Show PERCY PRCY LA ViRENCE RIllS RIDES GREAT CRAT RACE iCE AT NEWARK SAUCER SACR Salt LaKes LaKe's Popular Little Cyclist All but Wins From FranK Kramer V NE' NEWARK ARK Feb 18 Percy Percy Lawrence the clever young California cyclist upset upset upset up up- set some well-laid well plans at the finish of th the six day cycle race In the First Regiment Regiment Regiment Regi Regi- ment armory Saturday night Ills un unexpected unexpected unexpected un- un expected Jump on the eighth lap of the i extra mile mlle to decide the tie between the five leading teams was as brilliant as it was daring and It came near bringing him through to victory Incidentally It demonstrated that National Champion Frank L. L Kramer Is just as much a L wonder wonder wonder won won- der in the six-day six game as he is at sprint racing Kramers Kramer's wonderful sprint in overhauling Lawrence Inside of a a. lap and then winning out was a a. great feat and probably one that no other rider outside of Kramer would have been able to accomplish Lawrences Lawrence's dash was one of the features fear features fea fea- tures of f the weeks week's grind and d it surely made a r race out ie of the finish finish s 4 When the five men who were to finish for the leaders lead lead- ers Kramer ers Kramer Lawrence Moran Hehir and John Bedell started Dedell-started started It looked very much as if Kramer Hehir and Moran were to take first second and third money Kramer essaying his first finIsh finish finish fin fin- ish in a six-day six race In the east was more nervous than usual and went off In Ins Inthe inthe the le lead with h Lawrence e on his IS wheel 11 hihl This s was s the o order maintained n lne for the first lap but going Into the second Moran Moran Mo Mo- ran and Hehir spread out on a line with Kramer The third lap saw more mae mav maneuvering maneuvering ma ma- v n with Moran I to the front t Kramer Kramer Kra Kra- mer e on his wheel e and d Hehir next T Then for the next two laps It was Hehir and Moran while on the seventh Moran let Kramer through onto wheel Right here came the sensation Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Law Law- rence who had been laying absolute last took a Jump on the eighth lap an and 1 went around the bunch like a streak It was a big sui surprise prise and even een Kramer was caught napping The Frisco lad passed Kramer just like the others but Kramer was after him like a flash To the bell for the ninth lap Lawrence r was s still f idl aa i leading but Kramer rE r was gradually u o overhauling overhauling over over- hauling him and as they swung Into the hack back stretch the champion ht passed the fie Frisco f o boy and then led him home by a length and a half Moran from a late lats start made a strong finish but was beaten beat boat en out by Lawrence for second place by Inches John Bedell trailed in fourth while Hehir came fifth Hehir's showing was a big disappointment disappoint disappoint- ment to his followers and his finish cannot cannot cannot can can- not be explained unless he was In a combination combination combination com com- to let somebody else win Different Different Dif Dif- ferent from his usual practice In It I a sprint he set the pace most of the time leading from the fourth to eighth lap When the real sprint came through Lawrences Lawrence's jump Hehir made no effort to join it as asa asa asa a man who wanted to win the race would but slowed down and In the last lap deliberately back pedaled John Bedell Bedell Bedell Be Be- dell was never In the scramble either Floyd Krebs rode a cagy cag- race in the extra mile to decide the tie among the four second division teams In fact h he herode herode rode the whole race as the others followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed his lead and ne ne' never neer er really gave him bin battle Krebs started off in th the lead and kept there to the finish Walter Valter Bardgett Bardgett Bardgett Bard- Bard gett got on Krebs' Krebs wheel with Rupprecht Rupprecht Rupprecht Rup- Rup third and West Vest fourth Gradually as the laps were reeled off the tire pace was increased On the ninth lap West Vest passed Rupprecht but he couldn't get up any farther Bardgett who was expected to tomake tomake tomake make a bid only sprinted for about the thelast thelast thelast last twenty-five twenty yards and then he got to Krebs Krebs' handle bars at the tape Tommy Smith and Ben Hill two laps behind at atthe atthe atthe the finish of the grind got tenth place plate |