The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-03
SPRINTS AND SPILLS
THRILL CYCLE FANS
rarman and Chapman Are
Knocked Unconscious During
Whirl for Points at Night.
Two O'clock Score.

Grsnda. Hi ,.............., sos
urZamAra -Magin .........,. oos
baden Cory ........,...., sos
isNr,nce. Hanley ........... b06
Gbspma m .Halsted ..,......, sos
..Tv!s. Keller .......s....... bp6
v,,-i-Drobach ...,.......... 500
l,.rrAn -Debetes ...........' bOh
,nr-Byron ...,,....,.... QUO
gsllo Marley ......''....t.. bVh
Wsber-Eaton ..t.,......,... bOb
Coburn. Kopski .....,....... sos
,!ruu1 Thomas .,,.,,....... bOb
" povker-L Bowker. 605
tsader-Keller. Record--557 miles and
,iap,. made by Clark and Root in 1914.
Following their cycronic riding In the
mint sprlnts in the six day cycle race
Yesterday afternoon Reggie Mcnamara
and Jake Magn again cut loose in the
Berlin bursts before a crowd that packed
Madison Square Garden from cellar 20
,,llng last night. Interspersed among
the speed bursts were several spills.
Carman, Chapman. Gerwig, Eaton. Han
lev and Grim coming troopers at odd
lines during the evening. Carman and
Chapman were in two nasty spills AT
,he end OF the sprints last night Magin
and Mcnamara had a comfortable lead
on pOiUlC. HO WA
sn.McNama-S so points. Madden-Co
81, verri-Drobach ~, Hanley-Lawrence
20, Gfenda-Hnl 81, Chapman Haistead
s. Weber Eaton 3. Coburn-Kopsky Z,
,;rim-Thomas and Lang-Byron ,.
The race inds fourteen teams tied in
the lead mary miles behind the record
An early morning sprint yesterday re-
suited in the Bowker brothers and Bello-
Markey teams being Tapped. Late yes
tsrday afternoon Bello and Markey re-
gained their lost circuit, but the Bowker
brothers were unable 10 overtake the
leaders,.
Spill in the sprints.
There was not a vacant seat in the
building when the Berlin sprints started
at9l7 o'clock last evening. Thousands
outside were turned away. Kramer,
NAo had played cagy In the matinee
,2rlnts thrilled the crowd by capturing
ne opening speed burst. Frank sud
denly swooped down from the top OF the
bank on the sixth lap and shot to a
sven yard lead. Hanley gave quick
chase but was passed by BRENDA.
Kramer held his head TO the line. how
ever Grenda, Hanley, Madden, Hal
stead and Verri finished in order.
Il was at the close OF the inaugural
sprint OF the evening that the first bad
-Dill o. the race occurred. Dupuy, re-
,svinG Kramer, started a Jam and tore
around the track at a tornado clip
In the midst OF the wild burst Chap
mans front forks broke and threw him
10 the boards.
Carman, who was sleighriding behind
Chapman. could rot swing aside. His
wheel hit Chapmhn's. throwing him out
Of the saddle as II from a catapult
Both Chapman and Carman were
anocNed UNCONSCIOUS and lay limp Al
The bottom IL the bowl They were
afrled ots the track and a doctor
Immoned. They were revived and the
examination showed they had escaped
with minor bruises.
Big Mcnamara, closely pressed By
Corn and Hill, led the field at the enc
- the second sprint. Lawrence, Hal
stead and Eaton got the other points.
Magin 10 the Fore.
Nagin again rode the legs Of tn
ether riders in the third sprint, flashing
across the line with Grerda and Verr
hanging on MS wheel. Halstead, Mad
den and Kramer followed. At the ent
Of the speed burst Halstead and Law
r"nce rubbed wheels and went dow,
m the Madison avenue turn. Neithe
-as '.".-
'' sreat piece OF riding McNamar
'r the fourth sprint. with Drobaci
C'hurn. Cory, Hill and Dupuy follow
g At the conclusion Of the sprint Co
hl~0 and Kopsky made a halfhearted at
Tempt to lap the field. but quickly wer
pulled down. In between the fourth an
'''1 Berlin sprints there was L So
1rme $40 for the leader at four and
= Al. II,
rnd OF the FIVE mile burst Kopsky an
Mag'n brought home the bacon. Benin
I'Cn at the finish OF the sprint cam
Madden. Verrl, Halstead, Lawrence an
kramer
Before the sixth sprint was starte
= aoman and Mcnamara returned to III
track. Chapman led the field across til
'75. though It looked as II McSamar.
VINO finished second could have passe
70 had he 50 wished. The order wa
AMMAN, Mcnamara, Cory. Hill, Dire
D. H, Hsrley The order OF the sevent
80 no for points was Magin, MaddeI
'e'', Lawrence. Halstead and Grend;
Dupuy Wakes Up.
- the surprise OF the spectato,
D., n.y. who had not been prominent
~" ~ the previous point spurts. &,
mo the going in the eighth sprint an
'SAi ont Mcnamara Cory. Hill, HaI
10y and Drobach followed. At the en-
''erVig. Eaton. lIanley and Carma
T"'' down a the Fourth avenue tur
No'c was injured,
Ferri MaRin. Madden. Lawrenc
''"0ds and Halstead finished in order
10 '.''1 sprint. which was followed
,r in which GerwIg. Eaton, HAM,
'"d amman went down. The tenth ar
lla. Berlin burst went 10 Drobach, vii
I.Namsra. Cory, Hin, Hanley al
-.7'on 'has!ug him in.
The c3d OF The first day matinee Be
point Sprin;s yesterday found Il
VI Namara- Magn pair with a perfe
percentage OF 80 points. Jake hurled
"Ieel across mo line winner Ia thr
ID" five spnnts and Reggie captur,
mo other 'wo. The l.awrence-Hanl'
' Maidcr-Norry combinations had
-. attic for second laurels Perc
ga WIN" uostd out Eddie and F'ral
lone point The afternoon poi
"e'd ne was:
H1su-MrNamara 30, Lawrence Ha
2. MadGen-Corry IS. Verri-Droba
.' 'renda-iiiu ., Chapman-Halsey
."Ng' Byron 3. Coburn-Kopsky
mn-Inom 3, Weber-Eaton al
h'amer-Dupuy L.
Fail Behind Record.
'' Vas shortly after the cessation
-erIlar matinee spriuts that TIC
.n 'a'ching the field a bit worn a
died, went out with Marley and
Famed the lap they had lost in the eat
.'rt.rS jam. Bello and his partner 8
"a the tenth OF a mile OF lost grou
despite The fact that Marley fell in I
' ds IL the speed burst, Belo quicI
e'ered his partner and held the adva
age I'll Markey could Temount and