The New York herald., 1922-04-17
PIANI AND EATON
YICTORS ON BIKE
Kramer and Spencer Beaten at
Velodrome Opening; Mad
den Scores at 5 Miles.

Orlando Piani. the popular Italian
bike star, teamed with Raymond Eaton,
defeated Frank Kramer and Arthur
Spencer in two out Of three heats OF a
one mile team match race at the OPEN
ing of the bicycle racing season at the
velodrome in Newark yesterday after
noon. The crowd was one OF the largest
that ever attended an opening meet.
Thousands OF fans were turned into the
infield and a half hour before the races
were started II was necessary 10 close
the gates to the grandstand
Kramer started his twenty-third year
as a professional bike rider yesterday,
and while his start was not so au-
spicious as 1t has been at some times.
there was an excuse for IL. The track
in Newark this season is new one
and was only completed a week ago.
Kramer only had a few days in which
to train. while the riders he was COM
petlng against have been busy all win
ter riding in six day races and were
naturally in much better condition than
the "Old Master"
Spencer defeated Eaton in the first
heat of the match, which was the most
exciting of the three. Kramer pulled
Spencer and Piani pulled Eaton. A
lap to go. the pacemakers quit and left
Spencer and Eaton TO battle it out.
Spencer rode around Eaton and just won
by inches.
Eaton jumped away in the second
heat Spencer and Kramer used up all
of their energy chasing. with the result
that when the bell rang for the last lap
neither Kramer nor Spencer had any
thing left and Piani sprinted around
both of them.
Piani won the third heat. beating out
Spencer. Eaton sat on Piani when he
went out and both Piani and Eaton
crossed the finish line in front OF
Spencer.
Frederick c. BreidenbacI. Mayor Of
Newark. fired the starting gun in the
Mayor Breidenbach Stakes at ive miles,
which was won by Eddie Madden, the
six day bike star. Madden defeated
Willie Hanley. Cecil Walker. George
Chapman, Frank Cory. Dave Lands
and Alex McBeath. Kramer rode this
race and tried hard to win.
Bernard M. Stanley. Jr., millionaire
sportsman. fired the starting gun in the
Stanley Handicap at one milo. Willie
Hanley just beat out Ray Eaton in this
race. while Jake Magin. George Chap
man. Gus Lang, Charley Jaeger and
Anthony Young finished in that order.
Mr. Shanley presented Hanley with a
diamond stickpin.
Wheelmen of Plainfield won the two
mile open for amateurs. beating Louis
Hiban OF Inwood, l.. T.. Chester Fisher
OF East Orange and John Otto of the
Bay View Wheelmen. Walter Skarbek
won the half mile amateur handicap.
The summaries:
One Mile Novice (Amateur,-won bv
Harry r. Skarbek. Bay View wheelmen:
a..m,arai a.nn Limo. Madison, second. Time.
One Mile Handicap tProfessionaI,--won
oS william Hanley. San Francisco (20
tscratchl. second Jacob Magir. Iryington
15 yards. third George Chapman. New
ar, ARK ,e go yards). fourth; Gus Lang. Irving
ark 130 yardsl. sixth: Anthony Young
Newark Go yards,. seventh. Time. a:oa.
ynrdsl II. w. Bartell. Newark 40 yards1. :.
second; Joseph osterhuber. Newark (65
ysrSs, Yards, third tnars Ray Wheeler. Newark t65
Wheeimen go yards), fifth. Time, 0:5s o-5.
One Mile Match Race (ProfessionaD-Ray-
p mcns Eaton. Eaton. East Orange. and Orlando
Orange. and Arthur Spencer. Newark
First Heat-Won by Spencer Eaton Sec
ono; Time. 2:42 2-5. Last eighth mile.
second Heat--won by Piani, Kramer sec-
ond; Time. 2:3o 1-5. Last eighth mile,
Third Heat-won by Piani. Spencer sec
ond. Time. 40. Last eighth mile. o:f2 90.
Miss and Out Invitation (ProfessionaD-
Young. Newark, second; Thomas Belio
brooklyn. third, John Bedell Lynbrook
Y. l.. fourth: Frank Cory. Australia. fifth
Distance, miles. Time. 1850 40.
Two Mile Open (Amateurl--Won by Fred
Spencer, Queen City wheemen. Plainfield:
Luis Hiban. lnwood, j.. L.. second Chester
FlEher. East Orange. third: John Otto Bay
View Wheelmen, fourth Arthur Anderson,
West Orange. fifth. Time. 4:1i 20,
Mayor Frederick Breidenbach Stakes. Five
Miles tProfessional)--Wo by Eddie Mad
den, Newark: William Hanley, San Fran
cisco. second: Cecil Walker. Australia,
third; George Chapman. Newark. fourth
Frank Cory. Australia. fifth: David Lands
Irvington. sixth Alex McBeath, Australia
seventh. Time. 0:fo As.