New-York tribune., 1920-03-12
BrOcco's Hurts
Force Leaders
From Bike Race
Spencer and Drobach Also
Out of Garden Whirl;
Many Injured in Spills
BY Fred Hawthorne

The six-day bicycle race at Madison
Square Garden has provided manv
thrills this week, including the steal
ing OF lap on the field by. Brocco and
ne Ruyter on Monday night, but it is
doubtful whether any one incident fur
nlshed more excitement and consterna-
tlon among the Brocco boosters than
the accident that put little Maurice and
De Ruyter out Of the grind just before
. o'clock yesterday morning.
Garibaldi, christopher Columbus,
Amerigo vespucci, Dorando and DAN
popular Italian heroes, but Brocco
cousl have met any. of them at catch
weights this week and walked off with
the decision. And then, while q lap
ahead of the worlds greatest pedal
pushers, the little Maurice had to fall
and go down and out in blaze of gore
and glory.
Oh, misercorda; oh, spaghetti
broceo's fate came at the dangerous
Dead Guys Curve" on the Fourth Ave-
nue. end of the track. in the final lap
OF the second sprint for points. Hills
front wheel skidded as he was rounding
the turn, and he went crashing to the
track, sliding from the top of the bank
to the fiat below. Brocco, travelling at
terrific speed, was directly behind and
ran full into Hill.
Lands on His Head
Maurice was catapulted over the
front Of his wheel and landed head first
against the wire netting guarding the
top of the track. Rebounding, he fell
heavily to the track, going down with
his wheel. Hanlev, Coburn, Markey and
Lang, coming in the rear. piled up the
wreckage, and there was tangled COM
bination of legs, spokes, wheels and
feet-many feet. Of assorted sizes
that had to be rcassorted.
Brocco and Hill were "out" cold, and
lay motionless on the boards until
their handlers lifted them up and car
ried them to their cots
Hill was soon back, bearing patches
Of plaster and bandages on head, arms
and legs, but Brocco did not reappear.
An hour later it was officially an
nounccd that the game little Italian
had injured his legs so seriously that
he could not continue.
De Ruyter had four hours in which
to find a new partner, but none ap-
peared, and at 5 o'clock the team was
declared cut Of the grind. An hour
later Spencer and Drobach quit, Spen-
Ger giving up the ghost. De Ruyter
might have continued with Drobach,
but, as Pete was far behind the field,
De Ruyter declined the suggestion.
Goullet and Magin won the greatest
total of points during the series Of af-
ternoon sprints, adding Fl to their to-
tai for the week. With the elimination
of Brocco and De Ruyter, the combina-
ton of Goullet and Magin Is now
favored to carry off the first prize of
$3 3,O00 These two won the 1917 race.
Goulett's riding during the ten night
sprints was one Of the most notable
features of the race. In five starts the
great six-day star came home across
the finish line first three times. Once
he was second by inches to Eddie
Madden in driving finish, and once,
Little Madden also performed brill
liantly, being first once, the final sprint,
and in second place four times for the
same number Of points as Goullet. Be-
sides slightly increasing the lead of
himself and partner for the weeks S
scoring, Goullet brought home the
special prize of 500 offered for win
ming the largest number Of points, 45,
in the ten sprints. Egg and Madden
were second, with 40, and Hill and
Kaiser third, with 33.
Shortly before last midnight the
teams Of Bello and Madonna, George
and Lester Bowker and Byron and
Markey made up one of the four laps
that they were behind the eight lead
ing pairs. In not one instance did the
field make serious efforts to catch the
fleeing tailenders.