The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-29
KRAMER WINS MILE
MATCH BIKE RACE
Record Crowd at Velodrome
Sees Him Beat Eaton-De-
vaney Scores. in Run.

NEWARK. N. J.. Sept 2s-Frank L.
Kramer. the peer Of all bicycle riders.
divided honors with Mike Devaney. the
Millross A. A. crack middle distance
runner. before the largest crowd that
ever gathered at the local velodrome.
Twenty thousand spectators saw
Kramer trim Ray Eaton, the national
champion, in two straight heats of a
one mile match race and were treated
TO big surprise when ,Devaney out
raced Jack Sellers, of the New York
Athletic Club; Joie Ray. Illinois A. C..
crack. and Homer Baker. of the Glen
coe A. c.. in a special half-mlle A. a.
U. invitation. These stars finished in
the order named.
The crowd at the bicycle track was
the largest that ever packed the en-
closure Thousands Of spectators. un-
able to find seats. packed the arena,
while others stood up all around the
top Of the bieachera
Kramer defeated Eaton In the nrst
heat by riding from In fspnt and the
second heat he rode aroun4 Eaton, nip
ping him at the tape. His margin Of
victory in the SECOND heat was only by
inches, but in tbs FIRST he won by an
open length. This is the fourth con-
secutive time that Kramer has beaten
Eaton since the Newark boy acquired
the championship.
Mike Devaney was running fourth in
the half-mile race when the first quar-
ter was completed but he Immediately
moved up into first place and held II
Until to the finish. At the quarter the
order was Baker, Ray. Sellers and De-
vaney. Devaney then moved up in
front and going into the last lap led,
with Sellers, Baker and Ray following.
The crowd expected to see Joie Ray
start a sprint which would carry him
around his rivals but Joie got around
Baker and then stopped. Devaney
raced home winner over Sellers by
three yards. while Jack beat Ray by
two yards. Baker was q poor fourth.
The time of the race was minute So
seconds. The race was run on the fiat
Of the board track.
Charley Osterritter, the amateur
champion, won the class A amateur
took the half-mile handicap. The sum-
maries:
Two Mile Handicap. Professional-won
by William Hanley, San Francisco $50
yards); Lloyd Thomas. San Francisco
90 YARDS. second; Harry Kaiser. Bronx
LynbroOk. L. I. $50 yards). nth. Time.
One Mile Match Race. Professional
Frank L. Kramer, East Orange VS.. Ray
mond Eaton. Newark won by Kramer:
last eighth mile. ola is. Second heat
s TSh by kramsr; Time. 2;S7 2-6; last
One Mile Team Match. Professional
veIri, Italy. Us, Eddie Madden, NewafE.
heat wSs BY Aaddsn s.d P5s
second heat Won BY Walden: 'e Gou uI sec sec
n Third &. si @cn ' Sy God iit
s Madden; second, Time. minutes; last
POuyEShksepsie; second. Time, a:ss.
Sellers, New York A. G. second; Jois
s Bay, Illinois a C.; third: Homer Baker,
AustraiiaR Pursuit MatcS' Rae Race. Pro-
fss;sionai-Alfred Grenda. Australia. VS.,
distance miles tx laps. "G Tim sy 7i [snda
p G Hendi. New York (25 yards);
ond Chris Detterweich. Newark 20 yards.
third; Carl Hambacher, Bay View Wheel
men en-. fs S,i yards: fourth Time. o;s5 as.
Hal Hambaehsr: Bay View Whesimsn. sec
Wadsie Rosenthai Bay view swaT whee ih1rG
fourth. Time, 1904 s-b. ~
Two Mile. Glass A. Amateur-Won bv
Charley Osterritter. Irvington; Chris Dot.
terweich. Newark. second; Edward C.
Bendi, New York. third; David E. Lands,
Bay View Whee!men. fourth. Time, 4:07.
One Mile Handicap. Consolation, Pro-
fessioRal-Won by Charley Piercey. Aus
tralia go yards); Jacob Magin, irving
ton (15 yards) second; George Chapman,
Newark iss yards). third; Fred Hni.. Bos-
ton (45 yards), fourth; Gus Lang, irving
ton (55 yards). NTH. Time. 1855
One Mile Consolation. Amateur--won
by Fred Taylor. New York A. C.: Joe
Palmier, New York A. c., second; An
thony Attardi. Unione sportiva Itaiiana,
third; Anthony Journey. Bloomfield
Five Mile Open. Protessional-won nv
Alfred Goullet, Newark; Ray Eaton.
Newark, second; Harry Kaiser, Bronx
William Hanley. San Francisco nth; FRED
Hill. Boston, sixth. Time. 1853.