The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-03
TOMMY MILTON
BREAKS RECORDS
AT LOS ANGELES
Makes 115 Miles an Hour
in % and 50-Mile
Sprint Events

LOS ANGELES, CAL April g.
Tommy Milton won the champion
ship sprint automobile race at the
speedway today taking the second
preliminary 25-mife sprint In 10
minutes. l.49 seconds, an average
speed OF 1l5.02 miles an hour and
the final 5O-milc event I'm 26 minutes,
l.92 seconds, an average Of llj2
miles an hour
Milton was said by a. A. A. off
cials TO have established new worlds
records In both events.
Winners and second places OF the
four preliminary 25-mile sprints fol-
low:
/. Pletro Bordin6, first; Tommy
Milton, second. Time, 10 minutes.
3.6S seconds.
2. Milton. first: Jimmy Murphy,
second. Time, 10 minutes, l.i9 sec
onds.
3. Murphy. first: Harry Hartz,
second. Time, 10 minutes, 1.95 sec
onds.
4. Frank Elliott. first; Roscoe
Sarles, second. Time, 10 minutes,
81 seconds.
II was announced by A. A. A. Of
ficials after the first preliminary
that Bordino had broken the worlds
record for speed I'm "A 2J-mile sprint
race, but his racord remained such
only until the end of the preliminary
when Milton established n new one.
The crowd was smaller than at the
last previous program at the speed
way but II had It's thrill In the third
lap Of the first race Tommy Mil
ton was leading the field, with Art
Klein n close second and the rcmain-
ing 10 entrants not far behind.
Klein's axle broke and n wheel
dashed along the course. lie, keep
ing his head. managed 10 steer his
crippled car OF the track and out
OF the way Of tho other racers. The
third preliminary was delayed
while Klein repaired his car.
Jimmy Murphy, who won the third
25-mile preliminary, was second in
the finals; Harry Hartz, second in
the third preliminary, was third in
tho finals; pietro Bordlno, who won
the first preliminary was fourth.
Roscoe Sarles was NTH. Frank FL
lott, sixth and Art Klein seventh.
Milton, winner OF 1921 champion
ship and already leading in the 1922
point list, added $50 points as the
/ result of today's race. His prize
money totaled $4,5O0.
Murphy gained $3.50 and 100
points; Hartz, $3.50 and 25 points;
Bordino. $1,75O and 65 points; FL
lott, $500 and 90 points; Sarlcs,
$500; Klein, $3.50 and Jerry Won
| derlich, $l75.
A winner Of one preliminary was
barred from other events except the
! final 5O-mile dash. In that the
entrants were the winners OF first
and second places In the first three
preliminaries and OF first, second
and third places In the fourth.
There were two accidents that for
few seconds threatened tho lives
OF many drivers. Art Klein figured
most prominently in both. In one
preliminary his car broke an axle
but he steered II off the track minus
one wheel In time to avoid being
struck by the others.
In the 26th lap OF the final Kloin's
car blew a tire and began - spin
around. Both Bordlno and Elliott
crashed into Klein but escaped with
| out injuries and with only slight
damage to the cars. Without stop
ping both continued 20 drive their
/ battered racers around the speed
way while Klein, after going 20 the
pits and .changin tires, went back to
the race and finished last.
Tho following Is list OF drivers
and cars taxing part In tho Los
Angeles races.