New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
Kramer Beats
Spears Again in
Bike Title Race
Now Has Lead of 8 Points
for National Honors
in Velodrome

Frank Kramer won the quarter mile
championship race at the Velodromc,
in Newark, yesterday afternoon, the
first of the second series of races to
decide the national title. and now has
commanding lead in the fight for
the championship, which he lost to
Arthur Spencer last season. Kramer
defeated Alf Grenda, Bob Spears and
Willie Hanley, who finished in the
order named. The standing in the
championship competition now reads:
Kramer, &c points; Spears, Is; Arthur
Spencer. l3; Verri, 7, and Grenda, 6.
All the excitement occurred yester-
day in the semi-finals and the grand
semi-finals. In the first semi-final
Kramer was pitted against Arthur
Spencer and was we'll on his wav to
ride around the Toronto boy when
Spencer switched, forcing him far up
the track 1t was a. deliberate foul,
and Kramer sat up, raising his hand
in protest. Spencer, was DISQUALIFIED
and Kramer given the~race.
In the grand semi-final Kramer beat
Bob Spears by riding from in front,
Spears being six inches shy of nipping
him at the tape. In the heat to decide
first and second place Kramer had no
trouble with Alf Grenda, while Spears
easily took third place by beating Will
lie Hanley.
Spears came back strong in the last
race of the afternoon and won the
five-mile open. Kramer rested on his
laurels and did not start in this race.
Spears rode around Verri on the last
lap, winning, while Eddie Madden beat
out Verri for second place. McNa-
mara and John Bedell followed Verri
IN: Arthur Spencer won the quarter
mile consolation, riding from in front
and outsprinting Verri, Magin and Nc
Namara.
Eddie Bcndi, of the Acme Wheelmen,
took the halfmile handicap for anna
teurs and Gus Lang Won the one-mile
Glass A invitation. 1t was announced
at the track that Willie Fem, the "boy
WONDER" who was star cyclist half
dozen years ago, would pull a come
back Wednesday night.
The summaries:
One mile novice (ama:eur)-won by William
Ebert Newark; Otto Hambacher. Bloomfield. sec
o"u Hair, l,s ms 6ansicsn 5s s9 J., ,o
Magin lrvinston o. sards) Reginald McNamara,
australia (25 yards. second: Menus Bedell. I.yn
Australia GO yards, lourth;. Lloyd Thomas. San
fTsnsiSeD os C. I$G yaF fh Tine 0
by Arthur ssncsr Toronto Iran
third: third: Reginald Mcnamara. Australia fourth
Time 0:29
Quarter mile national championship tprofessiona)
Won by Frank l.. Kramer East Orange; Alfred
Grenda Australia, second Robert f. Spears Aus
tras tr.1,, third: William hsnley. San francesca;
place. o:32. last eighth mile. oc2. Time of heat
to decide third and fourth places. o34 3-5: last
eighth mile. 0:l2 80.
Half mile handicap tamateur)-Won by =. c.
Bcnd. Acme Wheelmcn (55 yards) William Keller.
Bay View Wheemen (s5 yardsy. second: Iohn
Flaws Bay View Wheelmcn go yards) third;
Joseph PALMER, Acme Wheelmen 90 yards.
fourth. Time. O:55.
Two mile point lap race tprofessional) Won by
Fred Fr Hl, Boston. Is; tic for second between
Eddie Madden. Newark and Lloyd Thomas. San
Francisco. TO- Charley Picrcey. Australia, 2,
fourth, William Hanley. San Francisco. s. fifth.
one-me Glass A invitation (amateur) Won by
Gus Lang Bay View Wheelmcn; Gus Klinge Bay
View Wheemen. second; William Keller, Bay View
Whcelmen third; Joseph PALMER. Acme Wheelmen.
fourth Time. 2:04 %
Five mile open tprofessional>--won by Robert
f. Spears Australia: Eddie Maiden Newark. sec
ond Francisco verri Italy, third; Reginald Nc
Namara, Australia fourth; John Bcdc Lynbrook.
l.. L.. fifth. Time. 10 80