The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-30
BULLETIN
Death of Paul Marshall,

dents than any race in
Speedway history.
Marshall died as the re-
suit of injuries suffered
when the Duesenberg Spe-
cial S, driven by his brother,
plunged over the retaining
wall on the northeast turn.
Cy remained in critical
condition on another bed in
the emergency hospital.
Both had suffered skull
fracture and broken jaws.
Cy rallied after being TAX
en- to the emergency hos
pital and spoke a few words.
He was given stimulants.
Paul, however, remained I'M
conscious until death.
Skirting the wreckage Of six
cars which piled up on the
northeast turn with only
minor injuries to two drivers
and one mechanic, Billy Ar
mold, held the lead in the 500
mile Speedway race at the
100-mile, mark, with an avar-
age speed of 1O3.353 miles an
hour.
His time was 5s:o3.20. Last years
average at the 100-mile point was
i04.574.
Behind Arnold at the century
mark were:
Shorty Cantlon, second in Mil
-Scofeld Special, and Louis
Schneider, third, in his Bowes Seal
Fast Special
First serious accident of the race
occurred on the dangerous north
east turn before the race was fifty
miles old.
Cars Pile Up
Peter De PaoloS Duesenberg, No
5, which De Paolo surrendered to
Red Roberts early in the race be-
cause the big car was too hard to
handle, went into a spin on the
twentieth lap, and five cars imme-
diately behind it piled up.
Marian Trexler's Trexler Special
No. As, on its twentieth lap, crashed
into De Paolos car. Lou Moore
driving a Coleman Front Drive, No
IA, piled in behind Trexler. Johnny
Seymour'S Gauss Front Drive, No
SO, also on it's twentieth circuit;
Deacon Litz' Duesenberg, No. IL. and
Babe Stapp'S DueSenberg No. 8, all
were wrecked so badly they were
taken out of. the race.
Tracf1 officials tagged the other
drivers to hold their positions while
the wreckage was cleared away.
Three Are Hurt
Deacon Litz was believed to have
sustained a wrist fracture. Johnny
Seymour's foot was cut, but he
walked unaided to the field hospital
for treatment. Ted Everrode,
mechanic. suffered a Sprained ankle
in the Six-car crash.
Jimmy Gleason's Waverly Oil
Special hit a retaining wall on the
same curve ON its twenty-f1rst lap,
and broke right rear wheel. Glea-
son brought the disabled machine
to the pits, changed wheels, and
continued the race.
l.. Meyer went to the pits to re-
pair a loose gas throttle on his
twenty-third lap.
Charles Moran, driving a Du Pont,
hit the lower wall on the same
curve on his twenty-third lap, and
was forced out of the race. Moran
was scratched on the forehead.
Louis Meyer leaped in front of
the pack at the start, and won the
first lap. driving 106.408 miles an
hour. He held his lead until the
third lap, when Billy Arnold took
the front position.
AS the thirty eight racers lined
up for the start, Rick Decker's
Hoosier Pete special. built quickly
Wednesday from Decker's auto and
a Hoosier Pete entry, baked and
went to the pits.
After being declared officially out
Of the race, Decker succeeded in
starting the motor, and set out after
the pack, more than half lap be-
hind The rear racers.
Arnold Holds Lead
Position of the first seven cars at
twenty-five miles was unchanged
and at fifty miles. At both points,
Arnold's Miller Hartz F. D. Special
was in front, followed in turn by
L. Meyer, Canton, Triplett, Schnei-
der. Snrwberger and Shaw. Farm
er's Betholine Special, however, had
displaced Moore's Coleman F. D
Special. in eighth place.
Arnoid's time at twenty-five miles
was l06.8SS miles an hour, COM
pared with the pace of 108.569 al
that point rear ago.
Arnold maintained his fast pace
with but little sYsckening. His time