The New York herald., 1921-08-22
Bobby Walthour, Jr., Sure
Of Amateur Cycling Title
Shut Out of Two Mile Race,
He Has Points Enough.

Bobby Walthour. Jr., son of the once
famous Dixie Filler. clinched the anna
teur bicycle championship of America
at the Velodrome in Newark yesterday
afternoon. Walthour for the first time
this season was shut out in the two mile
championship, but at tho same time
Willie Grimm. his nearest competitor
was also shut out. and 1t was this that
assured young Walthour of the title
There Is only one more titular race 70
be run, that at five miles. and no matter
where Bobby finishes in this race he
cannot be beaten for the honors. Wal
thour has won three out OF the FIVE
championships, finished second in one
and has eighteen points, while Grimm
the nearest rider to him. has nine.
Young Walthour was born in Atlanta,
Ga. eighteen years ago. and has been
riding three years. He is the picture of
his father when he was boy-tall and
thin. with wavy blond hair. Bobhy's
father was not present TO see him clinch
the championship. for he Is still riding
in Europe The summaries:
Hair Mile Handicap, T-rorcssional-Wor
by Cecil Walker go yardsl William Han
Icy coo yards), san Francisco. second; Al
fons verracs f25 yards). Belgium. third
William Spencer fseratchl, Newark, fourth
Lawrence Gaffney 10 yards. Brooklyn
sixth. Time 0;56 90
Two Mile championships. Amateur-Wor
BY Fred Spencer. Plainfield; Carl Ham
bacher Bloomfield, second. Carl Stockholm
Chicago, third; Elmer Bundt. Buffalo
fourth, Time, 1 :02 i-5.
Half Mile Noyica. Amateur-won by Henry
Borst. Newark; Ed Carter. Newark. second
i,v, One Mile. Glass d. Amateur-won ~
Henry Neander. Newark; Carl Holzwarth
Newark. second Joseph Buelow, Newark
third; chester sutphen. Newark. fourth
Two Two-third Milo Aiternance Race. Pro.
fessional-won by Arthur Spencer: Toronto
Ray Eaton. Newark, and Reggie McNamar "a
East Orange Orlando Plant. Italy; Oscar
Egg. Switzerland. and Alfred Grenda, Tas-
mania, tied for third. First heat won bJ
kramer, Gouiets second Egg. third Time
50 i-5 Second heat won bv Mcnamara
Eaton. second; ohrt, third. Time, 40 rs
PianI. third. Time. 900. Fourth heat won
by Ohrt. Kramer, second; A. Spencer. third
Time. f.33 81. Fitth heat won by Egg
Grenda, second: Mcnamara, third. Time
2.n3. Sixth heat won By piani. Eaton, sec.
don: Goulet. third Time, 2:09. Seventh
heat won by Eaton; Kramer second, Grenda
third. Erhth heat won By Egg Plant, sec.
ond Ohrt. third. Time. &c f-5. Ninti
heat won by snencer: McNamara. second
Goullet. third Time, 1;iG 80. Tenth heat
third. Time, -. Eleventh heat won bS
Grenda; Goullet, second: ohrt, third. Time
It4t. Twelfth meat won pN ~
Eaton, second. Egg. third. Time -.
Two Mile Handicap. Amateur. Won by
Otto Zpf 600 yards), Newark; Mike Ra
ioppi 600 yards) Nauxhall, second Harry
Brant ESQ yards, Iryington. third; JOSEPH
Tempo t230 yardsl. Nework. fourth. Time
4.01 %.
Two Mile Tandem. Professional-won b,
Jacob Magin, irvington, and William Han.
ley. San Francisco. John aud Menus Bedcl
Lynbrook. second, Gordon Walker. Aus
tfalia. and Anthony Young. Newark. third
Tom Bello and Larry Gaffney, Brooklyn
fourth. David Lands, lrvincton. and Jo'
Kopslly, New York. flfth Time, f:4T 1-5.
Ten Mile Open. ProfeFsional-Wo by Al
fred Goulet, Newark. Oscar Egg, Switzer
land. second: Cecil Walker Australia, third
clifford Papworth. Australia. fourth: Peter
Drobach. Boston. flfth. Lloyd Thomas. Sar
Francisco, sixth. Time. 20 :3a A..