The New York herald., 1922-05-01
SPENCER TOO FAST
FOR EATON ON BIKE
Takes Two Straight Heats Of
Mile Match Race at Newark
VelOdrOme.

Arthur Spencer the sturdy bike star.
looms up right now as the most serious
contender for the American bicycle
championship. He defeated Ray Eaton
in two straight heats of mile match
race in Newark week ago and repeated
the trick at the Velodrome in Newark
Yesterday afternoon. Spencer won both
heats In such a decisive manner that the
fans were dumfounded. He showed sem
sational speed in each case and won just
about as he liked
Spencer in the first heat rode around
Eaton on the last turn. The race was
made 10 order for Ray, and when he
was leading half lap from home the
fans thought the heat was all his. Spen-
Ger. though. came with a remarkable
burst Of speed and sprinted around him
In the homestretch. Spencer received a
big ovation for his victory In the second
heat, which he won from In front
Orlando Piani. who was beaten last
week by Alf Goullet in a match race.
secured revenge yesterday by beating
"Goullie" in two straight heats of a
mile match. Piani rode from in front
on both heats and Goullet did not have
the speed or the strength to get around
him. The summarizes
HALF-MILE NOVICE CAAfATEUR)-wo by
David Costello, Unione Sportiva Italiana;
Charles Peloso, Superior Wheelmen. second.
Time. III 3-5
TwO-THIRDS MILE HANDICAP (PROFES-
SIONAL)--Won by Floyd Krebs. Newark
$50 yards) Joseph Cosgove. South Orange
$50 yards). second. Percy Lawrence, San
Francisco C65 yards). third James Colbert,
Newark 900 yards). fourth; Charley Oster-
ritter. Newark $50 yards) fifth; Lawrence
Gaffney. Brooklyn Cos yards). sixth; Willie
Time.
IL 2-5.
ONE MILE HANDICAP CAMATEUR)--won
Plainfield (scratch) Sam eastman. May
View Wheelmen (65 yards), second Henry
Bruhn, Philadelphia u3o yardsl. third;
I,s Louis HiSsn' n,sn lTwood L. J. ,eo yardds}'
Two"THiRps " IT rsns MILE Ill MATCH RACE PRo-
FEssIoNAL).Bobby walthour. Jr;; New
walthour. First heat won by walthour;
time, :45 last eighth mile. 0:12 3-5. Sec
ond heat won by walthour, time. 1 :37 40;
ONE MILE MATCH RACE PRoFEs-
SIoNALl--Alfred Goullet. Newark. vs..
Orlando Plant, Italy. Won BY. Piani, Firs;
., eighth mile. 0:21 1-5. Second heat by
Piani; time. 1905 ~: last eighth mile.
ONE NILE MATCH RACE CPRoFEs-
sTONAL) Arthur Spencer, Newark. vs..
Raymond Eaton. East Orange. Won by
Spencer. First heat won by Spencer: time.
2;45; last eighth mile. Oi2 2-5. Second heat
won by Spencer: time. 2 :53 3-5; last eighth
mile, O:f2 90.
MISS AND OUT INVITATION CPRoFEs-
SIONAL)-Won by Alex. McBeath. Aus
tralia; william Haley. San Francisco. sec
ond: Jacob Magin, Trvington, third: Fred
Taylor. Newark. fourth: Anthony Young,
Newark fifth; Distance, miles laps
Time. 12:f4 3-5.
ONE MILE OPEN (AMATEUR)-w Won by
Fred Spencer, Queen City Wheelmon Plain
field. Willie Grimm. Newark. second FL
mer Bundt. Buffalo. third; Frank W. Bar
tell. Newark. fourth. Walker SkarbelS,
Newark. fifth. Time, ! ;5S 10.
FIVE MILE OPEN CPROFESSTONAL)-
Won by Eddie Madden, Newark: Alfred
Grends. Australia. second Reginald Nc
..amara. Newark third. Willie Keller,
Newark. fourth George Chapman. Newark,
fifth: Cecil Walker. Australia. sixth:
Harry Kaiser. Bronx, seventh. Time. 1925.