New-York tribune., 1912-12-14
Six-Day Riders Keep Up the
Grind with Series of Thrill
ing, firing SprintS.
RYAN BREAKS COLLARBONE
Strikes Oscar Egg and Crashes
to Floor and Is Removed
to Hospital with Pain
full Injury.

American team, broke his collar bone
while rounding dead mans curve. ana
was removed to the Polytechnic Hospital,
where il was said that he was not serl-
ously injured. and that he would be able
30 ride again In five or six weeks. Ryans
accident came at a moment when II was
least expected. Following big sprint, IN
which several teams were Tapped, the men
were riding at a slow pace, when Ryan ;
wheel skidded and he struck Oscar Egg
aud carried the latter TO the floor.
Ryan fell underneath and struck on his
shoulder. Egg scrambled TO his feet un-
hurt, but Ryan lay grovelling in pain.
He was carried 10 his training quarters
where an examination revealed the extent
OF his injuries.
SO far as the first five places are con-
! cerned, the race was practically settled In
the greatest sprint OF the race, Which
lasted from l2:5S TO III o'clock this morn
ing. Grenda and Pye. Root and Hehlr'
Rutt and Fogler. Bedell and Mitten, ana
/ Clarke and Hill gained lap onSthe re-
nainder Of the field. Brocco and Berthet
setrieved q lost lap IN the sprint.
. Cameron, of the newly organized Cam
/ eron-Thomas team, went out nrst, sno
,was followed by Walker, Wells ehd
ITlarke in rapid succession. Clarke and
Hill gained three-quarters or lap on
the entire field until Rutt pulled slowly
tup on Clarke, carrying Grenda' Roo''
LBedell and Brocco With him.
Frank Kramer fell away back, and ne
and Moran were almost Tapped. when
Moran fell The judges ruled that Moran
hof he
ss gained.
At s15 o'clock last night Jimmy Moran
went out leading a sprint and speedily
.opened gap OF a quarter OF lap
!Kramer made a clean relay, and was
Islmost half lap to the good. when All
.Grenda caught him Grenda at once
Isaped out. and he, too. gained hat lap
before the tireless twins, Jackie Clark
@nd Walter Rutt, picked him UP. The
pace was terrific. and half a dozen riders
were unable TO hold up under It. Slowly
ibut surely. Ryan and Thomas, Brocco and
Berthet. Walthour and Cameron dropped
back one lap each, while the lucBless Suter
brothers were passed twice in the mao
dash Carmen and Loftes. all in and
ready to quit made little effort 10 follow
tthe leaders and lost half a dozen laps in
the dash The last named pair were
full mile and one lap behind the leaders
at II o'clock last night and growing
weaker at every mile. At the same time
the Suter brothers were seven laps IN
Nhe ruck, while Brocco and his partner
were three laps in the rear
Shortly before 10 o'clock man. his
face covered with blood, staggered UP
ahe stairs from the basement Of the Gar
den.
Get an ambulance or a doctor-quicR,'
fried the man, endeavoring TO prevent the
blood, which was flowing from a deep
cut on the side of his face. from spread
xng over his clothing.
A patrolman on duty outside the Gar
Ren was called and DIR. Keith responded
10 an ambulance call sent TO the New
Work Hospital The man said he was
John Campbell, thirty-eight years old.
but declined to give his occupation or ad-
dress. Five stitches were taken by DR..
Keith In the cut on his face after which
he was assisted TO a taxicab and was
<hisked away.
The man declared he vas passing along
vie corridor In the basement OF the Gar
The assault, he said, followed an attempt
20 rob him Asked II he knew the iden-
tity of his sssailant, Campbell made an
slusive answer.
Bobby Walthour. the Dixie Filler, was
lost to the race at 1898 o'clock this morn
frfs. For the last two days Walthour has
stuck in the race on his nerve alone. His
frequent falls have taken his stamina
away. and he was finally forced to quit.
George Cameron, his partner, teamed up
with Lloyd Thomas, and took the Wal
thour- Cameron score, one lap behind the
leaders
The most sensational riding of the race
Nas seen between the hours Of and
o clock last night. Sprint followed sprint
with scarcely an intermission, and as
result only eleven teams are now tied.
srhe gritty little Brocco and Berthet lost
two laps. while the Suter brothers and
Carmen and LOTUS lost three more laps
before the pack finally settled down, and
are now full half mile, or five laps, be-
hind the leaders. To those who sat in the
press stand IL appeared as II Rutt and
Paddy Behir had Tapped every team in
she race except Clarke and Hill during
the second big sprint, shortly after I
ocloak, but the lynx-eyed officials re
fused to allow II.
The first squirt was headed by Jimmy
Moran at 5:14 o'clock. and it was in this
dash that the popular little Brocco was
passed for the first time. Leaping out
like a streak Moran opened a gap Of fully
thirty yards before the field was awake.
Then Rutt, the big German. followed by
Jackie Clarke. went out after him and
zach took turns in forcing the pace. All
hung on fairly well except the suter boys,
Carmen and LOTUS and Berthet. Relief
men we're hustled out on the track and
every man in the race was riding.
On drove the leaders, and at last they
sicked up Suttr, then Carmen and finally
the game little Brocco. The latter was
fast asleep when the dash was started
end was three-quarters Of lap behind
when he was called 10 go on the track.
THAT dash lasted until 5:25. For about
three minutes the pace was slow, but 1t
soon fI~sned up and at 5:35 o'clock
Grassy Ryan leaped out. He was picked
up by Rutt and Pye. and In the twinkling
Of an eye the trio was thirty-five yards In
the lead and riding faster at every drive
of the pedals. All Grenda, Joe Fogl"r
and Lloyd Thomas picked up their team
mates. and Grenda and Pye gained almost