Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-11
CYCLISTS PLOTTING
TO DEFEAT LEADERS

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seems to be a general plot on to do up the
strong American teams in the present
great six-day cycle race. Now that the
Bedells have been disposed Of an attack
has been made on Fogler and Moran.
Yesterday Jack Newell, the head trainer
for the New York-Boston team, composed
of Moran and Fogler discovered that his
supplies had been tempered with. He is
now using every precaution to avoid what
happened to the Bedell brothers. and is
keeping a constant guard over the eat
ables and drinks that his team takes.
1t is well known around the garden that
there are but few teams in the race, both
foreign and American, but what are sore
on Moran and Fogler.
1t has, been they that have caused most
of the trouble up to date. Never before
has a six-day bunch received such severe
shakings-up nor so many teams forced to
quit at this early day. Back Of every big
sprint has been Moran and Fogler. And
have come out OF the fray smiling, while
many of the other riders were being
famed with towels to be restored.
The one great exception to this is the
team composed of Rutt and Sol. They.
like Moran and Fogler, are in fine condi-
ton.
Take, for instance, a sprint that hap
pened last evening shortly after Z. Like
thunderbolt out of a clear sky Walter
Rutt shot out of the bunch that had set
led into a slow. monotonous grind. On
his rear was Moran. Before the pack
awoke they had a lead Of third OF a lap.
Changing pace and riding like mad they
plugged. only to be Joined by little Matt
Downey. pedaling like fiend These
three had half lap at the end of Ave
N}y,ryf ND bot 49,
where in sight. Slowly but surely they
were overhauling the rest of the field, and
would have completed the greatest indi-
vidual steal ever pulled of in a six-day
race but for the fact that Calvin and
Samuelson. the next best pair, collided
on the curve and fell in tangled heap.
Samuelson was knocked unconscious in
the fall and was carried limp and help
less from the track. His team-mate, lit
tie Miten. Is Flooding along until Samuel
son is restored to condition to relieve
him.
The sprint Of yesterday afternoon,
which took place shortly afer 1 o'clock.
was another Rutt-Moran affair. Both
came on the track after a sleep Of four
or five hours. Moran played a foxy
game then. He rode around the track, so
everybody could see him, and came back
to his station and appeared to be fixing
his wheel. Then he started out again.
After openly showing himself to all the
riders no one thought It was anything
more than an ordinary pickup.
But he started a terrific squirt that
caught the bunch mapping. 1t lasted near
ly half an hour, with frequent reliefs
that kept the whole twenty-five riders
busy and going like mad 1t all ended
by Wileys falling, but not before three
teams had been Tapped.
The Williams Wilcox team is about
ready to quit, as they are both in bad
physical condition. The pace is also tell
ing on Mitten and Samuelson
Hardy Downing and Matt Downey were
| never riding better. Before long they are
sure to make an attempt to regain that
lost lap. and if the foreign team, Krebs
and Vanderstuyft. are caught mapping
they are apt to get it.