The Washington times., 1928-11-07
| D us MEYER
WINS RACE
HONORS

Louis Meyer. a virtually unknown
racing driver until he won The
Indianapolis classic in. May has
Jumped into national prominence by
winning the American Automobiie
Association speedway championship
for 1923.
This statement was issued today
by the contest board of the 4. =.
A. on the basis of total awards In
the major events run under the
sanction of the national motoring
body, which supervises and regu-
lates official racing in the United
States.
Az the same time, the A. A. A.
announced that Ray Keech, of Phlla-.
delphia. who captured the world
speed record from Capt. Mascoim
Campbell at Daytona Beach. won
second place on the championship
list, and Lou Moore, who placed
second at indianapolis. was third.
1886 Points for Meyer
Never accumulated 1896 cham
pionship points for the year, While
Keech won 915 and Moore. 4OS.
The A. A A. contest board pointed
out that in winning the 1928 cham
nionsbip. Louis Never takes the
speedway crown from the head Of
Peter DePaolo. who won it both in
1925 and 1927
Al product of the Pacific Coast dirt
tracks, Meyer won the acclaim of
speedway fans at Indianapolis when
he drove the entire distance of 500
miles without relief. He was also
successful in winning the Altoona
event on August 10 and annexing
second place at Salem, N. H., on
July 4.
The contest board said that Keech.
who drove over the sands OF the
Florida resort at 207.55 miles an
hour in capturing the world record
for one mile. was consistent per-
former all season. He won the
championship events conducted over
the dirt tracks at Detroit and SYRIA
cuse. placed first at Salem on July
4. won fourth place at indianapolis
and finished sixth at Altoona, Au-
gust 10.
One Record Broken
The statement by the contest
board continues:
s.AH of the existing 91.5 GU. in.
records established in previous years
remained intact with the exception
OF new 1OO-mile record established
by Keech in nonchampionship|
event over the Atlantic City speed
way on September is. when he aver
aged 131.S05 miles per hour for this
distance.
stThere was decided falling off
in ma Tor races during the year.
with but three of the speedwayS
running events. while fourth
speedway event was abruptly stopped
by a series of accidents.
"Championship races upon which
the basis of the American AutOmo-
bile Association award was made
were held over the famous brick
track at Indianapolis on May 80.
the Detroit one-rnile dirt track on
June 10, the Salem board speedway
on July A, the Altoona board speed
way on August 10, the Syracuse+
one-mile dirt track on September
]. and the partly finished event at
Salem on October II.
SOuders Made Fourth
''In addition to the big three
on the 1928 championship list,
George Souders placed fourth. win
ming all of his points when he
finished third at Ind ana p oils.
Souders viii be remembered as the
Purdue University student who
won the 1921 racing classic.
Bob" McDonogh, from the old
school of drivers, lands in fifth
place. his best performance being
that at Altoona when he was run.
ner-up. The next five drivers In
order of placement were Fred
Frame, another Pacific Coast driver;
Norman Batten and Cliff Wood
bury, racing veterans, and Billy
Arnold and Bill Spence. both new
Corners to the Eastern speedways. 4
Winner of the A. A. A. speed.
way crown for the last ten years
are as follows: 1918, Ralph Null.
ford; 1919. 'Howdy' Wilcox: 1920,
Tommy Milton; 1921. Tommy Mil
ton: 1922, Jimmy Murphy; 1923,
Eddie Hearne: 1924. Jimmy Muir
ply; 1925, Peter DePaolo: 1925.
Harry Hartz; 1927, Peter DePaolo. !"