New-York tribune., 1922-09-04
Willie Spencer
Captures Match
Race atNewarlz
Bike Champion Defeats
Eaton and Piani; Kramer
in ID e but as Referee

Willie Spencer, the American cham
pion, defeated Orlando Piani and Raw
Eaton in one-mile three-cornered
match race at the Velodrome in New
ark yesterday afternoon. Frank L..
Kramer, greatest of all bicycle riders.
who retired from the game about
month ago, made his debut as referee
at the Newark track, and even the
veteran star who rode a wheel for
twenty~seven years could not satisfy
the crowd. Spencer won the match
race when Kramer disqualified Piani
in the final heat for, not holding the
pole.
The decision was just one, but
Plants friends, peeved over their
favorite being beaten, booed and hissed
the decision. The fair fans applauded
Kramer for having the courage of his
convictions.
Piani won the first heat. of the
match by beating Eaton and Spencer
in that order Piani jumped into the
lead a lap and half from home and
held it to the finish. Spencer won the
second heat by riding around Eaton
and Piani on the last lap. They fin
ished in that order Spencer rode the
last eighth-mile in II AS seconds,
which is as fast as has been negotiated
heat was a mighty exciting one. Piani
won, with Spencer second and Eaton
third, inches separating the riders as
they crossed The tape. Piani rode
Eaton and Spencer high around the
last turn on the last lap, and for this
was disqualified.
Francisco Verri, champion Of Italy,
defeated Harry Kaiser in two ont of
three heats of two-t -thirds-mile match
race. Verri won the first heat, but
was disqualified after taking the sec
ond Verri, though, came strong and
won the third heat rather easily.
Alf Coullet fought his way to victory
in the enmile open, winning after a
hard drive on the last lap, in which ne
rode around Alex McBeath, Jackie
Clark and Reggie Mcnamara, who
finished in that order. Goullet was
rocketed lap from home, but got out
of it and then rode like mad to the tape,
Just beating out McBeath.
The summaries:
Alfred Grenda Tasmania, arthur Spen-
GER Newark, second; Alfred Goullet. New
ark. third; Tom Bello, Brooklyn, fourth
Half-mile handicap tamateur>-,,Won, by
Michael Dolan. Newark Cos yardsl otto
zpf Bay View Wheelmen 60 yWSy6dsS W ,ms see
{55 yards} fourth. Time. o:52 ~,
Four -cornered Australian pursuit race
(amateur) )-Won by Fred Spencer New
ark A. c.; Anthony Beckman, Secaucus'
second: Carl Harnbacher, Bloomfield
third Gus Merkel. Newark fourth: llnie'
1904 3-5 Distance, 4 miles 3ia laps.
Two mile tandem tprofessstonai)vw ~ vo,'u,r On
Newark: Fred Hill, Boston. and Dayid a.
Lands, Irvington.. second Gus Lang; i.i East
Orange and Alfons Verraes. Belgium;
third Reggie McNamara. Newark, ana
William Hanley, San Francisco. fourth
Two-mile open (amateurl-Won by G Ell
mer Bundt Buffalo Sam eastman, New
ark. second Otto Zipf Newark, third n, 10
seph Buelow. Newark, fourth. Time. 4;oI'
Two-thirds mile match race (profss, r s.,,
sionaD D-Francisco verrL Italy, VS. Harry
Kaiser. Bronx. Won by VERT, FIRST neat at
Won by Yerri; time 2:o5 l-o' las. las.
eighth mile, o:13 1-5. Second heatAMoh W. On y
mile. OLE 3-5. Third heat-Won by Vearl
time. 2:O7 1-5 last eighth mile. OLE 2-5.
Three -cornered match race lprofessiona)
Won by Willie Spencer Newark, l,, OF
lando Piani, Italy, second Rsym9nd 9nd
by piani. Eaton second Spencer third
time 3;l3 1-5; last eighth mile. VIZ
Second heat-Won by Spencer Eaton sec.
ond. Piani third: time, 3:o5 2-5: last
eighth mile. OIL AS Third heat-Won by
Spencer Eaton second Piani third; time.
2:52 AS last eighth mile. o:1l 40;
One mile novice lamateur)-,M on py ray
ington, second. Time, 2:ol So
Ten-mile open (professonaD-Wen BY
Alfred Goullet. Newark; Alex McBeath.
Australia, second: Jackie Clark, Newars'
third; Reggie McNamara, newark, AouFtH.
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