The New York herald., 1921-03-08

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4 In a Wild scramble tnat lasted more
than half an hour shortly after s
O'Clock last night tile standing OF the
teams in the six day race in Madison
Square Garden was shattered TO pieces.
When ii ended Waiter Rutt and Willie
/ Lorenzo OF Germany and Oscar Egg
/ OF Switzerland and Peter Van Kempen
OF Holland were a lap ahead of seven
teams and two laps in front OF six
others.
Loren2 started the sprint with a
Nhirlwnd burst Of speed when he
darted away from the field and quickly
opened up a gap Of half lap on his
opponents. After mile OF the widest
kind of riding Rutt came TO the track
and relieved his partner Yard by yard
he increased the lead and finally after
the best riding seen III il race in sew
e,:.. years lappcd the field with the ex-
ception OF Egg and Van Kempen. They
y we're half a lap back, but Try az Lorerza
and Isutt would they could not increase
their lead. In their endeavor they alter
mated on the track ut least a dozen
times, but If their work was fruitless
as far as Egg and Van kempen We're
concerned il brought them past SIX
teams for the second time. Egg and
his Holland partner kept Up the chase
and after some desperate riding finally
caught UP with the Germans
While the victors OF the LAPS were
auded and applauded for their great
riding there vas Keen disappointment
among the gallery birds and in the
11n 1krnnHl
and Willie Coburn. winner Of the last
event and favorite for premier honors
were Tapped. But the popular Italian T;
friends did not desert him All night
Ions, his followers called on him 10 g.
forth and regain the lost ground. Sew
eral times Brocco attempted 10 steal. but
each time his sprint was short lived.
The stolen laps detracted from the in
terest in the sprints The two leading
teams divided all the first points and the
crowd cared little who took the other
points. All the official sprints furnished
keen contests, however.
AT the end OF the sprints Egg and Van
kempen were leading in the point score
with l6l. Rutt and Lorenz We're second
| with %, Orlando piani and Reggie Nc
4 Namara third with 81 and Gaslon DE
7 Greaves and Peine Reilens fourth WITH
so points George Chapman and Percy
I Lawrence come next with 49. MIGUEL
and Van Bever have So Brocco and Co
burn. 2e Smith and Taylor. IS. ano
Alovoine and Aerts. is.
Ten minutes before midnight Tommy
Grimm quit the race. He was cut and
bruised in q spill during the sprints ir
the afternoon. Edward Byron. his part
ner, has four hours in which to get O
new team mate.
Following the terrific sprints, which
lasted practically all night, three more
riders dropped out Of the race shortly
\ after o'clock this morning. They were
4 Abe Kaufman. who was teamed witt
Marcel Berthet; George Aerts, whose
pnrtner was Alovofne, and Willie Spen'
Ger. who was teamed with Lloyd Thorn
4 as Immediately after these men with
drew two new teams were formed. Thorn
az teamed up with Alovoine and Franz
Keenan, and Ed Byron began as part
ners The new teams started with the
low score two laps behind the leaders
Berthet has four hours to obtain new
\ partner.
This exodus made six within twt
hours, for previously Grimm and De
I panni withdrew.