Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-08
FLASHES FROM BIG
GRIND AT GARDEN
Million Gives Moran Rabbits
Foot and Chelsea Milkman
Feels Sure of Victory.
ROOT BEARS FATAL NO. 10

Two records went by the board and
one was tied in the first six hours of
/ the twenty first annual international
six-day race, which started one min
ute past twelve this morning at Madi-
son Square Garden.
At the completion of the first hours
riding the cyclists had surpassed the
! 1912 record OF Rutt and Fogler at 25
miles and laps. ALI Grenda, of the
Irish australian team, OF which
Jimmy Moran, the Chelsea millsman,
/ Is the other half, negotiated the new
mark of % miles and 6 laps. At the
finale of tho second hours gruelling
/ Eddie Root, of the international COM
hination, fell laps behind the last
year Magin- Lawrence distance of 80
miles and laps. ALI Goullet. of the
Australian pair, led the
field with 70 miles laps of grinding,
which was laps less than the dis
lance Travelled by Root and Hehir
last winter. Fred Keefe, of the pest
twain. was tho leader at the end Of
/ four hours. The riders lapsed seven
/ circuits behind Clarke and Hills dis
lance of 9S miles and l lap in the fifth
session. Keefe pulled the field and
regained the lost ground, equaling the
Ryan-Thomas feat of 121 miles laps.
/ htblb tonilfiutu lllG paw anu
still led at the close of the sixth hour,
increasing the lettering of the record
of LAB miles s laps by eight circuits.
After the regular band members had
/ hied themselves to their respective
downy pillows some of the all-nighters
entertained with harmoniea selections.
Inglis Uppercu, Frank Million and
/ I'll ptaifpd tho various
camps in the last moments before the
race and wished the riders well. Mr..
! Million presented Jimmy Moran with
a rabbits foot. Moran was at odds
whether or not to carry the excess
baggage, but finally decided to tote
along the hare's pedal for luck.
The parade of the riders, for years
feature of the ceremonies before
The race, was abandoned owing to
/ lack of time. The wheelmen were
started on their weary grind by
Arthur Zimmerman who was an
nounced by "Sllver Tongued" Peter
Prunty as the dean of the American
cycling champions" The men that
made the first appearance for their
respective teams were as follows:
Francisco verri, of the Italian team;
Andre Perchicot of the French team;
Willie Appellants, of the German
team; Paddy Hehir, of the Australian
team; Jimmy Moran, of the Irish
Melbourne team; Joe Fogler, of the
Australian-American team; Eddie
Root, of the international team; Mar
tin Ryan, of the Newark team; Elmer
Collins, of the motor chasers' team
Peter. Drobach, of the Jersey Skeeters'
team; John Bedell. of the Mutt and
Jeff team; Ernie Pye, Of the Tas-
manian team; Jake Magin, of the in
terstate team; Worth Mitten, of the
midget team; George Cameron, of the
New York team Norman Hansen, of
the Danish team. and Joe Kopsky, OF
the pest team.
Frank Kramer, the American sprint
champion, looked into the foreign
quarters just before tho start of the
race. well, they're out there and I'm
not with them" said the pride of
East Orange with a smile that be-
spoke volumes.
Eddie Root drew the hard-luck num-
Der 10. The affliction did not hamper
1.-THE American end of the international
teams speed, as at the end of the sec
ond hours gruelling the Boston boy
led the train at the 50-mile mark.
It was due to the efforts of Fred
Keefe that the record for five hours
was equaled. Keefe truly earned the
misnomer of pest" He was always
at the head of the train, and would
barely allow one sprint to subside be-
fore he would start the field with an
other.
Jackie Clark was the first relief.
Paddy Hehir sustained a puneture
shortly after the first mile had been
completed, and the Australian Rocket
was forced to pick him up at the very
outset.
Andre Perchicot, of the Perchicot-
Breton combination, held the honor
position when Arthur Zimmerman
fired the starting pistol. The riders
eircled the track twice In rolling
start.
In the first hour all of the teams
changed men on the track. Appellants
and Packebusch did the bulk Of the
making. Changing frequently,
the "Fatherland" team carried along
the field at a stiff pace and were
chiefly responsible for the eclipsing
of the Rutt-Fogler mark of % miles
laps. Just before the finish of the
first five miles Packebusch shot down
off the Madison Square turn and had
| Openfu up nail Int leHBIIl Ol lilt Ddch-
stretch before Bobby Walthour and
Ernie Pye set sail to close up the
gap. The pursuing pair failed to get
the "Flying Dutchman" before two
laps had been covered. Shortly after
the rest of the field closed up and
the visions of lap gained thus early
in the race were dispelled. The chase
succeeded in ehopping down the time
for the first five miles of the race to
II minutes and 81 80 seconds.
Ernie Pye had the first mishap
Rounding out of the Fourth avenue
curve. Pye punctured his rear tire.
The fiattened wheel slid from under
him, precipitating him to the boards.
He escaped with few scratches
Later in the evening Clarence Car
men was the victim of a spill near the
Madison avenue turn. Walthour,
Applicants and Carmen went down
in a heap. Carmen landed ON his
shoulder, dlslocating that member.
and was carried in an unconscious
condition from the track. Carmen
pluckily resumed riding after an abb
sence of an hour and Ave minutes
from tho saucer.
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