Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-08
ANDERSON MAY
GUST HUNTER
Norwegian Has Defeated
Peerless Jimmy Twice OH
Point Breeze Track
MEET AGAIN TONIGHT
Ry PAUL. PREP

Peerless Jimmy Hunter had better be
on the lookout post or he will awake
from his slumber some fine morning to
discover hat he has been robbed of his
present fame overnight and that he no
longer is the idol of the railbirds. dead
heads and spectators of the Point Breeze
Motordrome. During the last year Hun
ter. by his steady and unsensational
riding on his trusty wheel. won his way
into great favor with the Point Breeze
clubmen.
Time after time he has gone out after
the leader in the special motor-paced
events and carrying his partner along
succeeded In breaking" his rival pace
maker and incidentally bringing his
bicycle rider home in first place. His
repeated victories, not the least of which
was with Percy Lawrence in the ma
tional forty-mile championship last fall,
brought him into the spotlight. He be-
came the hero of the local bike fans.
Not the First Rival
But a rival for his nitche in the Hail
of Speed and Pacemaking has come
forth. This isn't the first time that such
a person has found his way into the
Point Breeze track. Usually. however.
after a one-night stand the ambitious
ones have been convinced by Hunter
that they are lacking in the necessary
essentials to dethrone Hunter.
This time the seeker of the peerless
ones fame and glory refused TO be
sidetracked and has gone about his work
with such energy that it has been a
grand success. On two occasions he has
defeated Hunter and piloted home a
winner in the forty-mile motor-paced
events at Point Breeze. On each occa-
sion Hunter was second.
Comes From Norway
The rider who work has made a hit
with the visitors Of the local wooden
way Is Norman Anderson, who gives all
the credit for his riding to some town
in Norway. No matter where he comes
from, Anderson surely Is riding In grand
style, and II he continues such, then he
and not Jimmy Hunter, will be the
~favorite p~acemaker.
This is Anderson's second season on
the Point Breeze rack. Last year his
riding failed to bring forth any cat-calls
or cheers from the clubmen, and the
majority of the times the bicycle rider
who drew him to be his pace-maker
entered the race knowing that they were
doomed to finish near the end. Ander-
son couldn't get going properly.
Has Defeated Hunter Twice
lis different this season. He brouKh,
the crowd at the drome to their feet
last Saturday evening, when he carried
Percy Lawrence to the finish eight laps
In front of Clarence Carman. Many
refused to give Anderson credit. claim.
ing that it was through the efforts OF
Lawrence that they won first money.
Thursday evening he had his chanc.
to show these wiseacres that they wer,
in the wrong. Lawrence was pitted will
Hunter and they were the favorites
Anderson drew Wiley. The result 1,
past history now and all know how h,
outrode the peerless Jimmy Hunter.
Thiriy.Mile Race Tonight
Tonight Anderson and Hunter ono,
more will match skill, this time in :
thirty-mile contest. Anderson has beef
practicing on the track every day tht
week and is in perfect condition. Tn,
other pacemakers In this race will b
Leon PreTost and Speedy Vanderberry
The bicycle riders win be Clarence Car
man, Mendus Bedel, Frank Corri an,
Peter Drobach.
In addition to this big race there wi
be a two-mile handicap bicycle race TO
amateurs, a five-mile professional mo
torcycle contest, while both DaredevI
Harry Klebes and Billy Armstrong wi
endeavor to establish a new track rec
ord for one mile.