Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-01

Chevrolet shot into the lead and. though
DePalma finally managed to get back
into the race be had lost so much time
that he got no better than fifth.
It was the second 500-mile race that
DePalma lost near the finish. but he
didn't fail to smile through and he was
applauded each time ne passed the
stands.
G. Chevrolet's time for the distance
was IS 80 for an average of SS.53, which
is under the record established by De-
Palma In 1915.
Joe Boyer was the first to take the
lead in the starting field Of twenty three
cars and he set pace that rapidly forced
the less prepared cars to drop out.
DePalma had tire trouble at the very
start and lost some ground In the
meantime Boyer set q terrific pace and
he held IL almost continuously until the
104th lap, when he was forced 10 go into
the pits to get a supply Of oil and gaBo-
line and the stop cost him the honor po-
sition.
Reno Thomas in Ballot shot into the
lead at this point, but was soon over
taken by the flying DePalma, who went
out in front seven laps later-the 105th
Ralph then settled down to win the
race and he was not headed until bad
luck overlook him In the 1S7th lap after
he had built up a lead Of more than
two laps.
CASTOR Chevrolet drove an excellent
race and, though his driving went unher-
aided In the early miles, be gradually
crept up until he placed his car in the
position that enabled him to advance
over the field when DePalma's mount
faltered.
The winner made only two stops dur
Ing the entire event. at $50 miles when
he stopped to take on oil, gas and water
and in the 10Th lap, when he halted to
take on more gas.
RENE THOMAS
PUTS UP BATTLE.
Rene Thomas. who finished second.
also drove a good race to get the posi-
ton he did. He faced many handicaps
being forced to stop at least five times,
and once he narrowly escaped injury
when his car became unmanag eable and
he bounded against the retaining wall.
Late in the race Ira Vail relieved j oe
Boyer and then near the finish BOYER
again took the wheel only to be spilled
on the 191th lap.
His car turned over and both Boyer
and his mechanician, Ernest Ansterberg.
were slightly injured.
That accident finished Boyer's car and
eliminated him, but he profted greatly
by winning big slice of the lap prize
money because of the many laps he
won the first half of the event.
Tommy Milton, driving aa Duesenberg
finished third, and Jimmy Murphy, a
teammate, landed fourth place plum
Following DePalma, who got fifth, was
Eddie Hearne in Duesenberg, the third
car of that make to get In the money
Jean Chassagne Ballot, was seventh:
Art Klein (relief for Joe Thomas), was
eighth. in a Monroe; Ralph Milford
Milford Special, was ninth and Tom
Alley (relief for Henderson,, was tenth
N q Revere.
Two previous 5OO-mile winners, How
ard Wilcox and Jules Goux, were forced
to leave the race when their Peugeot
mounts baked.
Wilcox dropped out of fthe field on
his sixty-third lap, but he received much
applause from his admirers as he walked
down the side Of the track TO the pits,
having left his car at the side OF the
stretch.
1t was certainly neck screaming day for
the crowd. Attendance was estimated by
Speedway officials at 10000, which sur
passes by 10000 the previous 500-mile race
attendance record.
The majority of fans came early, but
late Corners streamed IN until noon and
every stand was packed.
1t was an orderly crowd, an orderly
race and a lucky race, inasmuch as not
one serious accident occurred on the
track.
There were several spills, Art Klein in
a Frontenac figuring in the first wreck
when his car turned over in the fortieth
lap. Driver and mechanicisian were
thrown, but they rolled over uninjured
despite the fact that the car was said to
be hitting 1t Up at ninety miles per hour
at the time.