New-York tribune., 1918-07-08
Kramer Shines
In Old Glory
On the Saucer
Old Hero Wins Two-mile
National and Three-Mile
Open at Velodrome

Ten thousand bike fans went mad with
excitement when Frank l.. Kramer nosed
out Arthur Spencer in the two-mile
national championship race at the Vel
odrome, Newark, yesterday afternoon,
and by so doing went into the lead in
the race for the sprint championship of
America. Previous to beating Spencer
Kramer shut out Bob Spears in the
scmi-tinals, and kept the lanky Austria
lian, who was leading for the cham
pionship, from scoring q single point.
The standing in the championship COM
petition now reads: Frank Kramer, Is
points; Bob Spears, 15; Arthur Spen-
Ger, l3; Reggie Mcnamara and Fran
cisco Verri, 4; Willie Spencer, Alf
Grenda and Eddie Madden, /.
1t was a great day for Kramer, who,
not content with winning the champion
ship race and beating Spencer and
Spears, two of the fastest riders at the
track, came back and took the three
mile open, the last race csrded, from a
field of more than thirty starters, lead
ing. to the tape Alf Grenda, Menus Be-
dell, Francisco Verri, Reggie McNa-
mara and Bob Spears.
AH HSHeih6 SPc"IS III Iue SeIHl-unal
and ahutting him out Kramer rode from
the rear and rode around him, some
thing he has not been able to do in
more than year, but Frank switched
his tactics against Spencer and rode
him from the front, carrying him
around the last lap of the race at
breakneck speed and beating him in the
sprint down the homestretch by not
more than six inches. In the heat to
decide third and fourth place, Francisco
Verri beat out Reggie Mcnamara.
kramcr's win in the three emile open
was even more sensational than his
winning o. the championship event for
he came from "nowhere," rode around
the field and npped Grenda at the tape.
The summarizes:
Won BY Frank L. Kramsr East oranse: Arthur
hird Reginald Asrn" Ti xs5 % h
,or heat TO decide first and second place % 2-o
SsnA ana oa m G pa So ' fos ss heat ss to @
c., One mil mile class 4; ipyitahon amacnr,won by
v. vay V,ew W,hselmsl second Iohn Fows r, Bay
Two mile handicap (professionall-- by Alfred
Sew%rk 40 As'y yars 'e s pc GfHT0 @ chaSma
YARDS, thrd loNn Bsdell. Iynnrcok. Long lslano
lgo yar,S). fourth. Time s.As 3-5.
lIlll. Boston john Redell Isnhrook, T. l.. sec sec.
ond; Menus Bedcll. Lynbrook I. T. third: jacob
Masin. lT'ingcn. fourth; Willie Hanley. San Fran
- One third mile novice)-Won by NJ Rajaopni.
Newark: Car! Hol2worth. Newark. second. Time,
One mile (Clsss r. amatcur)--won by f. C..
Bend Acme Whee'mcn; Michael De Oro. Unionc
poTtiVa itaiiana second; otis Foster Birmin CHAN,
:, one-mile ,chanpionshp.. Consolation Won By
Robert L. Spears Australia Alfred Brenda Aus
tralis. second: Eddie Madden. Newark. third james
+ Colbert; Newark. fourth. Time 2:a6 3-5.
-, Two-inile handicap lamateur, by Earl
Thompson. Los Angels $50 yards); Jerry Nunsiats'
lnione Spostlva ltaliana 900 yards. second Al.
thony Attardi. Cnione Spurtiva. Italiana (l3O
yards Third. G. A. CofYey. Newark Gao yards)
Three mile open (professional) Won by Frank
l. Kramer. East t,range; Alfred Grcnda Australia
second Menus Bedell. 1ynbrvoS l.. L. third
Francisco Nerh. Italy, fourth: Reginald Mcnamara
Australia fltth Robert f. Spears, Australia. sixth