Evening star., 1926-09-26
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straightaway Of the main event.
When two tires blew out. the car
swerved and struck the protecting
railing at an angle. spinning him
around. shooting him down the en-
la ankment out of control. While he
craZily swerved for more than 100
Yards, and finally came to rest on the
inner curbinr. almost ut the point
where the first turn is made.
Cheers Follow Screams.
The ca-. Peter De Paula' s last
years Duesenherg. was so badly dam
aged that It cOuld not again he put
into the race. ana Winnai. uniniured
s:aJked back to the timers stand in
disgust But his march was accom-
panied by a round Of cheers which
came from throats that moment he
fore had uttered shrieks and screams.
and he and the ear came within an
inch of what appeared to- he utter
destruction. The impact with the
projecting railing tore \ hole in it 10
feet long.
Gleason is fortunate as we'll as a
good driver. because. just Fl few mo-
ments before Winnai's crash. he. who
had been close on the Duasenherg ;
taii. dropped behind several feet
thereby unronsciously avoiding col
ision with the crippled car. There
was jus, enough space separating
them to enable him to slow down a
bit and steer clear If the spectacle in
front Of him.
And as to Gary's luck in the anna
teur race, he threw a piston just
as he crossed the finish line after an
Df
Stability and consistent driving won
for the local boy, as he was the only
one of FIVE starters who was not
forced tc retire to the pits even for
q moments delay. All the others ran
into all sorts OF trouble. While they
were p:lling in and out. the 3o-year-
old hay took he ht in his ;eeth. we
his home made racer the FUN SOUP
tried 20 crawl up on tho high hank
only 20 slip down again and again
for lack of speed. and 10 the amaze-
ment and Joy of all romped away with
first place.
Built His Own Car.
Gary lives at 10l Grant avenue. Ia
koma Park. and has been playing
arounl the racing game for the past
four years Recently he and his
"Walter special" which he built from
collected parts. invaded some tracks
In Pennsylva mia. hut yesterday mark
ed the first tangible step forward in
career he has chosen. Niles car,
very amatPurish looking compared
with :he fine lines Of the Duesenhergs
and MIllers. nevertheless carried the
youth around the track in the pre-
liminary trials at l05 miles per hour.
once or twice he appeared 10 be in
trouble. as his engine could he heard
cutting out and, like all the others in
that race. it was thought he soon
would have to retire to the pins for
dropping down to the level when this
trouble occurred. and then attempting
again to hang on to the almost verti-
cal wall Of boa rds that constitute the
turns.
Gleason had a scrappy COMPETITOR
and contender for hrst honors in
N-lnnai. They both had good cars
and they both put fear out Of their
minds. A third person invaded this
rivalry in the person of Russell Snow
berger. also of Philadelphia last years
champion. who drove Miller straight
eight close on the heels Of the others.
GleAs"n's average speed for the 25-
mile sprin. was 12S miles per hour.
Snowherger's was l24.2 and Winnai' :
l2f.i.
Those three. the fastest in the field.
huddled together like birds In flight.
SnoWberger WAS third to get away.
Gleas fourth and Winnai fifth
They opened up. Gleason iorkeying
for n position to pass Snowberger
and appearing almost to lock his front
wheels with the rear ones of the car
in front Finally the chance came.
and away shot Gleason. but Winnai
was not long in catching up to the
man. who up until the start Of the
race held 9Os points for the cham.
pionship AS against his 6!4. SO in
due course he got his opport unity tn
give last wears racing king a smell
VI his castor oil exhaust smoke.
Gleason wouldn't give Winnai a
chance to pass. although the latter
took what appeared tn he desperate
risks He pulled up treacherously
close. and then. as they rounded out
fn~ the home stretch, the DiesenherR
p,, forth the last full hurst NJ power
They came down the track neck and
neck. the crowd on its feet. And al
.he stprting line. Winnai. With inches
between his right front and rear