The New York herald., 1921-03-06
ITALIAN CYCLlST
LEADS AMERICAN
IN GARDEN RACE
Orland Piani OutscOres
Frank Kramer for In
door Title.
WAITER RUTT CHEERED
Crowd Applauds Reappearance
of yeteran-French Rid
ers Beaten.
WALTER RUTT CHEERED

There Were not quite as many AAi0
at the preliminaries to the six day
bicycle race In Madison Square Gar
den last night as at former races, but
what they lacked in numbers they
made up in enthusiasm. Nearly an
the seats were occupied and the gal
leries were filed, but there was only
handful in the arena pit, which Is
usually crowded 10 overfiowing.
A remarkable thing about the crowd
was its admiration and enthusiasm for
Walter Rutt. the great German rider
who is making his first appearance In
this country since before the war.
When he came on the track he was
greeted with a round of applause tnat
shook the old girders The ovation
was a surprise TO even the managers.
II seemed as if every one present
cheered him, and there was not jeer.
Ike Dorgan. press agent for the race,
explained the reason "Rutt always
was popular with bike fans. They know
he ran away from military duty in Ger
many before the war, that ne was IN
Berlin by special dispensation from tho
Crown Prince when the war was de-
cIared and that he was forced into the
army. They also know he is not going
to return to Germany, and that he ~
going to make Newark his home and
become an American citizen
France America.
The first events was the first half
of a two heat point race at one mile, one
point to the leader Of each lap. 1t was
France VS. America. jules MIGUEL, Mar
| eel Bethel and Emil Beyl represented
| France, while Willie Coburn. Percy Law
renee and Fred Taylor rode for America.
Coburn won the first FIVE points Then
Miquel took two and Taylor came along
and scored double, putting the Ameri-
can trio ahead IL points 10 2
In the second half the American did
almost as we'll and won the event by
score Of 21 points TO s. In this heat CO.
burn again corralled three firsts. MIGUEL
captured two and Lawrence three.
A two-thirds of mile handicap Tor
amateurs brought out more than score
Of riders. It was run in four heats.
/ each OF which furnished a keen contest
The Anal went TO Louis Hiban Of Long
Island. with Steve o. Pancowicz OF New
| ark second, and William Simon OF East
Adams. y. Y. third. Hiban was In re-
ceipt of a handicap of 50 yards.
Amateur Scores Again.
Hlban came back IN the two mile
point race for amateurs and carried of
premier honors with IL points. Bobby
Walthour, Jr., of Atlanta. Ca, was Sec
ond with points. and Willie Grimm Of
| Irvington, y. j., third, with 4 points.
| In nip and tuck affair throughout
three heats Brocco and Egg defeated
| Spencer and Mcnamara by 10 points
to 6.
The one mile handicap for profession
ais went to CASTOR De Greaves of Bel
gium. Lloyd Thomas OF San Francisco
was second with Gordon Walker Of Au-
stralia third
Orland Piani. the Italian sprint cham
pion. won tho alternance match race in
which he. Frank Kramer. Walter Rutt
and Ernest Kaufman Of Switzerland
were the contestants. With the event
went the indoor title He Tailed rs
points. Kramer was second with 20.
Kaufman third with 16 and Rutt last
with IL. The summaries:
Professional Point Team Match Race
Cthroe heats, Brocco and Egg ~; Spencer
/ and McNamaral. = FirFt heat. one mile
sprint, Spencer and Mcnamara. . points,
brocco and Egg. ] point. Time. 2:OS 30.
Second heat Australian pursuit race; win
| ! q. 4-5. Distance laps. Third heat; Two
mile sprint. Brocco and Esq. 10 points;
SPENCER and Mcnamara. points. Time.
i 81 i-5. Winners of race. Broceo and Esq
total. IA points second. Spencer and McNa-
mara. total, points.
Two Mile open Amateur Lap Point Race
Winner Louis Hban, lnwood, II points.
| necond, n. A. Walthour. Jr.. Atlanta, o
points third. Chester Fisher. East Orange.
points: fourth While Grimm. Irvinston. =
points. flfth. Lawrence Selfert. Bay View
/ sNheemeu. 3 points. Time, AIS.
one Mile Handicap Professionnl-final
Heat-Winner. Castor De Greaves. Belgium
| second, Lloyd Thomas. San Francisco' third,
| jules Miguel France. fourth, Menus Boz
dell. Lynbrook nth. Ferdinand Lenay,
H France. sixth Thomas smith, Newark.
! Time 1 min. ~ 3 sec.
Alternate French Point Match Race trun
| In four heatsl-Wlnner. Orlando Fiant'
I;aly. Is points, second. Frank krnme.
/ East Orange 20 points third, Ernest kauf-
man, Switzerland. 10 points; fourth, Walter
/ Ruti Germany, III points.
Ten Miles international Professional Rae
| Winner, Percy Lawrence. San Francisco;
second. Peter Van Kampen. fIolaudi third.
| Ferdinand Lemay. France. fourth Menus
/ Hedeil Lynbrook. flfth, Edward Lonard,
/ France: sixth Lloyd Thomas. San Fran
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