New-York tribune., 1920-11-23
Magin-Madden
Hold the Lead
In Point Score
Belgian Team in Second
Place, Close Behind;
Arena Again Is Crowded
By Fred Hawthorne

in the 22d Regiment Armory last
n;pht when the series of ten official
mile sprints for points began in the
e;y-day bicycle race. This is remark
sble, when the wretched weather con-
ditions are taken into account, and
The long trip to the Washington
Heights mountains remembered.
A. the finish of the last sprint the
.otal points scored by the teams to date
we're as follows:
Magin and Madden, 63; \Deruyter and
Aerts, 50; Goullet and Hin, 46; Hanley
and Keller. 40; Spencer and Cory, SO;
NcBeath and Walker, %; Drobach and
Nebber 90; Girardengo and Olivieri.
26; Eaton and Kaiser, %; Kopsky and
Belle. IS; Dupuy and Godivier, Ia;
Buysse and Spiessens, ID; Madonna
and Piercey, 19; Osteritter and Lang,
10. and Gaffney and Vera, 8.
There were ten point sprints in the
evening session. beginning at $50
o'clock Deruyter took the first, in
desperate finish with Carlo Oliveiri. of
Italy. Goullet won the second. after
a splendid duel Of speed all the way
down the homo stretch with Eddie Mad
den. Old Pete Drobach showed his way
across the line in first place in the
third sprint, with De Ruyter hanging
TO his rear wheel all the way.
Walker Loses by Inches
Madden ceme through with the win
ming lump in the fourth sprint, beat
Ing out Cecil Walker by fea's eye
lash. Gouliet and Hill were not show
jng up very well. In the fifth dash it
was Alex McBeath, of Australia, who
nroved himself the best man. He held
Magin safe all the way IN the final
sprint down the straight.
Frank Cory, another Australian,
took the sixth sprint, with Girardengo
battling with him for the lead. The
sensational Reruyter shot into a win
ming lead in the seventh dash, with Ar
thur Spencer only two feet away as
they crossed the line.
Ali through this series of sprints
there was what looked like concerted
move on the part of the other riders
10 pocket Goullet so that he could not
work his way to the front. In spite
of this Alf won the second and eighth
sprjuts, and each time he was handed
tremendous ovation by the crowd.
Six-day race crowds are inexplicable
mysteries. For the last three or four
Years Goullet has been tie recipient
Ct catcalls, Kisses and other evidences
Of displeasure every time he figured IN
sprnts. If ALI was not one of the
fairest riders on the track as we'll as
the greatest this attitude would be less
rcculjar. But last night there was
evident a surprising change on the
mart of the gallery toward Goullet.
There was little to cause excitement
during the long hours of the day yes
terday. and the riders were falling
steadily behind the record, but the
crowd stuck grimly to its work, winch
Is watching the wheelmen and giving
them a cheer whenever anybody starts
anything.
Deruyter Displays Dash
The series of five afternoon sprints
brought some fast riding. with Charles
Reruyter the big Belgian, winning
two Of the dashes for points. Deruyter
seemed full of speed, nosing out Eddie
Madden in the first encounter and Ray
Lston in the last. Deruyter and Aerts,
lis partner. are going to give the rest
of the field something to think about
before the week is out.
Goulet although universally re-
garded as the most dangerous man in
the race. did not succeed in winning
any OF the afternoon sprints, Harry
Kaiser beating him cut in the fourth
brush by three lnches. mat was tne
closest Alf came to winning. But those
who know Goullet are not Worried by
his failure to show in front in the
early tests The champion always en-
ters these erinds a tritie overweight
and rides himself into fighting con-
dtion during the week, SO that on
the last two days Of the race he is
al his best.
Right now the three teams that look
hest are Goullet and Hill, Eaton and
Kaiser and Madden and Magin, with
aicHeata and Walker very close up.
Each Of ,hesc teams have terrific
slrintors to rely upon, and the final
hour OF sprinting on Saturday night
should produce some wonderful speed
duels.
Hiding Better at Armory
1t continues to be d mystery as TO
where the crowds come from and how
they continue to live and apparently
enjoy life. 1t was to be expected that
the night attendance would be big, but
all through the day, forenoon and
afternoon, there were between three
and four thousand six-day addicts
glued to the edge Of their seats.
This may be partly explained by the
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