Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-09-09
Eddie HaSha, Worlds Cham
pion, DaShes Into Crowd of
Spectators at Newark with
Fatal Results.
RUNAWAY MACHINE IS
INSTRUMENT OF DEATH
Accident Precipitates Panic
and Many Are TrampIed in
Wild Scramble TO Places of
Safety.

iBy Morn'ng sosrnaI Special Leassd wire
Newark. n. j.. Sep S.--Etidie IInsha
or Waco. Texas. holder of several
!, worlds records for motorcycle racing
| plunged over the rail OF the course
of the Newark Motordomc into a
crowd late this afternoon. causing the
| death of six persons. including him
self, while six are dying and thirteen
are badly injured.
| The only two of the six dead posi-
lively identified up to a late hour
tonight were Hasha and Johnny AL
bright. Denver motorcyclist who was
riding third in the race. The other
four dead were boys and young men
among the spectators.
Five thousand spectators were wit
messing the finish of n four mile free
for-al race when the daring young
rider. doing ninety miles an hour
took his fatal plunge. He was pitcn-
ed head-first fifty feet into the air
His body was shapeless when 1t was
picked up almost at the feet of his
wife. seated in the bleachers. AL
bright was thrown head-iirst IN the
other direction into the enclosure of
the track. when the champions $
wheel came sliding down the steep
bank and struck him. He was picked
up for dead, but he lived in an un-
conscious state more than two hours.
The spectators injured were mainly
the men and boys who were leaning
over the rail yelling encouragement
to the riders when iIashn came tear
ing into their midst.
Six riders started in the free for-nll.
which was the last event on the pro-
gram. II was a handicap with Hasha
and Ray Seymour. OF Los Angeles, an
old rival. each starting from scratch.
Ray Peck. another Los Angeles rider.
started at the quarter-mile mark, and
Albright the Denver rider, and Frank
King and John King, of Newark,
We're each given two fun laps handi
cap The track Is a quarter mile and
circular. AT the crack OF the pistol,
lIasha leaped ahead of Seymour.
After six rounds of the course, during
which his rival had eaten his smoke,
the pair evened up and In another
Seymour passed Ilasha BY varying |
seymour kept the lead until
the last few laps The railing was |
lined four deep with men and boys
urging Ilusha to overtake his rival. |
Just ut the commencement OF the last /
lap the champion tried To satisfy the |
crowd by Il desperate effort. The |
leader ran high on the track, leaving |
too narrow a space for Ilasha to pass,
struck the rail.
The sprocket Of lIasha's wheel was
oosened by the collision and went
sailing into the crowd, tearing Off
he skull OF the boy. In addition to
hose injured as Ilasha was hurled
against them, many persons fell and
we're trampled in the wild scramble
imong the spectators. Seymour kept
control OF his machine and rode to
afety.
Albright, the first of the rear riders.
vas making a great effort to over
AXE the leaders when he was struck
,y the ilasha machine and received
aial injuries.
OF the injured spectators ten were
unconscious when aid reached them.
'wo died before reaching the opcrat-
ng table ut the hospital. and two 9th
rs AS the surgeons were about to
work over them.
lIasha. the dead champion. spranS +
nto fame as a motorcyclist ut Los
.necles, last February. when he WAS
iven credit for new records IN the
ne, two, three and fourmile events.
IN the Newark track last month, he
cttercd the mile record again. tray
ling the distance in 3s 2-5 seconds