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Show KRAMER QUITS BIKE GAME II -" 'w.a-nu JS.r-Tgf I1W t ii 9lrv&fc&B&&B&&ft al jPBl! M JWBEv. -m ti2 '. lBBKvrnllH -1 ll vrva,. , ,.,,, , ,,,. T r Trrtmn ttittitM yjM' Frank Kramer, . ffii f Frank Kramer, the wonderful bicycle rider and holder of the Mijj national championship for fourteen years, has announced his inten- Jrojfc tion of retiring from the game. 1B Kramer, while still in his prime is feeling the effects of his many jjJji gruelling races, both in ths country and abroad, and has practcically jbj' decided that he can no longer set the steady pace that wins. He has ttfaf ', earned about $200,000 by his riding. f jjj.l The champion was born iri Evansville, Ind., November 21, 1880. 'jf i At the age of fifteen he developed tubercular symptoms and to give ijl him outdoor exercise his father purchased a bicycle for him. He soon j jjj t became an expert rider and in two years was a contender for tbe ! ijjl i amateur title. This he won in 1S98. He held it for two years and J'Blf ! entered the professional lists in 3900, finishing second to Maor Taylor Bit for the American professional championship. lHltS He won the title next year and held it for fourteen years. He 1 t won the world's championship in 1912. This was the only time that i$f he ever competed in a world's title race. Mr |