The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-08
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6.DAY RIDERS SUSPENDED

After q conference between President
A. c. Batchelder OF the National Cycling
club and R w. Kelley, chairman OF the
board OF control of the board, walthour
and the nine other riders who withdrew
from the six-dsy race. were indefinitely
suspended The cases will not be dis
posed OF until the regular annual meet
ing of the association In February. Mean
while they, cannot ride on any track in
the United States. Walthour has en-
Spring, but il the suspension is not lifted
he will not be allowed TO ride on any
track In the world, nor will any Of the
other suspended men.
When Manager Harry Pollock ordered
the ten men who had quit the race TO
leave the Garden lively argument en-
sued and the police reserves were sum-
over when they arrived. 1t was report
ed that Nat Butler, one OF the riders.
had been assaulted and beaten by one Of
Manager Pollocks supporters. but the
The Garden was thrown into an up
roar during the trouble in the dressing
rooms and at one time hstic encounters
Joseph L. Sullivan Of Boston. a handler
for Keegan, the Lowell man. who Is still
IN the race, received a severe beating.
we're bruises. While nothing could be
learned regarding the alleged assault
upon Butler, II was persistently reported
that he was beaten into INCONSISTENCIES.
After the dissatisfied riders had left the
Garden Manager Powers issued orders 10
all the gate tenders that none OF the men
or any OF their trainers or handlers were
TO be admitted to the Garden again dur
ing the week.
Some time later walthour and Mclean
returned and had conversation with
Manager Powers: walthour said later
he considered to be due him for the
motor-peced race on Saturday night. arb
his work so far this week. and that
Denial was made by the management
that there had been an error in the
scorers boxes claimed by the riders who
left the track.
Harry pollock appeared on the track
with Nat Butler and asked that the
story that Butler had been assaulted be
denied. The rider bore no marks.
suspended riders. gave out their version
OF the trouble resulting in their with
drawal. He said:
Root ard Dorlon gained their lap Nom
against them. and none OF us has. II is
entirely against the unjust scoring OF Stol
and vanderstuyft that we are fshting.
As matter OF fact, they should be
lap behind us instead Of one ahead. II
was this way:
when Dorlon and Root had gained
their lap both stol and yanderstuyft were
on the track making changes. carried
the bunch along in an EFFORT 10 catch the
leaders, Dorlon and Root. and In doing
40 hit up such n fast pace that succeed
ed in larping all Of the teams except
three. Those three were Bedell broth
rs Butler and Moran and Dorlon and
Root. We rode along after that more
slowly, knowing that we had lapped the
others. and what was our surprae when
the score was posted 10 fnd Stol and
vanderstuft posted lap ah~ad. Then
cars our protest. and you know the re-
suit"
The two leading teams vanderstuft and
stol and Root and Dorlon. had covered
I2ee miles s laps at l o'clock this morn
ing.
No change had occurred up 10 that
hour In the relative positions OF the II
teams.
The record for this time Ia 14a miles
laps. made by Miller and Waller in
1909