New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-10
Piani Captures
Feature Bike
Race at Newark
Defeats Kramer and Arthur
Spencer in One Mile
Match Race in Fast Tine

Orlando Piani. the Italian bike star,
sprang the unexpected at tho Velo;
drome in Newark yesterday By defeat
ing Frank L. Kramer and Arthur Spen-
Ger In a one mile three cornered match
race. Kramer was second and Spen-
Ger third. Kramer won the hrst heat
Of the match, but Piani came back and
won the race BY taking the second and
third heats. In the third Piani rode
the last eighth nile In IL As seconds,
which Is as fast as has been done In
Newark during the last three years.
Kramer won the first heat from In
front. When the bell changed for the
last lap Kramer was on his way. He
carried Spencer and Piani around the
spruce bowl at dizzy clip and neither
was able TO get around him in tho
homostretch. Spencer finished Sec
ond, while Piani was third.
Kramer wasted lot Of strength IN
the second heat chasing Spencer. who
made a number Of futile attempts at
a flyer, Art hoping In this matter to
get away from Kramer and Piani.
Piani just sat on when Kramer chased
and did not use up any energy.
Kramer again tried 20 sprint from In
front. but piani was too strong for
Frank and just beat him out in the
homcstretch. Kramer beat Spencer
for second place.
Kramer once moro tried TO ride the
third and deciding heat from In front
but this time Piani rode around him on
the middle OF the bnckstretch Of the
last lap and carried Spencer with him.
Kramer having to be content with
third place in this heat. II was IN
this race that Piani negotiated the
eighth mile IN IL i-5 seconds.
Cecil Walker. strong Australian
rider. won an unlimited pursuit race
IN which be defeated Alex McBeath,
Alfred Grcnda. Charles Jaeger, Ar
Goullet and Reggie McNamara in that
order. The race went 3 miles II laps
before Walker beat ali his rivals. The
time, which vas exceptionally good In
q race Of this style. was 1919 AS.
The summaries:
Two-thirds.mile race (hAndieap: ana
t t,6 b. cari Hol1waIih. Newark
(leratch). second: Elmer Bundt. Buffalo
go YARDS third Time. 1915
One-inilo race handicap professionally
won By william Spencer. Newark; VIII
liam Hanley. san Francisco go yards.
second; Raymond Eaton, East Orange
(teratch). third. Time. l.5ii-s
Half-mlle race (novicc amateur)-Won
~ ~ Lcuch orange. Harold J. Bond,
Union. second. Time. os4-5
Onc-niio race (Clnss - invitation. ANA
teur)--Won by Lawrence I. seuneft. Nsw-
Ark; Joseph Osterhuber. Royalist Cycle
club. second. Orlando Condetti. West Ho-
bokon. third. Time, 2:05 2-S.
Australian pursuit. race (professionAi)-
MeBeath. Australia. second. Alfred
Crenda. Australia. third. Distance, :
miles ~ laps Time. 7.ie4-5.
Ibree-corncred mach race (profsssionaD
Won by Orlando Plant. Italy; Frank l..
Kramer, East Orange. second: Arthur
Spencer. Newark. third. First heat won by
Kramer; Spencer. second. Plant third.
Tine, z:52; last eighth mile. OIL as. Sec
ond heat won b. Pinni. Kramer. second
Spencer. third. Time. l:ib. last eighth
mile OI2 2-6. Third heat won BIZ Plant.
Spencer. second; Kramer. third. Time.
80 I-5. last eighth mile. OIL as.
Ono-milo race Glass A invitation; ANA
teurl by. William Grimm. Newark
a. c; Roy Mobeck. Chicago second FL
mer Bundt. Buffalo. third Time 1855 as
Thfee.mile tandem point lap race (pro.
fessional) Won by Alfons NerraeH Bel
GUM. and Gus Lang. Newark, % points:
Alfred GrendH and Alex McBeaih. Aus
tralia. Fl points. second. Tom Bello. Brook
Ign. and Peter Drobach. Boston. and
Charley Osterritter and Anthony Young.
Newark. Is pointA tied for third. Time.
5:52z-5.