Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-31
ARNOLD IS winner
OF MOTOR CLASSIC
One Killed as 23-Year-0ld
Captures 500 Mile Race
and $50, $50 Prize.

BY the Associated Press.
7 INDIANAPOLIS, May 31.--Youthful
l Billy Arnold of Chicago, wheeling
his gray straight-eight about the
bricks at 100.448 miles an hour
turned the annual 50o-mile race at the
indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday
into a parade in which he rode to VIC
tory unchallenged.
The 23-year -old boy took the lead
after two laps and held it all the way
to the checkered flag, which made him
richer by $52,150. Cheered on by rec
ord crowd of 10000, he finished three
laps in front of william Shorty Can't
lon of Detroit.
The fans who flocked to the speed
way for the thrills got them in an I'M
precedented series of accidents which
left but IA survivors out of the starting
field of 38 cars. One fatality resulted,
Paul Marshall of Detroit, riding as
mechanician for his brother, Cy Mar
shall of Indianapolis, was fatally hurt
when their car crashed into retaining
wall on the hazardous north turn. The
racing machine plunged over the edge
of the banked turn and fell Is feet 20
the ground. The driver, tossed clear of
the wreckage, was in a critical condi-
ton in an indianapolis hospital today,
Litz, Vance Also Hurt.
Deacon Litz, driver of Debois, Pa.
and Aaron T. Vance of indianapolis,
riding as mechanic for Chester Gardner
of Pittsburgh, also were injured on the
north turn in smaSh-up that wrecked
seven cars. A collision between Fred
Roberts, Danville, ILL.,, driving as re-
lief for Peter de Paolo, and Marion
Trexler of Indianapolis piled up fN'e
other machines, those of Litz, Gardner
Johnny Seymour, EScenaba, Mich.
Babe Stapp, Los Angeles, and Lou
Moore of Los Angeles.
Although predictions were general
before the race that the new rules in
effect this year, which brought back
the riding mechanic, eliminated the
supercharger, enlarged the field and
lifted the restrictions on piston dis
placement, would slow the racing time,
only the seventeen SmaShup prevented
Arnold from setting new track record.
With the north turn covered with
wreckage, race officials ordered the con-
testantS merely to hold their positions
at slow speed for four minutes while
the course was cleared.
AS a result of the race, one of the
closest competitions in years for the
Arnold is in the lead with his 600
points won here yesterday, followed
by Cantlon'S $50. Wild Bill Cummings
of Indianapolis got 800 points for An
iShing fifth yesterday, which added to
100 won in a 100-mile race earlier in
the year places him third with 420
points.
Schneider Stands Third.
Co.,
ishing third at the Speedway to win
400 points to add to. Is already earned,
is next. Other points won in the race here
were Louis Meyer. 1928 and 1929 driv-
ing champion of South Gate. Calf, who
finished fourth, $50 points; Dave Evans,
Evansville, Ind, sixth, ESQ., Phil Shafer,
Dies Moines, Iowa, seventh, 200; Rus
sell Snowberger, Philadelphia, eighth,
$50: Leslie Allen, Chicago, ninth, 100,
and L. L. Corum. Indianapolis.
tenth, SO.
The threat of foreign competition in
the 500-mile race from two Italian
one, Baconi Borzacchini'S 16-cylinder
creation. developed ignition trouble
before IS miles were completed, and
Letterio Cufinotta was waved off the
course with 40 miles yet to go, after the
first 10 drivers had finished.
Awards of prizes and trophies, includ-
ing the distribution of $4,000 consola-
ton money among the % starters who
failed to the finish in the money, will
be made at the annual drivers banquet
here tonight. Arnold will receive his
$4,000 for finishing first as well as APP
proximately $1,000 in lap prizes and
other awards offered by accessory manu-
facturers, to comprise his $52,l5O win
nin0S