The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-14
RIDERS ON
LAST STAGE
OF JOURNEY
Six-day Race Ends Tonight
Krebs -Vanderstuyft and
Logan Bardgett Tapped.

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New
York, Dec. 14.-The last stage Of the jour-
ney in the six-day international bicycle
race has been reached. Barring accidents
Mt the eleventh hour the issue for first
money, $l,5oo. will be a duel between Wal
ter Rutt and Johann Stol, the German
Holland team and Joe Fogler and James
Moran, who are styled, the Yankee team,
though the former is a GeIman-Pole and
his partner a descendant of the Emerald
Isle. Rutt and Fogler will undoubtedly
do the sprinting in the final mile, during
which all the other riders, who are a lap
or more behind, will be ordered from the
track. and 1t is practically a foregone
conclusion that the crafty Teuton will
beat out the Brooklyn lad.
Just before midnight the teams sud
denly shifted their positions as a result
OF a sprint started by Moran and Rutt.
When things had quieted down it was
Il that the field, with the exception
OF Breton and Vanoni, the tailendefs, had
gained q lap on Krebs and Vanderstuyft,
n also OH Logan and Bardgett, the eight
teams now being PLACED IN four divisions.
Fosler and Moran and Rutt and Stol still
lead. one lap ahead of Georget aud Dupre,
Calvin and Wiley, and Downey and
Downing. Then come Krebs and Wander
stuyft aud Logan apd Bardgett, one lap
further back, Breton and Vanoni bringing
up the rear.
Ats11:2O O'Clock Moran and Rutt suddenly
jumped away from the field. Breton led
the chase after the runaway pair, as Matt
Downey, Wbo usually took the initiative
in such matters, was not on the track at
the time. The spectators yelled as they
had not done since the race began and
Downey quickly made his appearance to
.Is-.L. n---.s T-.-1o. 80, a,+ 81.
Moran and Stol took Rutt's place after a
few hard laps. Vanderstuyft hurried to
the rescue of Krebs and all Of the riders
were relieved except Breton. In the shuttle
Krebs and Vanderstuyft and Logan and
Bardgett had lost a lap and were in a
new third division, two laps behind the
two leading teams.
A most exciting feature last night was
a report that Fogler and Moran had tried
10 form a combination with. Rutt and
Stol. but met with a refusal from the
foreigners. According TO the report it was
proposed that the two leading teams We're
TO keep a close watch on their opponents
so as to keep their one lap advantage.
which would make first and second prizes
sure for the two teams, The proposal
further was that first and second prizes
SHOULD be pooled and divided equally be-
tween the two teams. The story was
that neither Rutt nor Stol would enter
tain the proposition at all, both of the
Visitors declaring their heller that tneSS
Rutt and Stol being Of the opinion that
they could defeat Fogler or Moran in the
Nfssal sprint tonight.
FOgier Causes Spill.
For the second time during the contest
the spectators witnessed the spectacle OF
one cyclist turning on another and at
tempting to strike him. The offending
rider was Joe Fogler, who was the Of
fender in the first instance He was eau
toned Yesterday that a repetition would
result in his disqualification. While flying
round the track Fogler tried to STRIFE
Dupre. The latter lodged the blow and
swerved. crashing into Wiley and knock
ing him down.
The fight started when Victor Dupre
tried to make UP a lost lap and started off
at n hreakneek pace. Fogler chased him
and soon caught up with him. Then
F'oaler. for some sancied slight, began
uuarreling with the Frenchman and tried
to strike him Dupre swerved out Of his
The mel kept this up while they circled
the track for several laps.
When the two riders were at the Madi-
son avenue turn the third time around,
Eogler WAS close to Dupre, Suddenly
Fngler made a vicious 1unge at the French
man. The latter lodged again, and as his
wheel swerved it struck that OF Wiley,
who was following close behind. Wiley
aud Dupre fell together and slid down the
incline track 70 the bottom. The two men
were badly mixed up with their wheels,
when We're smashed. Inc Gdfue0 pHykl-
clan aud several attendants eXtricated
them from the twisted steel and they we're
remnVed to their quarters, their partners
taking their places. .
FoGler was stopped on the next circuit
by Manager Powers and reprimanded. The
cvclist denied he had attempted to strike
Dupre. Manager Powers, however, warned
Foglcr that Il repetition of what had &C.
cured would result I'm his being ruled off
The track. Manager Powers, fearing there
might be n combination between some of
etlie leading riders To interfere with the
other riders. appealed to President d. M.
Adee. of the National Cycle Racing Asso-
citation. who has charge Of the race. TO
disqlalify any offending rider. President
4Adee cautioned the riders and threatened
10 disqualify any one guilty Of deliberate
foulinG.
a bad spill was averted during a sprint
by Matt Downey Moran had started the
squirt and Downcy was quickly after him.
Near the Fourth avenue turn DOwneys
front wheel struck Moran's rear tire and
both riders would have fallen with the
~traiIers on top of them, but Downey
stretched out his arm and gripping Moran
by The arm held him off until he recoV-
cred his equilibrium.
Attempt to Drug Rutt.
A cowardly attempt was made yesterday
to put Walter Rutt out of the race. A
bottle of bromo-seltzer was sent him
through the mails. and, after he had
opened it, it was discovered that choral
had been mixed with the contents.
The little bottle was handed TO Rutt just
after he had been relieved on the track
by his partner. Stol. He broke the wrap