The Washington times., 1929-05-30
CRASH HAS
CROWD ON
EDGE
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ant. Deacon Litz was topping the
fseld. Ralph Hepburn was second,
yT.non Duray, third; Ray Keech,
1Rourth, and Billy Arnold, fifth. The
fisna was 10 minutes and S. seconds.
Gift woodbury. in q Boyle Valve
,NueciaI. rated as one Of the favorites,
Twas the first to drop out Of the race
kwhen his car crashed on q turn.
E.Woodbury was uninjured.
Il one ambitious young driver
REACHED the hospital hours ahead
Lot the starting gun. He is
SPhfI Pardee Of Los Angeles, hope
lOf the West Coast, who was to
kdriye Miller Special No. a.. the
leaf originally scheduled for Ralph
We Palma.
Runs Into Wall
while practicing for today's hot
grind. Pardee last night crashed
into retaining wall along the
north turn and tossed himself into
city hospital and his car out OF
the race.
Pardee. q beginner on this track,
had quite a reputation a. dirt
track driver, and his work on the
indianapolis course, until las T.
nights crack-up, brought him many
nlaudits, He was regarded by
Paddock fans as q second Frank
I,ockhart and reigned a. dark horse
Yavorite to cop this Hoosier classic.
After the accident race officials
announced that Bill Lindau, OF
Pittsburgh, in Q Miller Special,
would be added to the lineup OF
starters. Drivers assigned to posi-
lions behind Pardee will move up
one place each, giving Lindau the
thirty-third berth. Lindau prev
-iously had qualified as an emer.
gency starter. !,
aHearnes, the Chevrolets and the
,Wilcoxes, but another age has come
to battle for the pot of gold that
will run we'll over 100000 Old Bar.
ney OldfieId, who is here sucking
on the butt OF stale cigar, hardly
knows any of the present day stars,
but, of course, Barney's day in rae
ing was done many, many years
ago.
Woodbury. Has Pole
Today they're talking of Cliff
woodbury., plotting Boyle valve
special; Leon Duray, who drives
Packard; Ralph Hepburn, another
Packard champion; Babe Stapp, skip
per of Miller Special; Pete De
Paolo, Boyle entrant; Billy Arnold,
of the Boyle family. and many
others.
Only two previous winners faced
the starter. They are Louie
Meyer, last years victor, and Pete
De Paolo. A lot of cold do-re.mi
will go down that either one of these
will repeat.
Clfff Woodbury. had the pole for
the start Of the grind. Next 70
him will be Leon Duray. Duray
holds the record for one lap of the
indianapolis merry.go-round. This
10 124.01S m. p. h.. which is con.
sidered something better than a
crawl.
Expect New Mark
The sharpers here look for the
600-mile record, set by Pete De
Paolo, Ralph De Palma's nephew,
in 1925, will be blasted. A majority
of the boys who will tool the tin
steeds have been through the mill
and will stop only when they hit
the brick wall. No doubt some will.
s. With three front wheel drive cars
in the front row and fifteen in all
the race there is an excellent chance
that one Of these front-wheelers will
draw the checkered flag at the fin
ish.
In addition to a lot more of the
flap-doodle there is an international
tinge to this battle of the roaring
boilers that has the fans steamed
arp. Louie Chiron, the European
champ, will be lined up against
Louie Meyer the reigning Yankee
headliner. When the two Louies
get to humping around the bricks
there should be a lot Of fun because
they say that this Frenchman can
be wicked.
Many of the folks who are here
today have a weird and eerie ,concep.
ton of just what is sport. They
have come to see some one go
Gloom against the brick walls on
any one Of the turns. The Pardee
smash.up, which they missed, only
served to whet their appetites.
The race will be worth between
$4,000 and $4,000 to the winner.
First place money is $4,000. Lap
prize money and check from automo-
bile accessory concerns boost the
total many thousands Of dollars.
The driver finishing second will res
ceive $4,000 and additional none.
tary awards. Third place will bring
$4,000; fourtn place, $500; fifth,
$4,000; sixth $4,000: seventh. $1,000;
eighth, $1,000; ninth, $1,500, and
tenth, $1.400.
Following is the official lineup
FIRST ROW
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