The New York herald., 1920-12-05
Cycle SprintS Precede
Long Grind at Garden

the mixed events. sprint pursuit and
mile race. sprints each lap TO count.
Egg and Brocco won the pursuit, catch
ing their opponents after q chase OF
three miles and three laps.
AT the end OF two miles Spencer found
the pace too fast for him and quit. Nc
Namara continued alone and held his
ground well for another mile At this
point Brocco quit and 1t simmered down
to a two man race. Egg proved Nc
Namara's master and gained a little
ground rapidly and won after chase
of three-quarters OF a mile. In the pre-
vious race OF the mixed event at sprint
Mcnamara and Egg and Spencer were
the ylctors
The final heat was won by Brccco
and Egg who won four out Of the SIN
three lap sprints. This victory gave
them the event, with S5 points. Nc
Namara and Spencer scored 10 points IN
the entire event.
Olando Piani and verri, the italian
team. defeated Frank Kramer and Bob
Spears In q one mile match race The
affair was run in heats. The Italians
took the last two heats. Piani won the
final and caused the crowd to go wild
over him. For five minutes the gallery
birds, most OF whom We're Italians,
cheered and yelled for their countrymap.
Harry Horan won the two mile lap
point race for amateurs with eight points.
Tom FitZimmons of East Orange, W. S.
Fem. Jr., OF Newark Larry Seuffert of
the Bay View Wheelmen tied with five
points each. David Lands was third.
Fem and Seuffert were tied for second.
A ten mile race In which all of the six
day riders competed wound UP the pro-
gramme. After almost every one of the
thirty men had taken O hand In setting
fast pace, the event went to Bob
Spears. with Anthony Young second.
The summaries:
Two-thirds mile handicap--Amateur, won by
II. ]. Zierow, Century Road Club 900 yards) !;
J. thinner, Newark (o5 yards), second; T..
Adams, New York CAS- yards), third. Time,
1:19.
Robert A. Walthour. Jr., Atlanta. and Willie
s. Fem, Jr., East Orange. was won by
Walthour in straight heats. Time, first heat,
2 IA AS seconds second heat, 2:45 As secs.
Interclub team pursuit race. amateur, won
by Century Road Association. sls laps. Time,
1 40 40
Won by A. Young, Newark. N. j. go yards) !;
Willie Coburn, Newark, n. j. (45 yards(,
second; Claus Van Mex. Holland (40 yards)
third. Time, IA 3-5.
International team match race. three heats
(between Orlando Piani and Francisco Verri,
with Frank Kramer and Bob Spears)
First heat-Won by kramer; time, 2;3O 30.
Second heat-Won by Piani; time, 2:37 1-5.
Third heat-Won by Piani; time, 2:13 1-5.
Two Mile Lap Point race, Open, Amateur
Won by Harry Horan. Newark. points {;
Thomas Fitzsimmons Newark; w. 8. Fem.
Jr, Newark, and Lawrence Seuffert, Bay
View Wheelmen, tied for second place, with
5 points -ach; David Lands, Bay View
wheelmen. fifth. Time, 3 ;55 3-5.
Internatinn Team Point Race, Three
Heats-oscar Egg OF Switzerland and
Maurice Brocco. Italy, defeated William
Spencer os Newark and Reggie Mcnamara
OF Australia by 25 points to 15.
Frank l.. Kramer Stakes; Ten Miles;
Open Professionalism by r. IL. spears,
Australia: Anthony Young, Newark, second ;
Claus Van Mex, Holland, third; Lloyd
Thomas, San Francisco, fourth. Time,
% :07 3-5.