Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-06
LEADING CYCLISTS HOLD
ADVANTAGE AT BOSTON
Efforts of Second Division
Riders to Regain Lap Is
Thwarted at Boston.
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WALTHOUR FAILS ROOT
Bobby Makes Poor Pickup
When Partner Tries for
Lost Distance.

Epectat 10 the Evening star.
BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 6.-Despite
desperate attempts by the riders in
che second division to get on even
serns with the leaders. the three
team tie still remained al the finish
OF the fourth days racing of the six
aav race at the Arena early today. 1t
was shortly after tine start OF the race
4hat the "jamming" started, with the
second division team doing most OF
abe sprintng, with the three leaders
content to act on the defensive. Our,
ing the early hours of the race special
spirits for primes offered by various
enthusiastic fans kept the crowd in
good humor, the earlier sprints being
won by Patsy Logan, Martin Ryan,
Charlie Piercy. George Cameron ana
Reggie Mcnamara.
Although the race fer primes Nv
ened m matters, It was not until 6 p.
m. when the riders were IA miles .
laps ahead OF the best previous mark
In this city that a real jam started.
At that. if only lasted for a few min
utes. after which the riders plugged
along steadily during the supper hour'
Anderson Nearly Gets Away.
George Cameron won the first prime
HanpTeO
general villa" had finished sprint
spg. Norman Anderson, of the Mitten-
Anderson team, opened up big gap
on the balance Of the field, and af'er
a quick relief by Mitten the team
looked as though they had a chance
10 gain back their lost ground. Mar
I'm RYAN, the Newarker, however,
spoiled the attempt by jumping away
and catching the runaways. AS soon
81 the field closed the gap, Alfred
GouIlet decided he would have try,
and in a great burst Of speed opened
up half-lap lead. But, with this ad-
vantage, ALI sat UP and waited TOT
che rest OF the field to reach him.
shortly after Goullet pulled his
eurint his countryman, Charlie Plercy,
Jumped away and Jimmy Moran ana
GouiIet stalled the field SO that Piercy
and Logan gained circuit on the
field putting them on even terms
With the Madonna Rudi-Russe team
fiercy followed the lap-stea ing stunt
by again jumping a few minutes
later and the Madonna Rudi- Russo
team was the only combination to
suffer, the pair losing a lap through
0 bad pickup. =.
with Piercy and Logan ahead Of
che Italian-Austrian team, the field
plugged along at a steady pace,
siGrassv'' Ryan leading the pack a
merry pace for seventeen minutes.
srhe usual sprint for the 8 o'clock
prime had hardly been finished when
p,ercy and Logan gained two laps
on the field, the other riders not car
sng much about chasing them. Ma
donna and Rudi- Russo also gained
a lap. much to the enjoyment Of the
crowd.
Real Work starts.
with the comedy finished the real
eerious sprinting followed. All the
time that the others were sprinting,
Eddie Root was awaiting his chance
30 make a getaway. The famous
slx-day rider does not relish being
Tapped and he is expected to cause
plenty of trouble before the termina-
aion OF the race. Roots chance came
shortly after o'clock He opened
up a big gap after Lawrence, Han |
sen and Ryan had made futile at
sempts to get away. The sprint /
started by the trio was stopped by
a fall in which Kopsky and Ander- /
son came down. When the race was
resumed after the riders were
out with q badly cut
hand the lot Of Kopsky, Root started
away but Walthour, his partner,
failed to relieve him In time and the
attempt went for naught, Mttten
came into the limelight next with a
that proved very disastrous
Tor the Piercy-Logan team, the team
1osing a lap in the melee.
A special mile sprint was won by
after which the riders
were ordered off the track for a mile
exhibition by George Wiley. who COW
eYed the distance in ! minute 81 AS
seconds. Jimmy Hunter later won
a swo-mile motor race IN 2 minutes,
81 seconds.
Gouuet Wins Prime
GouIlet made a successful try for a
prime at 1890 o'clock and another
offered a few minutes later was
taken by Piercy. Kopsky fell again
IN the sprint that Piercy won, but
was not hurt. In q sprint that lasted
eigAs minutes. started by Mltten and