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Show SPRINTS KEEP BIKE RAGE CROWDS STIRRED NEW YORK, Dec. 7. One of the many reasons assigned for the great success of j this year's bicycle race is the fact that two sprints have been staged dally in comparison with one last year. This has caused the race to become a bitterly contested match instead of 114 hours of dull, dead plugging, It has made the spectacle more interesting inter-esting to the crowds that have jammed Madison Square garden, but it has worked havoc with the teams. The terrific ter-rific strain of poing at nearly full speed all the time hap; caused tne breakdown of several combinations. The BelRian duo, pushed day and nicht to keep pace j with the field, finally fell a lap behind; and as a result deckled to drop out of the ra.ee. The "Hard-boiled U;g" team, a championship combination, after losing I Kramer, and gaining Drobach, pushed the field hard to gain a lost lap. But instead of regaining one, it has lost two. Persistent e forts of Egg and Drobach, who, a a reconstructed team, are riding two laps behind the eight leaders in the six-day bicycle race, provided the only thrills of tonight's grind at Madison Square Garden. Both riders made desperate des-perate attempts to better their score, but made no headway. The sprints for point scores were keenly keen-ly contested and when tho daily total of fifteen sprints had been decided, Goul-let Goul-let and Magin led the field with 3U1 points. Hill and Hanley had 234 and - i Corry and Madden were In third position posi-tion with 200. Midnight score. J?oth hour: Eight leading teams, 2104 miles, no laps; Egc and Drobach. 210:1 mtlep, eight laps; (""hapnian and Eager, 2103 miVs, seven laps. Record for this hour, 2:'. 49 inilos. two laps, made by Moran nnd McNaniara in inn. |