Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-17
MOrey Gordon Sanguine Over
Chances of New Teams
Success.
RIDERS HURT IN BIG SPILL
Cameron and Piercey Injured
and Forced to Withdraw
from Race.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS.


walker and Wohlrsb. .....,.. $50
Carman and Kaiser. ......s-.s $40 10
ravanaRb and WRlthOur. 6i9 10
spears and Gerry .....,....... go 10
LInart and Dupuy ............ B1S 10
Colombato and Provost ..~.... 61A
The record for thirty hours In siN-
day bicycle race of the ten-honr-n- day
variety is $50 miles laps, made by the
contestants in the race at the local armory
track in 1910.
A lap behind the FIVE leaders and
tied with four other teams for sixth
place, the newly formed combination
OF Harry Kaiser and Clarence Car
man will try to get up on even terms
with the leaders today in the six
day race at the First Regiment
armory. Morey Gordon, one of the
ablest trainers in the game, has the
two young riders in charge, and he
worked long after the race last night
and again today preparing the boys
for their effort. Gordon SAYS ms
team will take the offensive from the
start and will risk even their
chances of being in the race on the
anal day in their attempt to make
the first division in this leg OF the
race.
New Team Has Fighting Chance.
To say that Kaiser and carman
have chance Of success may sound
like an exaggeration, but figuring
strictly on form. it would seem thai
they have at least a fighting chance.
All through the race they have never
been in trouble. On the defensive
from the start, they have saved
themselves. as though they antiei-
pated the situation they face today.
During every lam" OF the race they
have been glued to the leaders, and
neither was ever In danger before the
new formation. Several concentrated
efforts by the teams that are leading
now were made to get the Carman-
Piercev team, but they failed dis
nallv. What makes the chances OF
the new team look brightest IS the
fact that the five leading teams failed
to make any impression On the other
FIVE teams in the many sprlnts or iasJ
night.
Morey Gordon -auguine.
If Trainer Gordon can instiu Ia his
riders the confidence he has In their
ability. they will go az their task
Dravely.
"These BOYS will come very near
getting some of the leaders I tney
carry their fight long enough. COM
mented Gordon this mornins. They
are young and strong, and they come
back after a sprint quicker than
some of those old birds l nave in
structed them to take all kinds of
chances and keep at the old-timers
until they crack them or crack.
themselves, and feel sure they will
do it," continued Morey. with a
merry twinkle and a confident smile
Rumor of Combination.
1t is rumored at the rrackside that +
the five teams that are lap back
Of the leaders have formed combi-
nation to get up on even terms again
There was evidence last night that
these five teams were making con-
certed efforts to tire the leading
feams OF get a favorable angle 10
gain lap Spears and Cory Jumped
repeatedly, and so did Kaiser and
Carman and Dupuy and Iinart. toc
Belgians, took an occasional .shler.
Carman, Kaiser and Spears opened
big gaps at times, and they appeared
20
riders on the leading teams. In one
sprint Carman had Moran of ten
lengths and struggling hard 10 get
on, and Moran said afterward that
Carman was the fastest man in the
race. Manager MacFarland believes
that Spears IS riding faster than any
OF the riders and would be the bear
OF the race If he had someone 10 urge
him all the time. Spears Is showing
more confidence all the time, and
when he realizes just how good he Is
he will probably fight to finish.
Blg Spin Eliminates Cameron and Piercey'
The big spill. which caused the re
firing of George Cameron. Of New
York, and Charles Piercey, of Austria
liza. came at S.4S o'clock on the last
lap Of a ride for d SIS prime. The
riders were entering the homestTetch
and had just turned into jay street
when the fork on Cameron.s wheel
broke. Cameron went crashing 10 the
bottom of the track and Piereey 2J!-
lided with the guard railing Pier0eF
tried to avoid Cameron and was
forced TO shoot up the embankmenc.
Walker was following close 10 Piercey
and as the latter's wheel sid down
the track Walker went headlong, his
machine shooting from beneath h'm
Trainers and spectators rushed To the
unfortunate riders, vino lay at tts
bottom Of the track OF The three
riders who went down, Cameron Was
probably injured the most He was
bleeding from bad cut over the right
eye and was also suffering internal 'n-
1uries. Piercey's right eye vas iisr
badly damaged, while the wrist of lus
right hand was swollen. Walker vas
badly shaken up and it was some dGie
before he was able to mount his wheel.
Physicians from the audience offered
their services and the city ambulance