Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-09
PERCY LAWRENCE
WON THREE HEATS
Easily Defeats Rivals in
Match Sprint Motor-P Paced
Race at Point Breeze
Ry PAIL PREP

We'll I guess l showed the clubmen
some of the old-tme speed tonight" :"
muttered Percy Lawrence, the present
American motor paced champion, last
evening AS he strobe from the Point
Breeze Motordrome to his dressing quar-
ters after winning the third and Anal
heat of the special motor-paced match
race.
Il don't think" continued Lawrence
that any OF these wise guys around this
track will come up to me any more and
try to tell me that the only reason ! get
by on the track is because of the great
pacemaking of Peerless Jimmy Hunter
| admit that | owe a great deal to
Jimmy's great pacing. but my showing
tonight in winning each of the three
heats with a different paceuaker will
settle all doubt as to my ability to fol-
low pace
While | won the three races, I was a
bit doubtful Of my condition before the
start of the second heat Speedy Van
derberry took me around at such a ter
rife pace in the first heat that thought
l wouldn't be able to stand up under
another grind"
Too Speedy
Lawrence proved toe speedy for the
other competitors in the match race Of
two ten and one fifteen mile heats
Lawrence took first honors by win
ming the three heats. thus giving him a
/ tetai of fifteen points. Pete Drobach.
of South Boston. was second with eleven.
Menus Ged"Il third with ten and Clar.
cn"e 'Hrman fourth with five credits
GrOrg" Wiley. of Syracuse, n. Y,
was scheduled to appear against
Lawrence and Carman in the three heat
match race. but at the last minute he
sent word that the intense heat of Bos-
ton last night had got the better Of him
and asked Manager Roden to chance
| the race to next Thursday night. This
| has been done.
After tonieht's race Lawrence said he
would now take up Wiley's recent offer
to make a side bet as to who Is the
better rider. Either Vincent Madonna
or Frank Corri will be the third man
on Thursday night
with Wiley out It was necessary for
Manager Roden to do some tall hustling
to obtain riders. He Obtained Menus Be
dell and Pete Drobach. Both made a
great showing and had great battle
for second honors.
Carman Handicapped
Clarence Carman, the former Amerl-
can champion. who is stationed with
the aviation corps at Boston Navy Yard.
made his first appearance since joining
the ColOrs. He was greatly troubled
with his Collarbone. which was broken
three weeks ago in Boston. He made
a game effort and the 10000 spectators
appreciated his work
Lawrence was given hard battle for
first honors in the third heat. Menus
Beder, paced by the peerless Jimmy
Hunter, took the lead on the fifth mile
and held a thirty-yard advantage until
the eighth lap. At this time Lawrence.
paced by Lehman. attempted to take the
lead For two laps they sped around on
even terms, but as they were passing
the judges stand Lawrence broke"
with Lehman and lost almost a lap.
! He, however. was undaunted, and by
sensational riding In the last five miles,
succeeded in passing Bedell and gaining
more than a lap.
Billy Armstrong had a good night In
! the motorcycle races, winning the three
mile and five-mile events from Harry
Klebes and Speedy Nanderberry. The
summaries follow:
Three mile amateur bike race-Won bS
| Z. BOIL, Quaker city. second, T. GasConia
| Quaker city; third. f. Moller ouakSr City,
| Time. 500 ID.
| Three-miIe motorcycle - Won by Arm,
strong second. Klebes' third. Vanderberry
! Five-mile motorcycle-Wo by Armstrong
miles--won by Lawrence second Drobsch
third. Bedell: fourth. Carman.