The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-30

Cooper S car IS the same on
cox rode in last years race.
the>1923 grind.
The average time for the race at
125 miles was more than two miles
an hour faster than in 1928. The
leaders were shooting at a new track
record. Spectators could not see
pace. The average at this point was
how they could keep up the terrific
s8.4S miles an hour. Last year it
was 96.07.
At $50 miles only one car had
been forced out of the race. At the
same time last year eight cars were
out.
The only car out at this point was
the D1esenberg of Ernie Anster-
berg.
Ansterberg told the story thus:
''On the second turn 1 started to
pass ElhnSboe- His car swerved out
ward. This forced me TO cut in and
l went over the inside retaining
wall"
AnsterberE's only injury was a
cut nose from broken goggles. He
was ready for duty as a Duesenberg
relief driver.
Tommy Milton was tagged to the
broken strap on his gasoline tank
He was in seventh place. While the
strap was wired up several cars
slipped by Milton.
Cooper led Hill by a slight margin
at $50 miles Tommy Milton had
been driven down to seventh place
from fifth place. Vail and Hearne
passing him.
Bennie Hill went into second place
on the ffty-ffth lap, when Murphy
spent twenty seconds at the pits for
a tire change.
On TIE forty-third lap. Mourre
went to the pits, took on gas and
cut off a dragging gasoline. tank
strap. The entire job was done in
about thirty seconds. He was run
ming in ninth place at the time.
Murphy and Cooper fought a beau
tiful battle for first place between
the fortieth and forty-fifth laps
Cooper passed Murphy on the f ~
second lap. Murphy regained the
lead on the forty-third after neck
and neck scrap around the track.
On the forty-fourth lap Cooper
dashed in front and~stayed there by
a margin of fifty feet on the forty
fifth lap.
The leaders were going better than
so close that nine cars were in the
same lap, meaning the ninth car was
less than two and a half miles be-
hnd the leader.
At seventy-five miles the fight Of
the leaders was pretty. Murphy was
only u seconds ahead of Cooper and
35 seconds ahead OF Hin, 55 seconds
in front of Hartz and so seconds
ahead of Milton.
Vail and Elhngboe had passed
Hearne at seVenty-five miles. forcing
Hearne into eighth place from sixth
Jerry Wonderlich, Durant driver,
became i'll on the thirtieth lap and
was replaced by Wade Morton. Won
derlich thens was seven miles behind
the Ieader.
Murphy's pace at fifty miles con-
tinued terrific but the first ten cars
were hard at his heels. The order of
the ten leaders was Murphy, Cooper,
Hill, Hartz Milton, Hearne, Vail.
ElIingboe. Mourre, DePaolo. Differ
ence of only three miles separated
Murphy and DePaolo.
Joe Boyer had sheared key on
his supercharger and was running
slowly but still in the race ~ fifty
miles.
Murphy had won all OF The first
twenty-five lap prizes of $50 but the
first.
Murphy was holding his lead at
twenty-five miles, averaging 1915
miles an hour. The average at this
point in 1923 was 9715. Murphy
was stepping on the gas to set a
terrific pace. On the ninth lap Haibe
in his Schmidt Special went to the
pits to change spark plugs. On the
same lap Boyer stopped for carbu-
rotor trouble. He was having diff
ficulty because of the cold weather,
it was said.
Joe Boyer led on the first lap, with
Murphy second, Hartz third, Hill
fourth AND Cooper fifth.
Murphy took the lead away on the
second lap, Boyer going to second,
Hill third, Hartz fourth and Cooper
fifth.
Boyer went to the pits on the
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