The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-11
TWO MORE
TEAMS OUT
OF GRIND
Wilcox Williams and SAM
ueIsOn-M itten Compelled
to Qlfit Six-day Race.

MADISON stpUARE GARDEN. New
York. Dec. LIS. H. Wilcox and Saxon
Williams, the Mormon City pair, and w.
r.. Samuelson amid w. T.. Mitten gave up
the gruelling GRIND in the international
six-day bicycle race this morning, leaving
only nine weary lteams to continue the
struggle. The Salt Lake riders had been
hopelessly out Of the race. so far as their
chances Of winning was concerned, and AZ
both men were on the verge OF collapse,
their withdrawal was not unexpected
Their last act in the race was one which
won nothing short bf admiration from the
crowd. and their withdrawal carried with
II n deal of sympathy. The team was
eight laps behind THE leaders last night.
and upon Wilcox fell the bulk of the work
as Williams was d physical wreck. Still,
with no hone too encourage him. Wilcox
started a sensational sprint, anu a roar
shook the Garden as the piucky fider
iappei the field.
Probably Wilcox would not have accom-
plished his feat had the other riders been
bent on overtaking him. AS the Westerner
shot out of the bunch with an electrical
burst of speed every other rider on the
track dropped to the lower handle bars
and started in pursuit. Fogler set the
pace for the field, but after tearing off
half a mile and realizing that the fugitive
was of the Mormon team. which was eight
laps behind, the Brooklyn boy sat up on
his wheel and the wild pursuit ended.
wilcox completed the circle around the
other riders. an act which won a burst of
applause, but that n lap was of little
avail.
AS Williams came on the track to re-
lieve his partner after the excitement had
subsidized he called to Wilcox and said:
IT am all in and cannot do much more
riding. You go take a rest and In the
meantime get Sherwood to team up with
you. When you return to the track / will
leave the race
Blu the new team was not formed, as
Sherwood, who had been left without a
teammate when Limberg gave up the
task yesterday. had been off the track
more than four hours. and was not eligi-
BILE to continue. Not long afterward 1t
was announced tina Wilcox and Williams
were out.
Floyd Krebs 1aLapped."
One dizzy whirl around the yellow board
track apparently put three teams ahead
of all the others last night, but the officials
refused. to see it that way. At 1870 .. m
Walter Rutt set his teeth and pedalled
ahead. Moran followed him, and the two
alternated in pacing each other until they
were half a lap ahead of the others. Then
Matt Downey managed to catch them, and
the three caught Floyd Krebs, the Newark
~SidkxaSlxnst as they did so Calvin ran into
ca .nnsizen SMsA the latter fell. Krebs rode
high on the bank and waved to the officials,
onI of whom rang the bell, bringing the
speeding to an enc,
rho instant the bell rang a crowd sur
ro,,nded the officials stand and demanded
+bat Rutt. Moran and Downey be given
+be Ian Moran, who had been relieved by
Eoeler. ran alongside the track and pro-
tested vigorously. The Judges refused to
allow the lap, however.
It appeared to be a false ruling OF the
rankest kind, as Krebs was fairly caught
nv the three leaders before Samuelson fell.
They also caught Samuelson, Calvin and
williams just as the Salt Lake City rider
was thrown, but they did not demand that,
Moran declaring afterWard that the only
object of the sprint was to lap Krebs.
The protest was unavailing, however, and
the lap was not given to the men who
made it.
There are those who believe that the
scoring and the ruling on falls and laps,
all of which is absolutely in the hands
of men appointed by the National Cycling
Association, is unjust. Certainly a rider
who risks his neck to gain a lap and does
gain it should get it. The promoters of the
race have nothing to do with it. The mis-
management lies at the door of the Ma
tional Cycling Association and their Off
GERS and appointeeS.
Samuelson was badly bruised and
shaken up by his fall. He was weak q
the time as a result of II sprint in the
afternoon. That, too, was started by
Moran and Rutt. 1t lasted eight minutes,
and Lowson and Macdonald and Bardgett
and Logan were Tapped once. Wilcox and
Williams were Tapped six times.
Before that Bardgett and Logan had
held on to the leaders. but their efforts
finally told on them. Bardgett fell, and
that terminated the dash.
eader in Combine.
Rutt, of the German Holland team. and
Jimmy Moran. Of the intercity team, have
drawn them pairs into a combine to beat
krebs and Nanderstuyft for first money.
This information came last night from a
trainer. who has a grievance against one of
the men in the conspiracy.
1t was noticed that either Rutt or Moran
had generally led the most determined
sprinting OF the race, and the latter made
d furious protest to the referee when he
was not allowed a lap that he believed mis-
team had gained in a Embarrassing rush
That lasted four minutes in the early even
ing.
Outside Of the financial desire to win the
race there Is a deep-rootcd desire for re-
venge IN the combine of the two great
riders. Moran. Rutt and krebs were III
the Boston race recently, and in the final
sprint for the winners prize krebs beat
the Brooklyn rider by a narrow margin.
Moran and Fogler accused Krebs of I'm"
fair tactics in several instances and when
the race began ut the Garden they formed
their plan for revenge, by leaning" with