The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-11-22
Bronx Sir-DGy Bike Race
Opens With All Garden
Trimmings Except Gallery

around But when you take your
eyes of the wheetmen and raise them
skyward there seems to be some
thing missing. The gang-the boys
who pay four bits" to get a seat in
the gallery-seems absent. One i'm
AGNES II to be this way because thara
Is only one gallery, and this right "a
top Of the track.
Outside Of this everything is the
same. The gang Is evidently here in
numbers, because when GOullet, win
ner of the last two races held at Tex
Richards fight arena. was introduced
and rode around the track he got an
awful boOing. why. we don't know.
Booing Goullet started at the Gar
den in the 1919 race and il has kept
up ever since, even though the clever
rider is one OF the best and squarest
or the profession. The booing showed.
however, some OF the downtown"
fans had moved uptown.
The band were the only people IN
the arena who recognized Goullets
ability. They hOnored the long dis
lance champion by playing the star
Spanglcd Banner" as he and his part
nGr rode around the track Gonllet
the war in a L. s. uniform and has
been a citizen but a short time, and
ne admitted later the bands selection
meant more 70 him than the attend
ance realized
Jack Dempsey heavyweight cham
pion OF the world. was the official
master OF ceremonies for the opening
night. At exactly one minute after
midnight, when all is supposed to be
serene and quiet IN the Bronx. Jack,
with a trusty "45" stepped 10 the
starting line. pulled the trigger. and
fifteen Of the best worlds best bike
artists, representing a like number
Of teams, started on a gruelling CON
test which will come to conclusion
Oh next Saturday night. a capacity
attendance OF 5000 enthusiasts was
on hand.
From the pace set in the first few
hours il was evident the riders were
Out in an endeavor TO shatter previous
marks. The promoters Of the contest.
Gene Seunett and George Young, have
offered large prizes to the contestants
n this feat is accomplished, in hopes
this will spur the riders to do their
utmost.
or the fifteen teams entered Amer
| lea is represented by that number
which means TO the bone shooter that
baby gets the pair OF shoes or baby
doesn't seven. The pairs are made
| up of Goulet-Hin, MaRin- Madden
| Eaton Kaiser, Hanley- Keller. lang
Osterrttter, DrObach- Weber and
/ Eopslly- Bello. The foreign teams
consist Of Spencer and Walker, Aus
/ tralia; Dupuy and Godiver, France:
/ Madonna and Piorcy Italy; Spiessens
and Buysse, Belgium: Nerraes and
! Gaffney, Belgium America: McBeath
and Walker, Australia: DeRuyter and
| Aerts, Belgium, and Girardengo and
Oliver, Italy.
/ The first member OF the last team
! is making his initial appearance IN
| this country and he has already be .
come a favorite with the Italians. His
name, as italian names go, is perfect
| ly all right, but it's hard to pronounce
and the nickname of Jerry has been
given the rider.
| Jerry has n reputation among the
foreign pedallers as being great
/ nlugger and they have made him IA e.
vorite in the long contest, figuring his
stamina and ability to stick it orr
with the best OF them will earn him
first laurels We shall see.