South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-31
Motorbie Racers Crash on Springbrook OVAL One Kle
H. SPRING DIES AT
HOSPITAL, BRINCK
Is BADLY INJURED
Two Machines Collid e IN
Rounding West Curve Sec
ond Accident In 3 DAYS.

Rounding the west curve 2t ter
rife speed two motorcycles hooked
together az the races yesterday az
ternoon ar Sprirgbr0ok park IN a.
crash that resulted IN The death az
one Of the drivers and the serious
injury Of the ether
Hammond Spring "a years old,
Of Atlanta Ga. was the driver
whose death az Epworrh hospital
followed shortly after The crash.
Eddie BrincS. OF Dayton o. The
second victim OF the accident suf-
fcred a dis.ocated shoulder and se-
we're BODY bruises He VIII oe taken
GO his home today
The crash occurred In the 6na.
event OF tGc day. a five mile open
race The drivers were making eN-
ccptionally fast time their laps %
The track averaging 81 seconds
Spring on an Indian speed ma
chine. was leading short distance
on the fifth lap In the middle ~
the curve ar The west end OF the
track Brinck. also on an indian az
tempted 10 pass him. Witnesses
/ said Spring tried 70 close Br.nck
out by cutting over In front OF him
/ 20 keep him from passing while
other drivers claimed the two ma
chimes were simply running too close
F together in an attempt 10 cut The
curve as short az possible About
/ the center Of the curve the two ma
/ chimes locked turning over several
times and throwing the drivers sew
erai yards down the track
They were rushed at once 20 the
( Epworth hospital In an am bulance
where an examination disclosed
Stringer's injuries 10 be fatal Three
of his ribs were broken and had
pierced his left lung He died short
" after six o'clock
The crash is the second one -
the two days racing here sunday
/ Paul Anderson skidded on A curve
and spilled, a machine directly be-
hind struck him injuring him seri-
ously. though not fatally.
No investigation into the accident
+ has been made b. Coroner Crum-
| packer
Two Thousand Present.
/ More than two thousand race fans
attended the attraction yesterday
! which, until the fatal accident mar
I red the afternoons entertainment.
was thoroughly enjoyed The dav
was Ideal for racing and the rides
made remarkably fast time
Seymore. driving an Indian ma
/ chine, was easily the star 81 the day
/ With a victory in the two mile open
and in the final FIVE mile race 20 his
/ credit The final five mile race was
+ the one in which the accident oc-
Cured II was scheduled for 10
miles. but was halted az FIVE be-
F cause Of the lateness OF the hour.
+ Afterwards a match race was ran
between Seymore and Jones on an
f Excelsior. which Seymore also won.
In the distance jump. CrOpp won
with a leap OF As feet
The events and winners are as
follows
Five mile private race. !. Neukan.
Indian . Daily. indian, Szarkow-
ski Indian Time 5.36 Is
Two mile open race: T. Seynore
+ Indian 2 Jones. Excelsior.
f Brinck, Indian. Time 8 3-5
r I'VE 4l4+t lL4Fd. t race ID Nr--
kan Indian 2 Daily Indian, 2
Szarkowski Indian. Time 5.38
Mis- and out racs-four miles. I.
! Stringer. Indian ?. Marks. Indian.
+ 9. Jones Excelsior Time Ala
Three mile private: Neukam.
. Indian; . Szarkowski Indian. 2.
Daily. Indian Time 32I
Five mile open race = Seymore.
+ Indian O. Marks. Indian. s. Jones.
! Excelsior. Time 5.34
, Two mile match race between
/ Seynlore and Jones won tv sey-
/ more Time 28