New-York tribune., 1920-12-06
-Wails of "W.ld Williann. :.

worlG' ; Champion hghter, whipped re-
,over out ot his hip pocket al one
minute after midnight this morning
md fred the shot that started the
'wen,y-ninth annual six-day bicycle
-sca s. Mad. stn Square Garden.
These were the riders who started
~ each Of the fifteen teams: Kramer.
NcNAmara. Lawrence. Debaetes. Co.
surr. Berri. Leene. Paul Sute-. Van
level, Mlouel, Bedell, Smith, ,yron.
l;rin and Nsudivelve.
A. II o'clock all the hard boiled
Eggs began 70 cluck and pick a. Their
.-ells when the ham race wa nut
~. with three starters Joe Jackson.
ne tramp cyclist; Fred Stone and
~poodies lannetOrd' fac.uc the
starter.
I: was furious contest for speed
h-swn and endurance. and TIC crowd
vas in corr. aual uproar until Jack
son skidGed over the finish line. fifteen
fse. ahead of Stone, with Poodles fine
ard. Jackson, IN a svelte bathing
suit Of maroon, took the lead At the
s.sr. ar, was never headed. although
stone, wlo kept UP on the bank looked
threatening al the way. t'red only
ooaed that way.
Great Fight for Third
Stone vore lis best par rol-luf SUI.
vth a white silk shirt. aud Poodles
vore the same bathing costume that
made such I n.. a. Gomez Island dur
ng the not months last summer Ha~-
retord rode steady. well judged race.
nsver varying lis pace, and Just nippeG
ard place. a.ter desperate finish
vth nobody near him
Two hours before .ne star. of -no
z event OF the week dress rehearsal
and review OF all the celebrities who
will view the gorgeous. genuine and
gigantic spectacle for six Jays and
SIX r.eaia took place I'm tire Hard
7o..el Egg Nest. Local No I. in he
nrcss stand. wneve they submitted to
ne mschinat.oNs Of squad Of photo
earlers.
The Forty immortals
Among the Forty Immortals noted in
as distinguished group. were Charles
Aenr Francis Canary Island Bird Sher-
y, Emperor OF Aanhattanvillc who has
identified himself with ne Harry
Stevens Machine Made Hot Dog Manu-
,ac.urlng Company for the week;
Wild BIZ Doig, undefea;ed moss
creeper o. Umpowaug Hi, Conn. who
became ".ld bv attending these func-
ion; Rob. Jordan. Roll" Joe Smoi-
er VINO won the last siN-day singing
contest BY warbling for 142 consecutive
-ogrs and living to tel the tale; Tam
-any" Dung and his six muit-colore3 /
aa's. Ben, the Ne"sooy from tae Stree
d Adventure who has brand !. "
mono.ceNo. II D st Camp linton and
many otner glvtering personalities.
One hour before tie midnight chimes
aamed there was busting and an
oder Of grease-paint from the neigh
oorhood OF tho riders dressing room,
.re7 hoa~se chorus OF whispers.
Light Lights" and Raymond Hitch
cecs. Fred Stone Frank Tinney. Joe
Ssnt.ey Oscar Shaw. G. p Huntley,
+Pood.es" Hanneford Ernest TrIe1,
lanes Doyle, HarlanD Dixon, Charles
IeNaughton and Joe Jackson, the
"..amO c.cl St" who we're entered J..
tie han without eggs race. e one
m..s. s-rutted 10 the STAR ng line and
wece 't-ed onto -Aeir wheels. while
.ae elacgriciens of the liaraen force
..sined = spotlight on each.
T1e Tae spian athletes leaned tor-
zarG over theis lendl ebars dug more
.erceiY into their pedals. and each in
la.eL Tor the last time with sucn snler-
a.i 20. -het the intake sounded like
,aa " ninr of winters wind.
Just before nc pistol shot nat sent
Ines racGiess humans aure.lug maaly
around -ae periiously banked track in
'he quest for publicity a litsle lad who
lad heard .ha- Joe Jackson vas one ~
nose WHO was 70 risx lie and LIMB IA
iais ree adventure rushed up 70 Joe
and ri1eG. Say i am -rue, Joe; 81.
a. trle."
Lighter Side of Picture
.
academic features Of the siv-dav race.
4 nov - u look cn t-e -igate- side
y ,re -.ctlTc.
A,none ,,e fifteen teams ina oeea Il
ne -es- &. mldnlgnt t.e combination
D.. osoa- Eee and s.. NcNaraars,.
tae Swiss -Australan par, US -he gen
srsl taror.te 2, jng the oid-timers in
'ss crowd 3ot~ Egy and Nc\amara
aye m-Ce -ne.r ua,aes known for
ped, endurance and sear ationa. rid
'ng a. previous si1-cay grinfs, aNd or
Paper. t.ere does not appear any team
. tae race capable o. ta.lng -ne.r
laeas1re
Boooy Spears. worlds sps.atirg
'aamp-on aid Percy Lawrence, a,so
FsA saoe. Garden lie fan
g1Fe a aDout the closest 1na>cae I
7'ta Egg and McNamar with Erocco
zsc Co5urn no- 1erio1siy regarded, 4 J.
'A'-gn this team wi,, probably be q
t.nt mental favor.te ali wCeH. oecalse
RE brocco's mmense populariry
f':e ,,s I'd.
ran ramcr and VILE Spence
4i probably not last the week out
1f<iner e@s neYer 4 s.x-day rider. even
~ or eight years ago, and be IL not
r s~ine gsea- rider today taat ne wa
s'' to- - log st1ctca. Spencer
-(a 70, seem z. ois Dast, c.tner.
Pani Ha. Speed
d. ,se f9re ~ ,sarnz. Orlando pan
80 a-4 partner. DeliDri, slze up - in'
1'.' form .e1oic Piani showed IN th'
f.'- ssees of Saturday n.gnt that IA
fcre of speed. wrlle Bclion
~ 1s I'D stfong enough 70 do som'
s1' elg.og through the week
' s'f !eene MY also s1rpFia'
- tae experts.
as'tcrr lopng. VINO dcserted th'
~ for nc profers s'onai ranks =
-s II tals t4ce "a al. tne appear
a o. fvt0Ie champion on ~
* .-aExe - fsa'ne and ~irn Grea
-" o. efeec, EounY proved On @atur
mgr. fHaf re wil. be dangerous a
* a. be .s la fre race, bg. his pari
- bfmm. dee ~. raea1urc Up u
N@n1ar4
!" aas been toe cuzsom a. thcs1
- - recent ycars, there wsN ~
80 ss . - sprinta FOR p>in's eTsr5
=. ..l-'r-r nours. ~ $40 o'c.pcH ~
So. 'Tfftez, - 80 - the ncrAinf
4, i'm "a the afternoon