The New York herald., 1921-03-10


Sprint followed sprint IN the six day
bicycle race in Madison square Garden
yesterday afternoon and last night,
From o'clock until midnight there was
not a dull minute. The terrific spurts
aroused the thousands which filled the
building TO overfiowing to a high pitch
OF enthusiasm and the old Garden fairly
rocked for eight hours. In the after
noon sprints Byron ard Keenan, lost
another lap and at night dozen teams
were on the verge OF losing the coveted
ground.
Shortly after 5 o'clock. Emil Beyi
started a little jam. He stole quarter
OF lap. but was quickly caught. Inn
rnediately after It Brocco jumped away
He didn't get far either, for Van Kempen,
riding at terrific clip, brought the
field to Broccos rear wheel. Fifteen
minutes later Miguel caught the field
mapping and stole a quarter OF lap
To the crowd it seemed as IL he would
surely lap the field. but Van Bever, his
partner failed TO pick him up and he
finally was caught by Van Kempen IL
0as the third time Van Bever had failed
ss come to the assistance of his partner
md for his bad teamwork he was hooted
md hissed by the crowd.
Several Spills and n jam.
Then followed short lived sprints by
Egg, Lawrence, Rutt, Mcnamara and
r'oburn. A few spills occurred between
and 10 o'clock, and then came a ter
fic jam. While the riders We're
;ocsa ;rg for positions In the official
sorints md fairly crawling along,
Droero ataie Tay from his opponents
ana N 4 Nffy pened up a quarter OF
lap Fl the cid. Willie Coburn was
read st the light time and picked up
Wsl The Italian whirlwind and In
ceeas} TIL ad to half lap. Then
Er9cet cAire back and gained little
rlore, p
While ~ rowd vert wild in its en-
lueiasa ras squirt lasted for nearly
ftcer ties. But II went for
AIsht xcellent riding and team
work bt flt and Lorenz and Egg and
Van ker asn gradually wore the
The of Al sprints furnished keen
coattstF. IN Kempen took tire first.
with Law nee second and Mcnamara
taird. In the second, Chapmans tire
exploded and he took nasty looking
spill and was carried off the track.
Rutt won the event, with Thomas sec
ond and De Greaves third.
There was another spill In the third.
Lorenz went down with a thuo. but
escaped with a few splinters. Van
Bever was the victor. with Van
Kempen second and McNamara third.
Egg captured the fourth heat. Coburn
was second and Rutt third.
Lorenz came back for the fifth. but
after receiving loud ovation was COM
PEELED 10 retire. II was IN this event
that Brocco stole away and gained half
lap. Lemay took the sixth. Van
Kempen the seventh. Egg the eighth
and Lemay the ninth.
The final brought about another jam.
ia which Brocco and Cobura gained a
half lap and did not lose Il until Just
before the gun announced the end OF
the spurts. Mcnamara finally beat him
hcme By a few inches for stellar hon
ors. During the jam Parsot and Leon
ard and Behi and Lemay lost another
lap.
At the end OF the session Egg and
Van kempen were leading In the point
score with ST. points. Rutt and Lorenz
were second with 3s9. De Greaves and
Rellens third with 203 and MIGUEL and
Van Bever fourth with 166 Chapman
and Lawrence were fifth with f59, Broc-
co and Coburn sixth With fi2 and Smith
and Taylor seventh with 10C.