Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-03-13 | Page 18 | Mcnamara and Georgetti Win Six-Day Event

McNamara an and Georgetti Win Six Day Event Bike Champions Repeat Victory in International International Grind NEW YORK March 12 AP- AP Reggie McNamara Iron Man an of siv rile di t p i his Italian Ft l partner Franco Flanco tonight won he forty forty- second internaL International L 1 grind in s. s Square I Gar Garden J c n. n The c h ham a p I o 0 n- n ship team repeated repeat repeat- td ed their win of a aJ I J year ear ago hgO with a I three lap margin over Otto Petri M and Tony Deckman Deck Deck- man American Gelman entry and Bobb Bobby and Freddie Spencer Spencer Spen- Spen AmerIcan team when New NewYork's Yorks York's semiannual sleepless week closed at 11 lip p m. m Tho final sprint hour brought to toa toa a rather tame clos a week of sensation sensation sen- sen riding durIng which the winning winning win win- ning combInation fought oft off all opposition opposition op- op position with a lead that ranged from one to four laps Dy By his vIc vIc- vIctor tor Ic amar tied the the six gay record of Alfred Goulett woo WilO teamed to win twelve grinds during a spectacular cular career I Second place was awarded val Wat- and Spencer on their record of sprint points Joints as compared with for Beckman Deckman and Petri The wInners covered 2340 miles an annine I nIne laps In the hours of continuous continuous con con- riding Fourth place went to Carl Stockholm and Charley Ch Winter Winter Win Win- ter New York Chicago team four laps back of the leading leading- pal Bello ello and Italian entry gained the largest number of sprint points McNamara encased in plaster and bandages from neck to waist and an suffering from Crom a broken n rib received In an carl early spill still had the courage courage cour- cour age and vitality to ride the field Into the boards In the tho final hour Taking the brunt of the burden from his little partner the old 39 tera lof of the splintery pine saucer saucer not Only paced lap for Cor lap with Ills sprinting rivals but even added a a. alap lap lal to a two turn lead carried Into the final hour The Tho race rD toward the close was devoid de- de e- e void of oC the wrenching muscle spills that have marked tile the week of jam jam- ming Each o of the nine teams t ams in at the end however howe bor born evIdence of oC smashing encounters with the boards Not one man In n the weary p pack escaped the added burden of bandages track burns and blackeyes black eyes all gat gathered in Ina a. a week week of of PURDUE INDIANA IN TIE FOR BIG TEN HOOP HONORS Chicago Chicago Drops Final Tilt Michigan Holds Title CHICAGO March 12 The AP-The western conference basketball season sea son ended tonight with Purdue gaining gain gain- ing rg a tie for second place alongside Indiana defeating Chicago 37 to 20 It was Purdue's second victory of the closing week of the season and left them with a ranking of nine victories to three defeats the same as Indiana Michigan captured the championship Mond Monday lY night with a total of ten victories in twelve games Back of these teams came Wis Iowa and Illinois tied for fourth place and following them in order came me Ohio State Stata Chicago Northwestern and Minnesota These last two teams won but one game apiece all season each defeating the theother other on the home floor thrills my nine of the original fifteen teen tea teas teas tea's s 's survived the grind final standing Winners rs- rs Mlles Laps McNamara- McNamara Ic amara 2340 9 Three laps behind W 2340 6 Beckman and Petri 2340 2310 6 Four laps behInd S Winter 2310 5 50 FIve taps laps behind Bello Bello 2340 4 2340 4 Six laps aps behind Van an Nelt 2340 3 Seven laps Japs behind gladden Manley n-Hanle n 2540 2 Ten laps behind Raffo 2339 0