The New York herald., 1922-07-12
CYCLING SURPRISES
AT THE YELODROME
Grimm and Spencer Beaten by
Bcndi and Hambacher in
Half Mile Amateur Event.

William Grimm Of Newark and Fred
erick Spencer Of Plainneld, the two
favorites for the half mile national
championship race for amateurs, one OF
the feature events decided at the New
York velodrome's meet last night, per-
formed disappointingly. both men being
beaten in semi-final heats.
Grimm. who up to the running Of last
nights title race. led all amateurs in
the matter Of points scored in champion
ship contests this season, finished in
third place in the first. semi-final heat.
Both Carl Hambacher of the Bay View
Wheelmen of Newark and Edward c.
Bendi of ,the Unione' Sportiva ltaliana
showed him the way to the finish line
In the order named.
The showing Of Hambacher. who
scored over Bendi by two feet. was a
surprise of prodigious proportions. In
previous titular competitions he was un-
able to earn better than fourth place.
Last night he showed form Of champion
ship quality He was we'll up with the
stiff early pace and displayed plenty OF
pluck and speed in the final squirt to
the line.
Grimm followed in the wake Of the
pace of Elmer f. Bundt of the Sahlens
A. c. Of Buffalo. the winner. and Earl
Adams Of New York. the second man in
the second semi-fnal Bundt won by a
foot. Inches separated Adams and
Grimm. Hambacher made II clear In
the final heat that his victory In his
semi-fnal heat was not fiuke. for he
again was the first rider to fash past
the finish line. Bundt was second and
Bendi third.
Due to the fine racing judgment OF
Harry Kaiser he and his partner. Eddie
Madden, defeated Reggie McNamara
and Alfred Grenda In straight heats in
the one mile team race for professionals
In both heats Kaiser assumed the role
of pacemaker when the spirit moved him
and won by scant margins.
Willie Spencer Of Newark was re-
turned the winner Of the first alternate
match race for professionals contested
at the Kingsbridge saucer. He scored a
total Of rs points in four one mile heats.
Ray Eaton Of East Orange was second.
with "a; Alfred Goullet third. with 18.
and Francis verri Of Italy fourth. with
IL. Eaton, who won the third heat, COW
cred the last eighth of mile in track
Clarence Carmen of New York. motor
pace champion of America in 1914, 1916
and 1919. won the one hour international
motor paced and eclipsed the best pre-
vous track record. He travelled Al
miles laps 10 yards Victor Lin
art, the former record holder. made only
40 miles 4 laps 200 yards. Georges
Seres of France. who was second to Car
men. also bettered Linart's figures. He
reeled of ~ miles laps. Jules MI
quel OF France. the third man. was cred
tied with 40 miles rs laps Carmen
never lost his pace. This gave him an
advantage which eventually spelled VIC
tory.
The summaries:
ONE MILE LAP RACE (Ciosed to New
York Riders: Amateur)-Won by Rudolph
Zimmerman. New York; Paul Ottofaro.
Itaiiaa- american Gympsstic l Association. .,,,ss
fG' Felix Psti. H Unione sportiva ! itaiiana.
fourth; Thomas r',, vope unions sportiva
(Amateur) Won BY Carl Hambacher. Bay
second; Edward G; gendi, Unione sportiya
ONE MILE TEAM MATCH RACE (Profes-
sionaD--Eddie Madden. Newark. and Harry
trniia. and Reggie McNamara, Newark.
Won by MADDEN and Kaiser. First heat
Won by Kaiser and Madden. Time.
o:3J 20. Last eighth mile. 0:l2 2-b. Sec
ond heat--Won by Kaiser and Madden.
Time. ;3s is. Last eighth mile. 0:i2 Id.
TWO MILE HANDICAP (Amateur) Won
by Anthony Beckman. Secnucus GO yards) !:
Roy Mobcck. Chicago t60 yards). second !:
Fred Spencer. Newark A. 9. (scratch) +.
third; Edward G. Bendi, Unione Sportiva
Italiana (40 yards), fourth William
Grimm. Newark A. G. tscratch). fifth.
ONE iI"T MILE ALTERNANcg MATCH RACE
professionally )--won by William Spencer,
Newark (25 points, Raymond Eaton. East
Orange, n: J. (23 points). second; Alfred
Goullct, Newark Ga ponts), third; Fran
cisco verri, Italy III points,, fourth. First
heat--Won by Spencer; Goullet. second :
verrl. third. Time. e;5o 80. Second heat
Won by Spencer: Goulet. second; Eaton,
third. Time, 2:3f. Third heat-won by
Eaton: verri, second; Goullet. third Time.
3:0i. Fourth heat--won by Eaton spen-
Ger. 9ocond verri third. Time, 2: ~ 2-5.
ONE HOUR INTERNATIONAL. MOTOR
FACED DERBY (profcssional)-Won by
Clarence Carmen. jamaica, l.. l., paced
by Otto Miller. Brooklyn; Georges Scres.
France, paced by John sohiee, Newark.
second Jules MIGUEL. France, paced by
James Hunter. Newark. third: Charles
verkyn, Belgium. paced by Jean Anne
tuchied. Belgium, fourth: Frank Cory,
Australia, paced by Eddie Root. Boston,
nth. Time, hour. Distance, Al miles, 4
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