The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-30
MURPHY WINS
IN GAS DERBY
AT SPEEDWAY
Los Angeles Driver Jumps
Into Lead at Start of 500
Mile Race and Loses.it Only
Brief Time.
$4,000 SEE CLASSIC
CBy Associated Press)

Murphy. of Los Angeles. Calf, winner
of the French Grand Prix in 1921. won
the 50Omile automobile race at the
Indianapolis speedway today, before a
record-breaking crowd of $4,000. Muir
ply won $4,000 in cash prizes.
Murphy's time was hours, II min
utes, so seconds. an average Of 944S
miles per hour. a worlds record for
the distance. For the first time in
the history of the event a winner led
from the start until the finish.
Harry HartZ, also of Los Angeles,
was second, coming in 4 laps behind
Murphy. He won cash prizes OF
0,000. Eddie Hearne was third
Drive Great Race.
} Murphy drove a remarkable race.
taking the lead at the start and hold
three stops during the entire 500 miles,
he delay each time being to change
tires and replenish his fuel.
Murphy was fortunate in not hav-
ing any motor trouble. His total
winnings with cash prizes and money
offered by a specially company,
brought him $4,000
DePalma. former winner of the
event. and holder of the old record,
vas fourth.
Wins Fifth
jules Ellingooe, driving for Ora
Haibe. was fifth. EllingbOe was
forced out Of the race earlier in the
event due to a mshap to his car
Tho record Murphy shattered was
made by DePalma in 1915 when he
made the 500 miles in 5 hours, 80 min
utes. 55 seconds. and 81 an average
Of 1884 miles per hour,
Jerry WonderliCh came in sixth and
]. p. Fetterman seventh.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 30-With n
roar of perfectly tuned motors. p
drivers, representing three nations,
dashed away at 20 O'Clock this morn
ing in the start of the 500-mile auto
mobile race at the Indianapolis speed
way for prizes totaling $4,000.
There was a record-breaking crowd
OF $4,000 spectators present when
the starting gun was fired. The races
we're paced on the first lap by Barney
Oldfeld a retired star of the racing
world.
Jimmy Murphy, driving a specially
built car. grabbed the lead at the
start. plotting his car around the
treacherous south turn at a speed tha;
brought the spectators to their feet
Leon Duray, driving his first speed
way race, was second. and Ralph De
Palma. favorite OF the crowd, was
trailing third The time for the frs
lap around the zig a-mile course wa:
1:34:64. an average of 96 miles ar
hour
Continues Pace
Murphy continued the terrific pact
and at 30 miles was pulling hal
mile ahead of Duray. who was second
The time Of Murphy was 31:29:33, al
average of 1927 miles per hour a!
compared with 9262 miles an hou
lat year for the same distance
Harry Hartz was third and DePalmt
fourth Howard Wilcox was the frs
driver forced cut, because Of valy,
trouble. after he had gone 17l2 miles
Murphy Clung 10 the lead at the 10
pu'e mark. with Hartz in second place
DoPalma moved into third place
While Duray dropped into fourth. Tim
l s: IA an average of 94.1 miles pc
hour. Murphy a. this point had VOL
g. Geo in lap prizes, receiving $50 70
each lap he led. Jules EllingbOe wa
the second driver out. He threw
rear wheel and his car spun complete
" around three times, crashing into
protecting wall. Neither Elhngboe no
his mechanician was injured. julie
GouX, diving A French car. was force
cut BY a broken axle, after he had GOV
cred 60 miles
Car Catches Fire
The car driven b. Wilbur D'Alen
burst into flames as D'Alene starte,
his 1oGrd mile After a heroic fight
the driver and his mechanician sue
ceeded in ex.inguishing the blaze afte
-. the car was withdrawn making th
fourth to drop out Of the race
Murphy was nearly Two miles in tn
lead at the $50 mile mark with Hart
second and Duray third Ora Hart
vas fourth, with Eddie Hearne fiftt
The time was 1:34:37:62. an averag
of 50 miles per hour. Murphy up t
this time had not made a stop. He le
from the start and had won $4,000 i
lap prizes.
Murphy lost the lead to Hartz q
1855 miles when he was forced to max
his first stop to change four tires an
TO replenish his fuel supply
Murphy at that time had won s.. &c
in lap prizes. At 200 miles Hartz va
in the lead. DePalmo in second plaC,
Haibe third. and Murphy fourth.
The time was an average of 93.5
miles per hour.
Harry Hartz, of Los Angeles, Calf
was leading at the halfway mari
Jimmy Murphy. also of Los Angelo
was second Eddie Hearn, a vetera
racer. came third. l. P. Fetterma'
of Mount Lebanon. Pa, was fifth. an
Ralph Mulford came in fifth. Tt
time 1894, an average of 1926 mile
per hour.
Seeks to Win Lead
Murphy at the halfway mark We
fighting desperately to regain the lea
which he had held the first 1S5 mile
Ralph DePalma, a favorite of the pu
lie. came seventh.
Tommy Milton, 1921 speed king, II
winner of last years race, was force
out of the grind with four others b
l&S fore the race was half finished. NJ
y toms car was damaged by a broke
gasoline line.
Jimmy Murphy, of Los Angeles. We
leading at the end of the 300-mi
mark. Murphy flashed into the lead {