The sun., 1918-08-19
KRAMER CAPTURES
TWO CYCLE RACES
East Orange Crack Beats
Spencer in Match and Wins
Invitation Event.

Frank L. Kramer proved decisively at
the Velodrome in Newark yesterday that
he the real bicycle champion of Amer
lea and entitled to all the honors which
were heaped upop him last Thursday
. night when he was crowned the cham
p:on for the seventeenth time, by beat
3inx Arthur Spencer, the Toronto rider,
who held the title last year, in two
straight heats OF a mile match race.
Kramer turned the trick in such a. de-
cisive manner that he received q thun-
derous ovation and even the supporters
OF Spencer were forced TO take their
hats of to the American champion.
Kramer rode the first heat from in
front and when Spencer tried to race
around he was unable to do SO. Kramer
sprinted hard all the way home and
turned the last eighth mile In ii As
seconds. beating Spencer by a length
Kramers great triumph came In the
second heat. In which he rode around
Spencer With Spencer leading going
into the last lap. the fans figured the
race as good as won for the Toronto
boy. but at the first turn Kramer
Jumped" and went around Spencer
kramer opened a gap on passing Spen-
Ger who chased him home, finishing
more than two lengths behind. The last
IL 3-5 seconds, a fifth of a second away
from the worlds record.
The East Orange speed marvels tri-
umphs did not stop with the winning OF
the match race. for he came back In the
last race and rode around field OF
twelve of the best riders and won the
two mile Glass 4 invitation event
Kramer looked hopelessly beaten when
he started his sprint. which carried him
home ahead OF Willie Spencer. All
Grenda, Bob Spears and Jake Magin.
Spears won the mile open and Willie
Hanley took the half mile handicap.
Menus and John Bedell were first and
second In the miss and out invitation
race. Gus Lang won the one mile race
for the amateurs. The summaries:
One Mile Novice tAmateur,-won by Gus
tave Merkle, Newark: Frank Carrelo. New
ark. second. Tme--2:a3 rs.
Two Mile Match Race Professional
Spencer. Toronto. Won by Kramer. Spencer
second. First heat won by Krsmer. Time
t:it 40. Last eighth mile oil IS: Second
eiEhth mile OIL s-s. 800.
One Mile Invitation tClass D. Amateur
Won by Albert Blphm. Acme wheslmen;
W. Hambacher. Bloomfield. third. Time
Ono Mile Open tprofessosaD-won by
Italy. second: Reginald McNsmara, Aus.
tralia, third: John Bedell. I,ynbrook. l.. l..
fourth; Alfred Grenda, Australia. hf'h.
Half Mile Handicap Corofessionai,-wo by
William Hanley. San Frnsdsco rs yards) !;
Jacob Msgin. Irvington t2S yards), second !:
Alfred Grenda, Australia us yards>. third !:
Francisco Verri. Italy 30 yards. fourth !:
Eddie Madden, Newark 90 yards). fifth.
Half Mile Handicap tAmsteur)-won by
Lawrence wibray, Los Angeles tss yards, !:
George Lucadema, Bay View Wheelmen 40
yardsl. second; Edward Byron, Bay View
Wheelmeu 40 YARDS. third: Gus Lang, Bay
View wheelmen (scratchl fourth Time
Dts 3.5.
Miss and Out Invitation ProfessionaI-
Won by Menus Bedell Lynbrook l.. l.: John
Bedell, LyDbrook. l.. l.. second: william
Hanley San Francisco. third Percy Law.
renee San Francisco. fourth: George Chap
man, Newark NTH. Distance. miles .
Won by Gus Lang. Bay viewl wheefmen;
Anthony Young. Newark secohd: William
Keller, Bay View wheelmen, thkd: Albert
Flaws. Bay View wheelmen, fourth Time
zoos As
Two Mile Class A Invitation Professionally
Won by Frank l.. Kramer. East Orsnge
Willie Spencer. Toronto. second; Alfred
Grenda Australia, third: Robert L Spears
Australia. fourth; Jacob Magin, Newark
frh: Arthur Spencer. Toronto, sixth. Time
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