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Show BICYCLE RACERS ' HAVE A MISHAP ; One Man Suffers Severe Hurts in At-! At-! tempting to Prevent a Collision at Park, i j In attempting to avoid a collision with I two bicycie racers at Bonneville park, I Anton Clau-son, 7 Girard avenue, last I night sustained a broken collar bone, a , dislocated right shoujder, a fractured left , knee cap and numerous lacerations about the head, arms and body. According to witnesses, Clawson, Ray Walker and Louis Grennig were entered in a "consolation race" on bicycles, for a trophy, and .all three were proceeding at high speed, ''-when Walker and Grennig, who were in the !ead, collided and went down in a heap. Clawson, who was but h short distance behind, had to choose between running over the prostrate figures fig-ures entangled in their wrecked bicycles, or running through a board fence, and he chose the latter, smashing several boards as he went through it headlong. He was taken to the emergency hospital hospi-tal by Patrolman E. Clawson, where his injuries were dressed, and it was said that he would recover if no unforeseen complications developed. He Is married and is employed at Roper's cafe, 26 West Second South street. Walker and Grennig Gren-nig escaped with a few scratches and were able to go home, while Clawson remained re-mained at the. emergency hospital. He will be sent home this morning. |