Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-31


when he outguessed Tetzlaff going into
the first turn and grabbed the pole.
With Wishart out because Of tire
trouble, Dawson now was in fourth po-
sition. He drove like mad for two laps
and on the ninth secured third place.
To this he hung until Tetzlaff passed
him on the eleventh round Tetxlaff
was forced to return to the pits when
he went into second position on the
twentieth lap.
Tetzlaff was unable to catch the fly
ing National, and at the o2Oth mile he
gave way to Caleb Bragg, who made
things interesting for both De Palma
and Dawson. Bragg gained a lap on
the winner and held second position
for two rounds, when his pace. forced
him to the pits for new tire and
Dawson again took second place.
Joe maintained his hold on the posi-
ton there after he took the wheel for
the last $50 miles, At the time Dawson
returned to his machine on the 142d lap
after Herr had relieved him for 100
miles. he was eight laps behind De
Palma. He maintained this until De
Palma went out on his 19Sth lap.
Dawson Stops Only Four Times.
Dawson stopped only four times
twice for tires. twice for engine trou-
ble. when he took on oil and gasoline.
This performance tells the story Of the
race. De Palma was halted nve times
before the final wreck Tetzlaff went
to The hospital five times, once for en-
gine trouble that cost him three min
utes and seventeen seconds. De Palma
had practically no engine troubles. but
tires which consumed but little time in
substituting, were necessary on four
occasions. During the tire changes he
stocked his oil and gas.
Bob Burman forced the pace on
Tetzlaff. running third until he was put
out OF competition on the one hun
dred and fifty-seventh lap. Burman
started as II on a jaunt, but when he
saw the pace De Palma had set for
himself to maintain the speed king lost
no time rushing to the vanguard.
Tire trouble interefered with his pro-
gress. but 6u.ii1ss: RI: Up The sneed
enough to fill in the loss of time for
changes. His motor worked perfectly.
but the right rear wheel seemed to be
balanced badly, as every tire was
sprung on this shoe. Burman stopped
seven times-all because of tire diff
Guilty
eurman's Car Turns Turtle.
Three accidents might have been se--
ious. Burman shot both rear tires 60
ing into the back stretch at ninety
miles an hour The machine skidded,
then turned turtle. Both Burman and
Goetz. his mechanician, escaped with
few bruises.
Marquette did bit Of acrobatic
work and eliminated his machine when
the right wheels collapsed. The nose
II his car caught over the retaining
wall at the entrance Of the home
stretch and slid along the rampant for
fifty feet. coming to a halt against
convenient telephone pole. Fowler,
the mechanician. Jumped. Marquette
stood by the car and came to a peace
full stop.
Louis Disbrow had an interesting
moment when his Case in casting a
shoe baked and slsidded to the. grass
at the entrance Of the back stretch.
Neither machine, driver, nor mechani-
cian suffered injury.
Jenkins Up in the Lead.
Johnny Jenkins was well up among
the leaders until the 194th lap. Then
a veritable patndora's box Of troubles
beset him and he made five tire
changes before he finished. In order
to prevent more loss Of time than nee
essary he chose to drive the last two
laps on the front left rim rather than
stop to replace a tire. On the 197th lap
he circuited the track with his two
front shoes lacking. Despite this he
made sixty miles an hour on this
round.
Ralph Milford, one Of the favorites,
deserved this honor until the seventy
eighth lap. Then he had engine trouble
that lodged him in the pits for half an
hour. He repaired the difficulty at the
end Of that recess, however. and spent
the afternoon joy riding for the money
that finishing would certainly net him.