New-York tribune., 1921-03-06
Italian Bike Star
Beats Frank Kramer
In Sprint Match

Orlando Plani, the popular Italian
sprintcr, sent his followers out of
Madison Square Garden wild with JOY
last night, when he defeated Frank
Kramer, Ernest Kaufman. Of Switaer-
| land, and Walter Rutt, of Germany, in
one-mie alternate match race, the
feature event of the sprint card af
races in the Garden last night.
The race was run on point basis,
| with heats to decide it, but only three
men competing each time, one man
| being left out of each heat. Piani
scored 25 points: Kramer, 20 Kauf-
mann, 16, and Rutt, II; Piani was the
only rider to score two firsts. He took
the second heat from Kramer and
Kaufman and won the final one from
Kramer and Rutt.
His opponents finished in the order
named both times. Kauffmann won the
first heat from Piani and Rutt, while
Kramer got the third one, scoring
win over Rutt and Kaufmann. Frank
Hagney, former heavyweight boxer
from Australia, broke his left shoulder
bone in one of the heats of the pro-
fessonal one-mile hendicap.
Willie Coburn, Fred Taylor and Percy
Lawrence, riding as the American team,
won the international match race from
Jules MIGUEL, Marcel Bcrthct and Emil
Beyl, representing France, in two
straight heats Of one mile each
The race was run with a sprint every
lap, with point to score for first place
and FIVE points to the team winning the
heat. In the first heat Willie Coburn
jumped away and got the first five
sprints without any trouble. Miguel
took the next two, while Freddie Tay-
lor got the last two and the one which
won the heat.
In the second heat Coburn again
jumped away at the crack of the gun
and took three sprints Emil Beyl then
grabbed off one for France. while
MIGUEL then scored two firsts in the
background. Taylor took the next three
team the heat and race and drew tre-
mendous burst of applause from the
boys in the gallery.
Louis Hiban, the crack little amateur
from Inwood, L. L., copped the two
thirds-mile handicap for the amateurs.
Hiban had handicap Of 35 yards from
Steve O'Panowicz, of Newark, and
! Willie Simon, Of Plaintield. spill in
this race carried half the field to the
fat of the track.
Maurice Brocco, the popular Italian,
and Oscar Egg, the sturdy Swiss rider,
took two out of three heats of mixed
match race from Reggie Mcnamara
sca scored l!s ID points ons'ea to fer McNamara
and Spencer. Egg and Brocco won the
Australian pursuit race and the neat
at two miles, while Mcnamara and
Spencer copped the first heat, which
was at one mile.
The summarizes:
International team match (professionaD. y.
America Va France-won by America
(Willis Coburn. Percy Lawrence and Fred
Taylor); France dulles Miquel. Marcsi area
Berthet and Emil BeyD. second First
heat won by America Time, 2:2s a-s.
Two-thirds mile thandicap amateur)-
Won by Louis Hiban, lnwood, l.. l. t3o
yards); Steve OPanowicz, Newark GO
yards). second; william Simon. Piainield
GO yards), fourth William Grimm.
Newark Go yards). nth Time, 1913 30
Two-mie lap point race (amatsur)--
points,: Bobby Walthour Jr.. Newark tsix
points,. second. Chester Fisher, Eaat Or
ange thve points,. third; Willie Grimm.
iert Newark Nhree points), htth. Iime'
A:ls.
Won by Orlando Piari. Italy % points
Frank Kramer. East Orange. 20 points.
second Ernest Kaufman. Switzerland, Is
points. fourth. First heat won by kauf-
mann; Piani. second Rutt. third; time
2:l9 la. Second heat won by. Piani;
2:sii-s Third heat won by kramer: Rutt.
second: Kaufmann. third; time. 2;S0 <-5
Fourth heat won by Piani; Kramer. sec
ond; Rutt. third. time. 2:S4 80.
Point team match race tprofessional) -
Won by osc@r Egg. switzerland, and
Maurice Brocco, Italy; Reggie Mcnamara,
Newark. and Willie Spencer, Newark, sec
ond. First heat mile, wogA by Nc
Namara and Coburn. Time. 2:oS 50.
Second heat Australian pursuit race, won
by Broeco and Egg. Distance, seven laps,
Time / :32 40 Third heat. two miles, won
by Brocco and Egg. Time. 4;31 l-5.
by castor Degraeves Belgium (75 yards)
lloyd Thomas. San Francisco 90 yardsl.
second; Jules MIGUEL. France (25 yards).
third; Menus Bedeil. Iynbrook. L. /. go
yards) fourth. Time. :57 3-o.
Ten mile open (profe essional) Won by
Percy Lawrence. San Francisco; Peter Van
kempen Holland second; Ferdinand
r.omay. France. third: Menus Bedell. Lyn-
brook. L. l.. fourth; Edward Leonard
France. hfth; Lloyd Thomas. San Fran