The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-31
Murphy LeaUes De Pal ma and Rest of Field
 Far Behind
By HOMER c. GEORGE Especial Correspondent of The Age
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 Indianapolis, May 30-Breaking all locsi speedway records and for the first time in history making every mile winner, Jimmy Murphy copped all the bacon and even the eggs at the Indianapolis speedway today by winning the international sweep stakes.at 500 miles, He set a new record almost five miles an hour fast CT than the old mark for the distance and practically equaled the super speed mark l predicted when I saw his car in trials. He averaged g4 .4S miles per hour for the full distance. ,.
 Running second to Murphy. and giving that smiling lrishman a great chase, Harry Hartz, the young kid of the race. finished second. almost three laps back. but nearly two laps in front of Eddie Hearne.
 The latter plugged along near the leaders all the way and by consis- tent driving got this close with the only foreign car to finish the race
 DePalma Fourth
 Poor Ralph De Palma. outspeeded and outgeneraled was lucky to get fourth money. and he got this only because of accidents which put out other cars which seemed sure to lead him home.
 By winning the big race, Murphy grabbed off s20,ooo first prize; B. 150 in lap prizes, and other offerings from accessory people totsllnS around s35,0oo.
 He simply made a runaway of 1t. setting a pace that was spectacular
 <.xr the most part
 He had all the speed at all times and was never even threatened from start to finish.
 He had qualified fastest of all and held the pole position so that when Barney Oldfieid set the pace for the first lap and Eddie Rickerbacker waved them off Jimmy stepped right out. And there he stayed, never los- ing his place even when forced to the pits
 Murphy Not Pushed
 Murphy was possibly lucky in that sevcrai cars figured to be real con- tenders developed trouble early and never had much of chance to force him tc push his motor.
 Notably was the passing out of Tommy Milton who had shown great CT speed than Murphy in practice. Milton had trouble with lis gas tank just as he was getting to a place where he could make bid for first place.
 Leon Duray who hung onto Mur- nky ord Hartz for l75 miles and was never far back of the pair lost all his chances when he suffered broken axle shaft in next lap after rassine this mark.
 Ralph MuHord hung aroand fifth place ready for a oold challenge, rast the four hundredtn lap when he Eegan having motor trouble
 PaoIo Has Accident
 Pee Paolo drove magnificent race for 300 miles and when In fourth place, was forced out of the race by an accident. Duray and Paolo were the only two to seriously challenge the leaders. Hearne being content to trail near them, knowing he lacked speed to hurry them.
 At one time there was decided con- fusion among the judges, in the press stand and with the public, due to a semi official announcement that Hartz had taken the lead from Murphy when the latter stopped at the pits the first time Afternoon reports went out to the effect that Hartz was leading. but long before the race a re-check brought forth the official Announcement that Mur- phy had never relinquished the lead
 Everywhere, at all times, the public was dazed at the failure of DePalma to play any important part in the running of the race until practically the end. he having always been a favorite here. The whole truth is that so many others had more speed than DePalma, or drove more daringly, that he gradually fell back until he was tenth at one stage of the race.
 A Record Crowd
 The crowd was the largest ever at the speedway and careful estimates put it anywhere from 10000 to 125.000.
 Altogether this great assemblage made a wonderful and colorful pie ture for the setting of the race.
 No bad accidents happened, not a driver or spectator being injured. It was excessively hot and hard day for tires. but the Barney Oldfield crowd made a clean-up in that every car but two, which finished, had Old fields for equipment, including Mur- phy and Hartz.