Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-21
TWO INJURED ON
COLISEUM TRACK
LINGENFELDER AND De R0SiER
FALL FROM MOTORS
The Poor judgment Of Officials and a
Series of Mishaps Mar What
Was Expected 10 Be
Good Card

A series of accidents TO riders, mis-
haps to the machines and poor decis-
ions by the judges made most Ia
mentable picture Of the good card of
motorcycle races that Manager Krae-
mer had staged for the Coliseum track
Sunday The worlds champion motor
cycle rider, Jake De Roster. ana the
speedy professional rider, Eddie Lin
genfelder, were both injured by aCci-
dents that could have been avoided
and consequently were put out of the
racing leaving Whittier alone 10 rep
resent the high class professionals IN
merely walkaway events.
The first event, a siX-mile race Tor
private owners, was declared off, as
but one rider of four entered showed
up. The second event, four miles, for
professionals, had but Lingenfelder
and whittier as starters, and IN me
ninth lap a fiat tire resulted in bdd
spill for Lingenfelder and whittier
withdrew. Lingenfelder's injuries were
severe cuts over the eve and nose. a
badly confused shoulder and difIo-
Gated wrist. That any set OF Judges
should have allowed Lingeni9lder 10
ride the last three laps, with tire 50
fiat that ii was patent 10 the entire
audience, deserves the seNerest con-
demnation, and while Manager krae-
mer was not directly responsible. II is
his privilege to eliminate such incom-
petent officials from further contests.
Had the judges acted promptly ana
proDerlv the accident would not have
happened. The track was in excellent
condition and perfectly safe as VOuch-
ed for by the majority OF the riders
The third event eight miles. three
starters, was won by Hubert kittle on
inn a.
mour on a Reading Standard by less
than a fifth of lap.
De Roster Takes Spill
The professional match race of eight
miles between Whittier and De ltoslef
was a close contest for five laps, when
De Roster lost control OF his machine
for a moment and took bad tail'
which put him out of tie race and Sc
verely injured his right hip and leg.
The race was stopped i'm the thirteontn
Ian and awarded to Whittier, but as
there was considerable side money up
on the event, all bets should have
been declared off. The decision will IN
all probability he protested and the
decision was not well received by the
audience.
In the ton-mile race for trade riders
Ward took the lead from seymour IN
the second lap and won the race hand-
ily in 9:40 3-5. covering the first tNe
miles in 4:42 Is. which is distance
record for 4-horsepower motorcycles.
In the eight-mile race for trade
riders Ward withdrew in the sixteenth
lap, as his machine ran short Of CYL
inder oil. the race being finished by
Seymour and Kittle, the former timsh-
ing less than a machine length III the
lead. 1t would be impossible for pfet-
tier or better ridden race on any track,
and from start to finish a blanket would
have covered the two riders. Time
1921 20.
The last race, twenty miles for pro
fessionals. was started by Dc Roster,
Whittier and Mitchell The ncrvy lit
tie French rider had to withdraw In
tho eighteenth lap. as he was too Sc
vereIv injured to continue. Mitchell
racing machine having gone out OF
commission in a previous race ana
the Judges called the race off at the
end of the twelfth mile. Time ll:45.
The audience was the largest of the
season. and but for unfortunate cir
cilunstanees records would have been
broken. There was a strong posslbil-
itv that Whittier would have been ac-
claimed the new worlds champion, as
he was riding strong when the accl-
dent happened to De Roster. a num-
her of actions Of the judges through
out the races were open to criticism,
and such poor judgment as displayed
adds nothing to the popularity of nor
interest in the sport. Manager krea-
mer and Jack Prince deserve only the
kindest words, for they had done thelr
hest to nut uD a good card, ana nave
the track in good shape.