Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-13
"Sprints" and Fails at Six-Da Race

/ Stein n Lorenz fell in the home
stretch.
One of the riders struck Stein; an
other who was backed on STEMS wheel
attempting to get out of the way hit
Clarke's handle-bars, throwing him
near the tape. Lorenz fell a few yards
further.
Cameron went through some aero
batic stunts to escape a fall in this
spill. He rode off the track inc out
among the trainers, who were rushing
to the rescue. Vie finally got on the
track again safe and sound.
The sprint was started by IT.
| Clarke, of the Antipodes, with Lorenz
on. Jackie tore away at a terrific clip
for a lap and a half and gave way to
Lorenz. After two more laps Root,
who was trailing Lorenz. took up the
white mans burden. Georget was in
distress. His hustling partner Brocco
had Just gone off. Georget was almost
a half lap behind when the spill oc-
Cured. -
Brocco seems to be the most popular
man on the track. The shouts of his
countrymen, viva Brocco,' are al
ways in evidence. He is applauded
when he gets on or gets off or goes
ahead or falls back. He is surely a
favorite with the gallery gods. And
he deserves it. He does the major
portion of his teams work am is al
ways ready and willing to mix it up,
while Georget does rot seem able to
stand the gaff so well.
Cleaning them out at $3.50 yesterday
morning seemed to have no effect on
the crowd last night at all. AS a mat
ter of fact the crowds in the upper
gallery seemed the same. There was
no apparent difference in the long row
of heels and soles visible at the rail.
Some of them who were there since
the opening were distinctly and en-
phatically grieved when they were
chased before the usual cleaning-up
time Wednesday morning,
Kramer looks tired. but, believe me,
he rides better than he looks. He is
becoming quite frissxy laughs M
jokes with the other riders and
trainers.
Barring accidents the champ will fiji
ish. He is going to prove this week
what clean living will do for a man.
His life has been a revelat' n. His
business is riding a bicycle, and he
applies to his body and to the buDiness
of riding a Bicycle what the energetic
business man applies to his business
Even If he should OF finish, and ne
will by present indications, he will
have proven that he has no superior
as an = lete.
Matty O'Brien closed up shop and
was an interesting spectator last eve
ming.
The Newark fire department is we'll
REPRESENTED at the race. A party of
the boys in blue occupied a box on
the Fourth avenue end yesterday after
noon and last night.
Frank Kramer seems to be tickled re-
garding his condition. When pressed
with a query as to how he felt he re-
piled: Gould do a sixth in the neigh
borhood of fifteen seconds"
The 1,OOo-mile mark was passed at
1888, with Brocco in the lead.
The big spill at 1:1S, in which several
riders were badly shaken up, will no
doubt weaken a few of the teams.
1t was the worst spill of the race,
n there was a h%urry-up call for the
bicycle repairers.
Saldow and Brocco resorted to a good
deal of friendly kidding in the foreign
camp after the big smash.
Thu spill resulted in a loaf for an
hour, and the riders fell behind the
record considerably.
Eddie Root seemed to be the worst
hurt of the fallen riders, having re-
ceived a bad cash in the knee and a
bad shaking up
Eddie Root and Mr.. P. L. Powers had
a serious hat in the corridor of the
Garden late yesterday afternoon. They
left each other in silence.
Those foreigners are the whole show
now. They are the real trouble-makers
in he long grind. They start the
sprints and are principally responsible
for the fast pace being set.
Some of the riders are complaining
of bumps and holes in the track.
"The faster the ace the better for
the riders" said Floyd MacFarland.
when a rider joys along at a weary
gait his muscles tighten. n thus
when a sprint comes he can't get
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