ting his youth back, and in the after
noon series Of Official sprints for the
points he flashed his wheel over the
line first twice. beating out Freddy
Hill on both occasions with his famous
Jump" sprint. Oscar Egg, Kramer's
partner, added 10 points to the teams
total, and this put them In first posi-
ton, with II points, dlsplacing Goullet
and Magin, who were put back into sec
ond place, with 81 points. Hill and
Hanley. among the back markers on
Monday, gained third place. with 81
points, and then came Cory and Mad
den. 40; Verri and Spears, 46; Piercey
and Grenda, 80; Root and Drobach, 20;
Thomas and Lawrence, II; Linart and
Debaets, II; Carmsn and Wiley, 10,
and Smith and Weber. 10.
Goullet and Kramer did not clash in
any Of these point prints. but Kramer
clearly had the edge on his opponent
when il came to speed. Goullet got
one first place, one fourth place and
was unplaeed In his third attempt.
Magin could not do better than get two
hfth places. The opinion Is prevalent
around the Garden that il Kramer can
stand the wear OF the grind he
and Egg should come pretty close TO
winning first prize.
Gouliet and Magin, Cory and Mad
den and Root and Drobach are regarded
as the next strongest teams. Little
Francesca Verri, the Italian. who has
been riding a remarkable race. would
be among the fsvorites were IL not for
the poor form shown By Bob Spears, his