The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-19
FOURTEEN DOLLARS
STARTED IT ALL
De Mara Finds That Amount
Missing and the Riders
Mix.

About the free-for-aH bike riders fight
ia New York, as told in Salt Lake first
by The HeTald-RepubHcan, the New
York Tribune says;
Distributing the prize and contract
money to the riders, trainers and rubbers
who took part in the six-dap bicycle race
in Madison Square Garden last week was
not a happy occasion at the Hotel Bar
thOldi yesterday. Fists were freely used
to add convincing force to many argu-
ments, and Walter De Mara appeared
much the worse for wear when II was all
over.
The paying Of the prize money was a
star chamber proceeding, at which
GIessrs. Powers and Pollock, the pro
meters Of the race, accompanied by a
Pinkerton detective, played the principal
roles. Shortly before o'clock the trio
appeared at the hotel in an automobile
Powers bearing a satchel containing the
prize and contract money. They found
the lobby of the hotel crowded with
riders, trainers and hangers-On, but hUr-
ried up to room Al, on the second floor,
where the bag was opened and the dis
trlbutlOn Of moneys begun.
Demara Angry.
The riders went to the room by twos
and three and the trainers and rubbeTs
followed by camps, AS they descended
the men came to blows and were
pulled apart by friends, but finally
De Nara OF the team of Lawson and De
Mara descended in any angry frame Of
mind Tt appeared that when De Mara
had opened his envelope he discovered S14
missing, which had been paid to Billy
Boiles, the trainer, who handled the team,
In payment of training extras. Seeing
Boles in the corridor, De Mara walked up
to him and asked why his money had
been tempered with. An argument en-
sued which ended with the men cIinching
and wrestling about the lobby until sep
arated by friends.
BOlles was led away into the barrOom,
Where he seated himself with Floyd Nc
tarland, last years champion, and a
number or other riders and trainers at
a table A few minutes later De Mara,
by q group Of followers, came
lowed. Angered at length by De Mara's
taunts, BOlles jumped across the table
and smashed De Mara in the face. AS
several Of the latter's friends were about
to interfere, Mcfarland leaped into the
breach and struck De Mara.
Fight Is General.
For three minutes a free-for-aH battle
RACED up and down the floor of the cafe
and in the corridor of the hotel, McFar-
land and BOlles d6vOung ali their atten-
ton TO DE Mara and forcing him out Of
the care and down the corridor until he
went crashing against a telephone booth,
when the screams Of the operator added
to the din.
BY this time a number Of walters and
hotel attendants had entered the melee
and the fight was stopped. De Mara was
bleeding freely from cuts about the nose
ana mouth and both eyes were almost
closed. Several others of the riders re-
celVed blows which left marks.
Ii was reported that Rutt and Clarke
the winning team, divided 5000 IN prize
and contract money as a result OF their
victory, but with what truth this asser-
ton was made could not be ascertained.
Root and FOgler, who we're second. di-
Ylded 5000 1t was said while WaIthOur
and Collins, the third team, were reported
TO have received 500 each for their weeks
ordeal With the exception OF Pye, the
Australian rider, whose principal articles
or apparel We're bandages, none Of the
7 ideFs appeared any the worse for the
siX-day strain which they had under
gone.