New-York tribune., 1920-12-11
Spills Save
Leaders From
Losing Ground
Egg and Mcnamara Fail to
Recover Laps as Grind
Enters the Last Day
By Fred Hawthorne

ny Fred Hawthorne
When Broc-co steals o. ldp.
Dom speak to me of dis or dot
You loosa do overcoot or hat
do not care Of eohot may hap
Leette Brocco--he steal do Ian,
DON tell to me OF Haly
That Fiume is be hold or free
do not care about do map
My fren' Broc-co he get o. Ian.
No man IN all da race dis aveeb
can ride da bike like hee4n so oa,esk
tie take no cot, he take no nap
Bat young Broc-co he make u Ian.
The position of Maurice Brocco and
Willie Coburn, two laps ahead of the
field, and OF Debaets and Persyun and
Van Hevel and Vanderberghe one lap
to the good, remained UNCHANGED
throughout the day in tho six-day bike
race at Madison Square Garden vester
day, and this in spite of the threatened
attempt of Egg and Mcnamara, Taylor
and Smith and Bedell and Thomas to
regain their lost ground,
Several spills by other riders lust
when it looked as though Brocco and
Coburn would be Tapped left the lead
ers secure in the front position, and it
was the general belief among the spec
tators this morning that only an acc-
dent to Brocco or his mate would pre-
vent them from carrying off first prize
tonight
Reggie Mcnamara showed his first
real signs of q return to racing form in
the series of five afternoon sprints for
points yesterday. The Australian has
been sick man all through the first
half of the week and has only lately
begun to feel like himself.
Mcnamara Shows Speed
Starting three times in the five
sprints, Mcnamara showed his wheel
over the line first three times, beating
out Jules Miguel, Fred Taylor and
Gerard Leene, respectively, in the first,
third and fifth heats. The best Egg
could do at this session was to get
third place in the second and fourth
heats.
Twelve teams still remained on the
track at 7 O'Clock last night with three
Philosophers and Lawrence, the Suter
Brothers and Grim and Vandivelve-
one or more laps behind the main field
Mcnamara was the hero of one of
the prize sprnts about 9 o'clock in
the evening The purse was 500, and
Mcnamara went out for it, taking the
lead two laps from home, with Fred
Taylor at his elbow Just as they were
coming into the stretch on the last
turn the front tire Of McNamara's
wheel few off and it seemed certain
that he was due for bad fall. But
Reggie kept his head, leaned over his
ha dlebars and grabbed the tire while
he continued sprinting along on the
wooden rim for forty yards, winning
the heat.
Jules MIGUEL won the first Of the
ten point sprints, with Verri and Oscar
hgg trailing HIM over the line Nc
Namara, showing wonderfully sus-
tanned sprint all tho way through the
final lap, took the second in driving
finish with Orlando Piana. Van Mex
was third.
Egg won the third, followed across
by Smith and Mlque. and the fourth
was won by Piani, with Mcnamara and
Van Mex crossing in that order. The
Iitn q went to Gerard Leene, the big
Hollander, with Egg and Thomas right
behind him. McNamala won the sixth
heat, getting FIRST rlace after Plant
WaS disqualified Tor not holding the
pole. Taylor and Van Mex were the
next two over.
The seventh sprint went to Leene,
with Ncrri and Thomas coming back Of
him. This was the first heat that saw
EgG unplaced, Oscar being caught in
q pocket
The eighth went - Plant again, the
big Italian showing a wonderful burst
of speed in fierce drive for the tape.
Win Mcnamara and Van Mex third. 1t
was the third time chat Piani had
she wed his rear wheel to Mcnamara,
and the fifth heat in succession in
which he and Leene had finished in
first place
Egg came with splendid finish in
the ninth, jumping Verri twenty yards
from home. Leene was close up in
third position. The final sprint was a
triumph for Mcnamara, who had
tremendous battle I'll the way through