Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-13
| DRIVER DEAD,
z HURT IN RACE
AT STATE FAIR

PHOENIX, Nov. IL (P)-One driver
was killed, two others badly injured
and others suffered minor injuries
in crashes which marked the closing
day of the Arizona state fair, which
was given over to automobile races
for the southwest championship under
A. A. A. regulations and rules.
Frank Boyer, %, of 968 West 43rd
street, Los Angeles, California, died
few minutes after the machine he
was warming up" crashed into the
inside bank on the northeast turn of
the one mile track at 1890 o'clock.
He apparently cut into the turn too
fast and lost control Of the car
Leading the 25 mile feature event
of the day, Johnny Kruger, of Long
mont, Colo, smashed into the north
fence on the ninth lap. He suffered
body bruises and minor sprains.
Kruger had a similar accident on the
south turn of the proceeding lap.
Bob Brazee, of Phoenix, received
head and body injuries when his
machine crashed into the inside bank
at the southeast corner in the third
mile of the ten mile race. He was
removed to a hospital, where his
condition is given as serious.
Harold Peterson, Phoenix, was in
jured on the 18th lap of the Is mile
feature race. Driving at a high rate
of speed in second position, he at
tempted to pass Glen Heitt, Rockford,
ILL.,, who was leading, when his steer
ing apparatus failed, sending Peter
sons car through the outside railing
on the southeast corner. Peterson's
back was wrenched and he was
burned about the body
Jimmy Baker, of Douglas, narrowly
escaped injury when his machine
skidded during ten mile pursuit
race and went over the outside
bank on the southeast turn.
Kruger, driving No. 4, was an easy
winner in the 1O-mile race, the first
event on the program. He finished
nearly a qua.Ner of a mile ahead of
Chester Gardner, Albuquerque. Peter
son passed Walt HigIey OF Longmont,
Colo, on the back stretch of the last
mile to take third place. Kruger's
time for the 10 miles was 8 minutes
49 2-5 seconds.
All but two of the nine starters in
the 10-mile Australian pursuit race
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event with Kruger pressing him close
ly The Coloradoan was the last start
er in the race.
: Kruger continued his winning by
capturing the smile event in the time
lof 3:47 1-5, or % 2-5 seconds faster
than last years time.
| But for the crash on the ninth lap
of the 25-mlle feature race Kruger
would probably have made a clean
sweep of first places. He lost nearly
lap when his machine spun COM
pletely around on the south turn of the
I eighth lap, and he was desperately
! trying to close up the gap between
himself and the leaders, Heitt and
Peterson, when he went into the bank
on the north turn of the next lap.
His car was damaged and he did not
try to continue the race
Peterson made a bid for first posi-
ton from the time Kruger went out
and he was trying to pass Heitt on
the 18th lap when he crashed through
the railing near where Kruger had
skidded badly on the eight mile Heitt
covered the Is miles in 10 minutes and
27 seconds. Chester Gardner was sec
ond and William Harper, Phoenix, was
third
In the time trials and elimination
f.eat, Kruger turned the mile in As 25
seconds, or one second slower than the
track record set nine years ago by
Ralph De Palma