The New York herald., 1922-03-07
annex SIX OF TEN
SPRINTS in GARDEN
Swiss American Team Sets
Fast Pace for Riders i'll
Night Session.
NOW HAVE 93 POINTS
Eoullet and Madden Second
With 81, Grenda and Nc
Namara Having 38.
TWO O'CLOCK scoRE-scrH HOUR.
ny HENRY v. KING.

Oscar Egg and Ray Eaton, forming
the Swiss-American team, increased
their lead according to the point score in
the six day bicycle race in Madison
Square Garden last night. They won
six of the ten heats decided. This
brought their total up to 93 points. Alf
Goullet and Eddie Madden remained in
second place with 62 points. Alf Grenda
and Reggie Mcnamara were third with
rs. McBeath and Magin followed in
fourth place with "a. Rutt and Krupllt
Were fifth with SO.
A big crowd saw the night events, but
1t wasn't a record breaker The gall
lery was jamnled and nearly all the re-
serve seats and boxes were occupied,
but there were less than a thousand
fans in the arena pit. which usually ac-
commodities five times that number.
Some of the sprints were spirited. but
there were few attempts to steal lap.
Eaton proved that he was in fine con-
dition In the first sprint. He rode in
the ruck while Debaets and Grenda
set the pace for nine laps. Then he
cot down to real business. and with a
great jump sped through the tangle
of wheels ard went TO the front. Once
in command he attempted to loaf home
but GoEilet raas. q after him and COM
PEELED him TO ride hard to win by a
length. Cou.let was second and Dro-
bach third.
Egg Comes From Behind.
Egg came out and took the second.
The pack crawled along for nine laps
iockeying for positions. Then Egg shot
from the rear and in a spirited finish
won by half length. with Madden
second and Hanley third.
Eaton scored six more points for his
team in the third. He went TO the front
soon after the start, and, setting fast
pace. held on 70 the end. Goulet chased
him hard all the way and was at his
shoulder at the finish.
Egg had no chance in the fourth. He
was pocksted all the way and as a re-
suit when Hanley finished first he was
disqualified ana first points went TO Rutt,
with Erskine second and Mcnamara
third.
The NTH was the closest and most ex-
citing finish OF the sprints, so close to-
gether were De Ruyter. Goullet and
Lands at the tape that only the judges
were the ones able to separate tLem. The
trio raced together for the two laps. The
judges said DE Ruyter won by a few
inches. with Goullet second. a similar dis
tance In front OF Lands.
sixth. with Coburn second and Hanley
third. The seventh was fast. There were
several fRht-hearted sprints in 1t. At
the end OcuIlet won it handily. with
Droback cond and Debaets third. Egg
merely toyed with his field in the eighth.
He sped to the front soon after the start
and without doing his best won easily
by three lengths. Coburn followed in
second place. with Mcnamara third, but
after gaining half dozen lengths
slowed up.
The ninth was slow until the final lap.
when Grenda sprinted to the front and
won by a length from Magin. who was
second. Goullet was third. Eaton was
pocketed all the way.
Egg won the tenth without half try
Ing. He led the last four laps and was
two lengths in front and sitting up at
tho end. Coburn was second, with Rutt
third.
Egg and Eaton Compile Points.
Egg and Eaton were much the best
IN the afternoon sprints. They scored
in almost every event and when the
session ended they had rolled up Sc
points. Madden and Goullet we're second
with 3s and Magin and McBeath thru
with IS. Grcnda and Mcnamara were
close behind in fourth place with 2s and
Rutt and Krupkat fifth with "a.
Up to the beginning OF the night ses-
sion Brocco and Dcruyter had failed TO
score a single point. Brocco never did
have much speed and rarely figured in
sprints at other races. but at this meet
he seems 10 be slower than ever and to
the surprise OF all Dcruyter has failed
10 show tho speed that earned him a big
crowd OF followers at the race last fall.
lie has shown nothing, but he says he Is
getting stronger every hour and is con-
fident he will soon be In good enough
condition to win many sprints.
After the afternoon session Brocco
issued the following statement regard
ing his nationality:
II am an Italian, born In France OF
Italian parents. therefore, notwithstand-
ing the fact that was born in France
! am an Italian. ! have never made
denial Of such nor have permitted to be
published that | was not an Italian"
Taylor and Kaiser Try for Lap.
The first good jam of the race came
in the afternoon when Fred Taylor and
Harry Kaiser attempted to steal away
from tho pack. Taylor caught the field
mapping and before his opponents real
lied II he was nearly half a lap IN
front Kaiser came out and relieved
him and riding at his best for two laps
gained several lengths. Taylor came back
and quickly gained more ground. 10
the crowd II seemed as II they would
surely gain the coveted lap. but Aif
Goullct got going at his mighticst clip
and after half a dozen rounds OF the
saucer at terrific pace overlook the
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