The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-05
RALPHH DE PALMA WINS AUTO DERBY Aitken Second and Milton Third-Small Gate
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 Fort Smelling, Minn., July 4.-Ralph De- Palma today won the 150-mle automo- bile derby Aitken was second, and Tom Milton, St. Paul, was third. The time was 1 hour, 38 minutes, 49 24-1O0 seconds.
 De Palma's average speed was 91OS miles per hour.
 At the hour set for the race, drivers announced they would not start until the $20,0O0 prize fund had been placed with the association officials or other adequate guarantees provided. Finally $S000 in cash was raised, check for $12,0OO was given, and an order for speedway bonds to the extent of $100,0OO issued as a guarantee for the check.
 A review of Minnesota national guards men was held before the race and pro- motors had agreed to contribute 10 per cent of the gross gate receipts to the state brigade fund. No provision for this was made at the conference regarding dis tribution of funds, and it was announced later by State Auditor Preuss that the matter would be placed before the attor. ney general.
 The gate receipts were said to be small Because of the late hour of starting it was necessary to abandon the 20-mile 5O-mle and 1O-mile races, included in the programme.
 ~@~7-'~~~o~--o-c~o-~~~~~~o ~~~~~~o~~~~~~o~-~-~-~-~~ flied to deep left Ellam popped to Clark. No runs no hits, no errors Birmingham-Clark out, second to first Coombs singled to right. Derrick forced Coombs at second and took second on Sheehan's error. Smith out, Ellam to Kaufman. No runs one hit, one error. THIRD Nashville-Street struck out. Ellis, out short to first. Lee walked and stole second. Sheehan out, pitcher to first No runs, no hits, no errors Birmingham-Caton struck out. Robert sno flied to right, Baker making a great catch. Eschen lined to right, Baker mak- ing another great catch. No runs no hits, no errors. FOURTH Nashville-Baker bunted and beat it out. Williams hit safe past short. Kaufman sacrificed. Kores out at first, with no advance. Ellam popped to Derrick. No ! runs, two hits, no errors. Blrmingham-McDona out, second to l first. Meusel out, third to first Clark out, short to first. No runs, no hits, no errors.
 FIFTH 1 Nashville-Street out short to first. FL l lis was out by the same route. Lee was also retired by Caton. No runs, no hits, no errors.
 Birmingham-Coombs out, third to first Derrick out by the same route. Smith l singled to center. Caton forced Smith at second. No runs one hit. no errors. l SIXTH l Nashville-Sheehan struck out. Baker out, third to first. Williams out at first, unassisted. No runs no hits, no errors. 1 rmingham-Robertson safe on Ellam S error. Eschen sacrificed. Mcdonald sin gled to right and Robertson scored. Meu- i sel hit into double play, Sheehan to Ellam to Kaufman. One run. one hit. no | errors.
 | SEVENTH
 Nashville-Kauffman popped to short Kores out, third to first. El!am flied 1 to deep left, Eschen making a great catch. No runs, no hits, no errors ! Birmingham-Clark popped to Kauff. man. Coombs out, short to first Derrick flied to deep right. No runs. no hits, nc | errors.
 EIGHTH 1 Nashville-Street flied to left. Ellis flied to center. Lee lined to Caton, who made a great catch. No runs, no hits, no er- | TOTS.
 1 Birmingham-Smith singled to left. Ca | ton sacrificed. Robertson out, third te l first. Eschen tripled to left and Smith
 scored. Mcdonald out, second to first One run, two hits, no errors.
 NINTH
 Baker lined to Mcdonald. Williams out
 second to first. No runs, no hits, no CT.
 TOTS.
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