Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-25
RACER At laurel
INJURED IN M|SHAP
Al Aspen, Going 115 Miles an
Hour, Thrown Out as
Car S0merSauIts.

The first accident at the Washing
ton Baltimore Speedway likely to re-
suit In serious injury took place at
about 1890 today when Al Aspen of
Philadelphia, tuning up in the huge
Laurel bowl at l15 miles an hour, took
d bad slide and turned turtle three
times.
He was taken to the office of DR.. T..
Warren of Laurel by a fellow driver,
and shortly thereafter was rushed to
the University of Maryland Hospital.
According TO DR.. Warren. the
driver suffered possible fractured
skull laceration of. the. scalp ana
severe bruises on the right leg.
According to one of the drivers
who witnessed the accident from a
speeding car shortly behind the IN
jured man, Aspen's car, Frontenac,
began to slide, then suddenly turned
clear around, facing again the same
direction. turned completely over once.
with Aspen inside at the steering
wheel, then on the second turn threw
the driver clear of the whirling ma
chine, about so feet away. lie land
ed on the board track.
Cars are tuned to the highest pitch,
and drivers are waiting the drop of
the starters flag that will start the
action at 3 o'clock. The first NUMBER
on the program is a 25-mile class A
sprint, which will bring together the
brightest stars in the National Motor
Racing Association circuit.
Following this will come the %
yyhiph iC omen 10
all cars that have qualified at a speed
of more than 80 miles an hour.
The headline attraction Is the 100
mile championship run, which VIII
bring together IL stars In the fastest
machines in national circles.
Qualifying records have indicated
this event to be a struggle between
Jimmy Gleason, Fred Winnai and
Russell Snowberger, separated by a
few points in the battle for the ma
tional championship. The tltle lot
the year will go to the winner OF this
race, which offers the greatest num-
ber of points of any event on the
sea sons program.
winner. but the omnipresent chance
Of a dark horse slipping through
makes forecasting difficult.
Winnai's mark of 1876 miles an
bour still stands as the best in prac-
tire or qualifying runs and makes
him a slight favorite.
A change was made in the hour or
starting the races this time to enable
late comers to reach the track before
the drivers roar away from the start
ing line The last B. & @. train to the
Speedway will leave Union Station at
2:10.
Todav's races mark the first ven
ture of the n NJ. r. A., which now
holds a lease on the track with COM
nlete supervision over the staging of
racing programs When it signed the
agreement, it's officials emphasized
that the $500. 900 speedway was an
addition to the sporting facilities Of
the National Capital. and, properly
managed. would he one of the great
est attractions in this section.
This belief is based upon attendance
figures for the three big events that
have been held at the speedway since
its opening in the Summer of 1923.
The first event drew a throng of $4,000
and never since then have the turn
stiles registered less than $4,000 fans
for any program.
Officials for today's race are:
Starter, Elmer p. Doc' Gerner: ref.
cree. Albert r. Jacobs, secretary OF
the National Motor Racing Associa-
,iop apd timer Vincent z, Rowland.