Show II LIVE Local and Te Telegraphic SPORTING Reports of Field GOSSIP 2 Track and Ring lf TITLE TO io GHA CHAMPION JS IS BEYOND DISPUTE t I rj t n i. i I Kramer Establishes Premiership Premiership Premiership Premier Premier- ship by Defeating Samuelson Samuelson Samuelson Sam Sam- In I n Pursuit Heres Here's to his nibs Frank 1 L. L Kramer 1 7 he rider from Crom Kant East Orange showed himself the premier bicycle rider o of the I world Mil In every pry style of racing b by defeat defeat- Ing 1 W W. W E. E Samuelson In their match un tin limited pursuit race at nl the saucer trac k Friday night before beCore a n crow crowd of aboul abou t W enthusiastic spectators The victory of Kramer came as a ring ring- In int climax to one of oC the best st st. race cards ct that has hns ever been pulled oft off at the local track tracI It came after hll own o great sprint sprin t In n th the quarter quarter mile mlle record trial an and after r the the- wonderful ride of or Jackie Clarke In Inthe Inthe inthe the mile handicap event In which though ho did not nol win he cro crossed the tape Ii it worlds world's record time Ume Samuelson was passed after aCter Kramer had hall ridden two miles four our laps and yards Kramer ramer rode each mile In about OS which shows rather forcibly that ho ht was vas moving moving- some ome It wits WAS a a. race that made tho the crowd stand on Its feet and an yell like hike mad for tor three laps while J Kramer Kramer Kra Kra- rn- rn mer steadily overhauled the pride of oC Provo and then passed him at the tape In lit front of the grandstand In a burst of speed that could be denied Steadily from Start With fth the exception of or the first three laps Kramer gained on Samuelson from the start Sam went after his man mann n aw soon oon as the pun gun was fired tired hut but Kramer Kramer Kramer Kra Kra- mer held him oven even for two laps and then started his gradual paining gaining When two miles had been passed the premier hart had his man In sight but hut did not let himself out until he was within a n. few yards of him Samuelson mAd mado a pretense pretense pre pre- tense of a light but could coul not hold hoM Kramer Kramer Kra Kra- m- m mer mpr oft off When hen Kramers Kramer's steady pace began to lose close up the gap gnp between n himself elC and anti Samuelson the tho crowd began to cheer when the champion came In tn sight of his hisman man JOnn on the stretch the applause increased in increased In in- creased and for or two laps when Samuelson Samuelson Sam Sam- tried to fight light Kramer off ort the cheers broke into Info one long tong roar which exploded In Jn a a. spontaneous shout from Crom throats like Jlko the tho firing of oC hell heavy artillery artil- artil r lery cry when the champion exhibited a n. wonderful wonderful won won- Cul burst of or spee speed and md passed Samuelson Sam Sam- ulson on the tape tapp Settled Much linen Argument And J thus was settled the much mooted question of M Kramers' Kramers ability as a plug- plug Jer ger By 11 defeating Iver Lawson In their match raco race last season eason and In his races this year ear Kramer has shown himself to toIto Ito fro the Ca fastest man mm on the track whIch track which Is 19 s equivalent Nul to saying that be he Is the fastest fast fast- est eat It man In ht the tho world But Dut there thero was some doubt ns as to his ability to ride a pursuit race Now that In Is settled beyond any y peradventure and Kramer stands out as the greatest bicycle rider today In Y stylo tyle of or racing I a has har shown n that tony lir e nn at at any time u uc at an any place or 01 under an any conditions Clarko Clarke Caine Near Neur Mlle Mile Though the pursuit race was the feature fea ture turn of or the card It Il barely o c overshadowed the mile handicap event event- Since Jackie Jacklo Clarke hung up a n. new worlds world's record at Ogden Wednesday dIlY In this event negotiating negotiating the distance In 1133 S there thero hah has ha h been n much discussion l cu slon In Salt Sall Lake In to Inthis this connection There were many who questioned the timing liming of the O Ogden officials of or d declaring that that time could not be he made All this talk was waR blown forty ways however r It by the result of ot the same race the mile handicap at the saucer Friday nl night night- ht Clarke did not win the event event he ho finished fin fin- fourth But ut he was less than 15 feet behind Dorian the winner and the time made WD was IMS 3 The finish was one ono of 01 the tho closest ever seen on the track th the four leaders leaders leader's Dorian Wilcox Downing and imd covering Clarke Clarke covering less than five yards of oC space on the track when they whirled past the tape Worked orkell Well lell 11 McFarland and Pye were sae saved out of oC the qualifying heats heat chiefly because the they had no trouble In getting placed ns as there were only four entrants Pye McFarland and Clarke got Jot together and determined to go after the record The middle bunch Wilcox hunch Wilcox Dorian Dorlan Limberg Limbers Lim Lim- berg bers an and Downing were Downing were as determined as the the- theother other combination Clarke Clarko started out with the tho gun and caught CR McFarland who had overtaken o whirl started start start- Pye c And then the giddy ed Pyo po took the tho lend lead and struck up a n af fe f n naco Paco for 1 two wo laps Then he gave Javo ave way to McFarland who crooked lil his book back k and took look Clarke whirling after aCter who were tho the middle distance men riding like lite mn mad Three laps from Crom home McFarland had carried Clarke almost up to 10 the bunch nn and the little The bunch Kangaroo went around him On and Clarke tagged lagged on slowed up tho the bell lap Clarke ClarkI started to go o around but the leaders were n flying and he could not make it The four bunched bunch bunch- nearing the tape with ed d d up ur when Clarke coming fast If kind 1 Providence Provi dence had swoop swooped d down and blown tho the three men then ort oft th the track leaving Clarke Clarko alone at the tin Ish he would a 0 new worlds world's record h have l. c for tor the mile In 1 U. U or better And when that performance was seen nl alP all the talk about tho the Ogden r record cord being being- impossible was dropped and the wise ones concluded conclude that they had overlooked o something Coed liners no Amateur In Tho The amateurs put up a a. good bunch of or races De DeMara ran away from the and cross- cross bunch in tho mile half open Si cil ca the tie tape eased ased up In the mile live he to go around Ma Mayer May May- race raco I clap tap lai and Schnell but little Tittle Mayer bounced er cr had ed him high on the bank and he content himself with third place to Doth Both races brought out good riding started out the evening g by Kramer for Cor an eighth record t tying the tho world worlds toile mile sprint In All II of the tho professionals pro- pro of n a the tho exceptions of ot Mc- Mc with tried for the tc record and Weal but hut I Kramer ramer and und I Lawson alone came camer went the distance In pear r it Lawson 21 I. I Summaries amateur mlle mile mile It-mile open Time 1 mainU 1 Murphy Crebs a. a nd handicap I Wilcox 00 IM ifs Downing Do CO GO Clarke Time r scratch er record trial prates prates- mile worMs worlds s I equaling record held by on Samuelson U Downing an and Io 3 O tied fled with amateur Schnell open lap toile Five Wright rl right ht Mayer In De ht cr Time 1040 unlimited unlimited pursuit race Wo r c Won race on only n Match over W E. E J Samu Samuel 1 by ly o on Frank distance Kramer 2 miles 4 laps end and Ilon Il yards Time Time- L |