New-York tribune., 1921-03-10
By Fred Hawthorne

tanned their leaG over tee re!d, ana
also further increased their lead on
points over the other teams
During the 5fth night point sprint, in
IAN" started by Willie Coburn and
taken up by Maurice Brocce. his part
ner. the teams Of Beyl and Lemay and
Psrisot and Leonard were Tapped.
Twice Brocco and his partner almost
regained the lap that keeps them apart
from the two leading teams. Once Egg,
and the second time Willie Lorenz, the
:au German, saved the situation by
overhauing the runaways.
The standing Of the teams or points
st the end OF the last night sprint was
as follows:
Egg and Van Kampen, SIT: Rutt and
Lorenz. S99; De Greaves and Reilens,
2o3: Miguel and Nanbever, 166; Chap
man and Lawrence, $50: Brocco and
Coburn, 142; Smith and Taylor, 106.
Furious Sprints for Points
FURIOUS sprinting last night marked
The work OF the riders in the ter
sprints fer points. Although Wednes-
day night is always figured IS the most
wearing stage OF the race, the eleven
teams still in the competition showed
practically unlimited speed in the des-
perate riding for points and special
prize money.
Peter Van Kamren, the black-haired
Hollander, was first across the line in
the opening dash, with Percy Lawrence
at $ rear wheel. Big Waiter Rutt,
the German, won the second with q
tvo-lsp sprint. Thomas was right be-
hind. In this sprint George Chapman
received heavy fall when his tire
blew out as he was riding high on the
Fourth Avenue and Twenty-siXth Street
bank. Chapman crashed 10 the bottom
and Lad to be carried to his training
quarters Vanbever, the slim French
nan. flashed over the line first in the
third sprint, Just beating out Van
Kampen, and Egg won the fourth, with
Coburn az his heels.
Just after this whirl little Brocco
SHOT out from the tired field and had
gained fifty yards before the chase
after him was begun in earnest. In
aalf dozen circuits OF the track
Brocco. relieved by Coburn had gained
half lap. The held was strung out
constantly changed.
Leaders Overtake Rivals
While the great crowd roared en-
eouragement Egg, leading the pack,
slowly but surely cut down the runa-
ways lead. With Lorerz alternating in
setting the pace. During this mad ses-
sion Of speeding Brocco hid won the
fifth sprint and Coburn the sixth. Ngg
came back strongly n the seventh and
vas first over the line by half length,
with Lloyd Thomas next
Van Kenpen took the eighth sprint
after terrific duel of speed all the
way through the last lap and a half,
With Mcnamara and Reilens fighting
desperately, trying TO get second place.
There was only foot between Van
hanpen and Mcnamara, with less than
hall that between Mcnamara and Rel
ems. The latter finished first, but was
disqualified for cutting across from
the outside of the pole
In the ninth lam" the brilliant rid
lng Of Ferdinand Lemay won after
thrilling finish with Egg. who came
strong or the outside, but could not
quite push ahead of the Frenchman.
In the tenth sprint, ghich was won
oy Mcnamara, there was lam"
within a Jam for Coburn made an
other frantic and almost successful bid
gained hasf d lap, and ne was riding with
furious speed IL was not until the
giant Lorenz took up the chase that
field.
Youngsters Lose Third Lap
There WAS not much TO enliven
tnlngs during the daylight hours yes
terday. The two leading pairs-Oscar
Egg and Peter Van Kampen, and Wal
Ter Rutt and Willie Lorenz-continued
10 cling to their one-lap advantage
over the field, IN spite of several at
'empts made by Coburn and Brocco to
regain the distance that kept them
from the front position.
one team, keenan, and Byron, al
ready two laps to the rear, lost another
during the Afternoon while the series
OF ten point sprlnts was on. This hap
pened just after the finish OF the
fourth sprint, when Willie Coburn
started jam in the effort to get a
Brocco relieved his partner and
opened up a gap OF about fifty yards.
me jamning lasted for about five
minutes before Lorenz and Rutt sue
ceeoed IN catching Brocco and Coburn.
ny that time keenan, and Byron had
psen g tapped. and Beyi and LIE May. the
srencn team. were half lap to the
oao. 1t was the first sign of weakening
OF tne part of the latter pair
= Fifteen minutes after this furry
.oourn started another sprint, and this
Time ne and Brocco got the length Of
re stretch ahead of the field, which
nad been caught off guard. Just when
II looked as though Willie and Maurice
rpere close to regaining their lost lap
Dfocco made one of those "wireless''
pIck-ups when Coburn was still about
'"enty yards ahead Of him, and the
!coges yelled TO little Maurice that he
Vas out Of order and that the lap would
not De allowed if it were gained. Thi,
topped the jamming and peace reigncd
sace more.