The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-26
THREE KILLED ON
AUTO SPEEDWAY.
Castor Chevrolet Victim Of
Crash at End Of 250-Mile
Race at Los Angeles.
EDDIE o'DoNNEL DIES
Lyan Jolls, 'Mechanician, Dead
Bresnahan, Chevrolet's
Mechanician. Hurt

Los, Angeles Nov. 26,--Iddie O'Don
nal, the racing driver who was terribly
injured Yesterday at the Los Angeles
speedway, at the end ofs-a $50 mile
Tlce, when CASTOR Chevr0fet, famous
= er, was killed instantly sand Lyle
rfes, q mechanieian was fatally hurt
coiiision, died at 1880 O'Clock this
orning at the California hospital
John Bresnahan, Cheyrolers mecha-
; aician, was seriously injured.
Roscoe Searles. driving the distance
Mitnout stop. won the 250-mIIe race
Eddie Miller finished second and Eddie
Hearne third Searles led on every lap
ana n addition to first prize OF $40, 1000.
zoe the same amount In lap prizes. Mil
Ter and Hearne won $4,000 and $4,000
respectively Jimmy Murphy finished
fourth, taking $4,000 In prizes, and Joe
Thomas was fifth.
% sarles ,Gl 5 time time was 2;25;2o, an average
was 2:26.14, and Hearne's, 2:27:27. ~
Gaston Chevrolet, killed lust before
tne end OF the race. was the youngest or
three brothers He was mechanic for
Two years before he demonstrated that
ne was driver Of merit at the 500
where he finished third.
After that Chevrolet drove as an 'out-
law with several other prominent
orivers, but was reinstated in the ranks
or the American Automobile association
pilots. In 1919 he raced on many dirt
,Ia oIIachs winning many OF the events and
On May 81 last. he won the 5O0-mile
Indianapolis speedway race In the Sec
ond best time In the history of that hn-
nual event. He averaged speed OF
~. 16 miles an hour
Eddie O'Donnell began his racing
career as mechanician In 1912, IN
l9l4 he drove his first race at Kalama-
zoo, Mich, winning second place IN the
1O0-mlle contest.
In 1915 he started in ten races and
finished i'm nine OF them. each time In
the money.
At the Kansas City race, July 20, 1917,
oDonnell had smash-up which shat
tered one OF his arms. He did not race
again until last year. when he drove In
two races, both at Sheepshead Bay. New
The ACCIDENT occurred while cheyto,et.
O'Donnell and Joe Thomas were fight-
ing 10 make up the haif-dozen laps they
were behind the leaders at tho 150 Ian
point. The three cars were punched on
the east turn ~
:, According to persons grouped about
the turn. Chevrolet turned TO pass
Jhomas, who was on the outside.
ODonnelIs car turned and plunged
down the incline and Chevroiet's, APP
parently out Of control, shot to the top
OF the track, tore out twenty feet OF
Ience then rolled down the incline on top
nell and Jolls were pinned.
Al -FOUR men were removed to a hos
pital O'Donnell was unconscious. his
skill fractured and both arms broken
ano attendants hrought infofmation 10
announced that both Chevrolet and
.Qponnell had been killed ana il. VIA
nearly two hours before the news spread
that O'Donnell was living
Searies led every lap but one, rolling
over the zoo laps Of the mile and one
an average speed Of 1882 miles an hour.
jim Crosby finished sixth Al Mel
cher, Tommy Milton and John Thieie
were forced out by engine trouble.
Chevrolets point. total for the season
IN the championship contest was 1850.
Milton. who did not finish today. had
93O with other competitors as follows:
Murphy. SS5; Ralph DePaima, sos II
Searles. $40: Thomas, 351: MuIford. $50
Hearne 345i Ira VAIL i40; iO'Donneil,
ITO. Mulford a0d Vail were not entered
In the race today DePalma was al, y
tered but did not start.
Funeral at Indianapolis.
The body OF CASTOR Chevrolet. who
died In the crash In which. o'Donnell
was injured, will be taken to Indians
ceived telegram from Louis Chevro-
let. brother OF the dead man, from
savannah, Ga. asking whether no
should come. She replied asking him
to go direct to indianapolis to arrange
Tor the funeral
Mrs. Chevrolet will leave ,indav with
her husbands body, according 10 pras-
ent arrangements. No funeral arranre.s
ments for Lyall Jolls. the mechaniciah
with O'Donneli had been made early
today. Jolls was engaged 10 marry Mrs
NAV A. Esch, OF st. Paul, who wit
messed the accident. His home was in
st Paul, where he left relatives. Mrs.
Esch was prostrated last night.