Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-01
MANY THOUSANDS
SEE AUTO RACES
AT COUNTRY CLUB
Crawford in Overland Wins
Valley Championship
at AlamOriO
Howard in Ford Takes First
Race at Club; Races !.
Put Over Good
BY PAUL j. GLANTZ


Yesterday the Imperial Valley Coun-
try Club firmly established itself as
promoter of sporting events. Before
crowd of about 5000 enthusiastic I'm
perial Valley racing and football fans,
three automobile races were finished in
what is considered fast time for the
local course and repeatedly brought the
crowd to its feet in thrills comparable
to the big timers.
In the 10 lap race for light cars, c.
f. Coggins famous racing Ford, driven
by Floyd Howard, had the field to it
self when it got away to good start
and kept the lead all the way around,
His time was l0:44.
Another special Ford, driven by
johnson of the local Davies Overland
Company, had the spectators back of.
him when he killed his engine at the
start but before the race was half over
had passed the rest of the field and
was overhauing fHoward in the last
lap. His time was 10:4S. q
Crawford, the valley champion, was
running good race in the Overland
entry of Fred r. Crosby until he was
forced out in the sixth with engine
trouble.
Hilliard in a Maxwell was pulled out
in the secoN lap for being in- danger
Gus position when NIiiier and johnson
were fighting for fourth place.
Miller was given third when he was
the only entry left in the race.
Crawford Wins Big Race
The lineup for the % lap race
brought some of the big ears to the
bp
inside and got away to another early
lead. He maintained his advantage
until forced out in the eleventh lap
with leaky gas line but was back in
after losing two laps. In the tenth he
had the field. Crawford and johnson
were holding steady pace, with Craw
ford driving the more conservative
race, but the pace and distance was
beginning to tell on the cars and Bryan
in Ford went out in the sixth and
Havenda, of Brawley, i'll II special
Chevrolet, was having trouble all the
way around. Barker, i'll Cole, that
had given the Overland entry good
race, in the early laps was forced
out in the fourteenth with Il burnt out
bearing.
Much was expected of the Cadillac
driven by Sibley but it was called or
the track in the fifth, and disqualified
for hoggiig the straightaway and re-
fusing to let Crawford pass him. He
refused to stay out and continued the
race. The announcer said he was con
tinuing - for the fun of it,
In the fifteenth Johnson jumped IN
to the lead with Crawford second and
Howard and Kavenda running poor
second and third. In the SEVENTEEN
Johnson broke II wheel on the upper
turn and the crowd gave its attention
to Siblev, who was racing with Craw-
ford, for "thc fun of it, after ex.
pressing sympathy for che who had
risen from the bottom.
II was all Crawford S and he turned
in the fast time of 29:l7:2-5. The
iudaes gave johnson second and kav-
enda, who was in his fifteenth lap,
third.
Overland Wins
In the special 10 lap race for the
valley championship and silver cup,
Crawford upheld his honors by getting
awav to three length lead and keep,
ing it for the full length. Sibley seemed
to be doing his best to pass on the
straightawavs but Crawford was keep
inc his Overland glued to the front.
The crowd seemed to be for the Cadil'
lac. Crawford s was given out as l0:44.
Fred Hackett's S Stutz broke a cam
rod ON the way out from Brawley and
could not enter, while a Ford, driven
bv Putton, broke down in the qualify-
inc trials. A last hour entry Hupmo-
bile failed to make the required time
and was not allowed to compete.