New-York tribune., 1921-12-09
Brocco Starts Sprinting Riot
That Kills of Many Riders
Weber Collar Bone Bro
ken in Spill in Which 3
Pluggers Crash to Track
BY Fred Hawthorne

The crowd that forced its way past
the gates at Madison Square Garden
last gicht to see the field Of fourteen
teams complete the fourth day of the
snnual six-day bicycle race was the
cons on increasing at the same rate
an the two last nights Tex Rickard
will have to perform a major operation
m the old building. removing one
whole side. trepanning the roof and
blasting.
.enee covered when the series of ten
snrints began last night at $3.50 o'clock.
These teams were: Mcnamara and Mad
DEP. sSs points Buysse and Nanhevei.
9ts: Deruvter and Nankempen. 179;
youllett and Brooco, 1856; Rutt and Co
buru. lis, and Lawrence and Thomas.
Il. The remaining eight teams We're
either lap or more behind the lead
ers at that hour.
Van Hevel Sprint Winner
The first of the night sprints was
won by Van Hevel, with the others
sn;shing as follows: Drobach, Oster-
r;tfer. Madden. The second brush was
and Smith coming next The Shird
was gift for Lands, who beat out
Drobach by q length, with Kaiser and
BeI,o next over the line.
The fourth was taken by Lang, fol-
lowed by Grerda. Hanley and Ga-nev.
II was notable at this time that none
Of the six leading teams was making
sny effort 80 win these sprints, ev.-
dently conserving their strength for
nossible Jams" later in the night
In the fifth sprint the order of finish
was Lands. Drobach. Bello and Kaiser.
II was announced at 9:35 o'clock that
Char,ey Osterritter had left the track
sitter four hours Of continuous riding.
following the withdrawal of Fred
Weber. his partner. He was given four
hours in which TO find new teammate.
Reggie Mcnamara came out of the
ruck two laps from home in the sixth
ssrine and shct over the line three
lengths ahead of Tommy Smith with
Thomas and (sffney next liz line
Seventh Dash for Gouuet
The seventh dash went to ALI Goullet,
who made = wonderful Jump from
fourth place entering tbs last lap Mad
den vas al mis- cear wheel ali the way
down the stretch but Alf had a world
of speed and was first home by two
feet. Madden, Lands and Cohurn were
next over tne 'ine Tom Pello wen tae
eighth, after & three-lap sprint, with
Baysse. Creuda and DeIuy ter coming
next. Eddie Madden WON the ninth
IAN" shown q remarkable Jump" in
the las half Jap 4 full length back
came yanheveI, followed by Goullet
and Coburn.
The tenth ard last sprint was won
By McNsmara III grand burst of
aeed Deruyter challenged desperate
y IN the last fly yards, but Reggie
iust nosed him out. Buysse and
Thomas got third and fourth places.
The standing Of the leaders on points
a. this time was: McNama and Mad
len. 261 Buysse and Vanhevel, 234;
Deruyter anu Voa&elnpen. 1874; Ioul-
LET and Brocco, IA; Rutt and Coburn,
if5 = Lawrence and Thomas, 81
One lap behind carue Drobach and
Hanley, lo3; Lands and Lang. 100;
Kaiser and Smith. so, and GirandeNgo
and Verri, A6. Two laps 10 the rear
we're Billiard and Avaloine. 10 points
The Greatest jam"
The greatest lam" CT the race since
its start. last Monday morning came
during the 2:30 a. m. point sprints at
the Garden yesterday morning, when
close to $4,000 persons were in the
building The furious sprinting con-
tinued without q let up for forty three
minutes, while thousands OF spectators
roared en- mfaniment of cheers and
shrieks and hats and overcoats were
tossed into the air in q frenzy Of ex-
element.
It was the irresp spressible Brocco who
was responsible for tne start Of this
riot Of racing. Maurice chose mo-
nent just before the end Ct the sixth
point sprint TO stage his runaway
opening up lead of fifty yards. Goal-
lei rnshed oat on the relief and length
eled the gap 70 q quarter Of lap, and
Laen he, Deruyter, Mcnamara, Van
Aempen, Rutt, Madden and Coburn al
.ernated IN setting i pace that literal ily
sllled the other riders
dozen times, as The field OF thirty
riders spec around the narrow track at
areckless pace, collisions were imminent,
Zach time, however, the coolness Of the
sprinting delnonds averted such acci-
asnss. Gaetano Belloni, Of Italy, was
'ae only one who came to grief. He
vas pumped by Van Kempon rounding
me Fourth Avenue turn and crashed
heavily to the fiat 1t required half an
aour,s labor by Dr.. Henry, the Garden 8
physician, before BelionI could return
70 the track.
Those teams hat lost lap during
.als Jam were Drobach and Hanley,
Aaser and Smith, Grenda and Belloni,
SaIiard and AlavoIne, Lands and Lang,