Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-01-13 | Page 4 | Decide Fate of 2 Cyclists Tonight

DECIDE FATE OF 2 I CYCLISTS TONIGHT I II i I Races Will T Test est Strength I of Farnow and Lawson 1 I at Bonneville i The bicycle races at the new Bonne Bonne- Bonneville Bonneville ville yule saucer track tonight will wUl probably determine the future of ot at least two I riders in so far as the cycle racing game is concerned and strange as it may seem one is a former worlds world's champion Iver Lawson and the other Is Artie Artic I II I Farnow the local amateur champion and andI recent addition to the professional ranks I The winning or the losing of the particular particular particular par par- I races in which they have their hearts set on on winning tonight does not noti I. I i mean a fortune In money the riders but it will undoubtedly be a good criterion cri- cri I I tenon terion as to what success they will have in the future and therefore a great deal depends upon their showing tonight WAS GREAT RACER i Lawson In his day the greatest match race rider In the world has been in the I I game gamo a long tine and by many is considered considered con con- d about through and he is making malting determined effort to convince them a and also himself that such Is not the thease case ase forthe for forthe forthe Lawson has been beon training hard the past two weeks for this race which will be at mile half-mile heats French style a game in which he lIe formerly excelled Is back in shape 1 lIe He says sas he feels that he now and that it U is either a a. case of show the boys his rear wheel tonight or make makeup up his mind that hi his days as a champion cyclist are about over The special match tonight will be he a four cornered affair In which Lawson Jawson will meet and ana Crebs will meet Wright and tho the two winners will meet In the final The losers will also ride oft off to decide third and fourth place FARNOW IN OPEN RACE Farnow Ft will make malte his debut Into open I competition with the professionals proCessionals In a two mile race and like Lawson his futuro fu future tu- tu turo ture success In the cycle racing game may depend a n. great deal upon the showing showing show show- ing jog he makes males Farnow will have a chance to match his speed and generalship with that of or orthe the best pr professionals here and if It he should win there thero can be no question about his ability to ride with the bestin bestin best bestin in the country While on the other hand if it he ha should lose but hut still shows that he has th tho required speed and lacks generalship he will still stilt nave a good chance to make good in time as the headwork in races generally general comes with of ot experience Should he fall fail to years show the required speed to finish right with the boys it will demonstrate up that he Is not yet ready to compete with high class professionals AMATEUR RACES The amateur amateurs will meet In three races a one-mile one handicap In which Artie Ray Walker and Clarence Samuelson will start from scratch in their respective heats a mile half open run in three hea heats ts and a final and a one-mile one consolation for riders who have not won a a. prize since the opening of ol the track This will make fourteen races in all Clawson the amateur rider who collided coUld collid ed cd with the fence last Sunday night and was reported seriously injured sustained a a. broken collar bone but otherwise was not seriously hurt Young Greenig who caused the spill b by cutting on the tho pole drew a suspension for his recklessness reck and will not be allowed to compete compete com com- pete pate for soma some time All AU 0 of the amateurs have been training faithfully the past week In preparation for the coming six-day six race which starts next Tuesday evening and several o 0 o. o them are showing such improved form that they Aspect to dethrone Artie Artle who has temporarily taker Farnow's Place ilace as amateur champ