Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-21

Madison Square Garden was in an
nproar during the early hours of the
morning today when the Clark-Root
team. which lost a lap in the six-day
race at Madison Square Garden last
night made repeated attempts to re-
gain their lost circuit, without sue
cess. While neither Clark nor Root
could make much Roadway in their
frequent spurts they made things I'M
pleasant for the six teams which
were ON even terms for first place.
Clark and Roots only chance of gain
ing any Roadway was to catch the
field mapping, but they were watched
closely and seldom got more than a
few yards in the lead. They were
fast weakening at an early hour this
morning, and in a sprint started by
Mcnamara, and which was taken up
by Jimmy Moran, his partner, shortly
after o'clock, almost resulted In the
Clark-Root team losing another lap.
McNamara's riding during the latter
part of the night and the early hours
of today was a feature of the grind.
The eyclist from the Antipodes squirt
ed out time and again, and at one in
stance last night had more than half
o lap lead on the field.
1t was the concensus of opinion at
the track today that the Goullet and
Csrenda team, which Is a favorite to
capture the big honors tonight, would
have the Mcnamara Moran combina-
ton to deal with In the sprints to-
day Mcnamara on more than one oc-
casion was far in the lead of Gouli ct,
and Moran seemed to get better as
lap after lap was passed UP. The
other teams, Verri and Egg, Lawson
and Drobach, Cameron and Kaiser
and Fogler and Hill, all appeared in
good enough condition to be in for the
final sprints.
Three More Teams Quit.
AT o'clock this morning the teams
of Walthour and Halstead, Thomas
and Hanley and Hansen and Piercey
withdrew from the race. 1t was also
announced by Manager MacFarland
that the Anderson and Mitten team
would be withdrawn before noon
time When the o'clock score was
being announced the riders had COW
cred 2,472 miles and We're 25 miles and
laps ahead of the former rocerd OF
2,446 miles and Z laps, made by Hal
stead and Drobach last year.
In the Jam that started at 4:05
o'clock this morning Mcnamara got
off to SPIRIT on the Madison avenue
turn. He shot around the track. and
was relieved quickly by Moran. Magin
and Lawrence were with Moran and
MCNAMARA, and the two teams were
far in the lead of the field when
Grenda. after relievlr Z Goullet, pulled
up by a sensational squirt. In this
spI int Eddie Root was vainly trying
10 eaten un. and it was only due to
the fact that the field slowed trifle
that Clark was enabled 10 get back
with the field, Fogler AMI Hill also
H. : - al =. a ~
were not as fGI back as the Clark
Root team verri and Egg were riding
strong, while Cameron md Kaiser,
the surprise team of the grind, We're
right up with the leaders, Egg was
dong most of the riding f., his team.
yerri's face appears much like a
crazy quilt. From numerous spills the
italian has scraped his face, which Is
plastered in many different parts.
Lawson and Drobach did not make
any attempt at lap-gaining, both
being content to watch the leaders.
Drobacf is riding one of his best six
day races, and his work during the
time that Clark and Root were Tapped
last night was sensational. 1t was
due mostly to the plugging ability of
Drobach that the field was enabled to
catch Moran and Mcnamara, who
were half a lap to the good.
Big jam" for $50.
A fifteen-mile sprint for $3.50 That
announcement was made just aften 10
O'Clock last night. The immense crowd
sat back in anticipation of a great
sprint There had been intermittent
sprints, at $40 per, for two hours,
and they were good. There was no
sign of suffering or weakness when the
riders struggled for the $40 primes, and
the big prime was expected to give
the crowd their fill of excitement, and
it did. When it was over the teams
of Jackie Clark and Eddie Root and
Percy Lawrence and Jake Magin We're
one lap behind the six teams with
whom they had shared the lead for
: lis hours.
Jimmy Moran Starts Big JAM
Old Jimmy Moran, who started the
sprint and the veteran, the nero of
many a race in the Garden, showed
much of his old form and courage
which have cast fear in the hearts of
the SiX-day stars for years. Moran
jumped after there had been ten
sprlnts for the special prize of $loO.
!, there was no doubt ABOUT Morans
& intentions. He was not striving for a
prime. 1t was the race that Moran
was making a desperate effort to win.
With more speed than he had shown
at any time during the race, Moran
pulled away and clear of all except
the alert Cameron. The pack hesi-
lated. They were under the impress
sion that Jimmy was sprinting for
the next prime. But when Mcnamara
was pushed on the track by q corps
1 of trainers the other teams realized
that the two great pluggers We're
battling for a lap. Twenty yards
separated the two leaders from the
pack when Mcnamara relieved Moran.
With truly wonderful burst of speed
the Australian increased the lead to
forty yards. Fogler, Lawson, Clark
and Magin were riding desperately,
out they could not gain an inch on
y Moran, while they lost ground to Nc
Namara 1t was q wild scene, The
trainers, most of whom have lost their
voices, made wild gestures and the
crowd shouted themselves hoarse as
the sprint went ON lap after lap and
mile after mile. The riders were chang
ing every four or five laps. For two
miles Moran and Mcnamara held an
advantage of almost half lap on all
but Kaiser and Cameron. who alter
mated in hanging on to the aggressors.
Lawson sprinted, Clark sprinted and
then Lawrence and Hill sprinted, but