The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-31
DAvIS-ROSE DUO
 TAKES FAMOUS '5O0' AUTO RACE
Shaw Crashes After Gain. ing Big Lead; {; Four Hurt;
 Winner Got $2O,OO0
BY JACK GUENTHER (UMlted Press Staff Correspondent

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 Indianapolis, Ind, May Sl. = (UP) - The name of Floyd Davis Of Springfield, H., was engraved on Q big silver cup today as the 20th winner of the 600-mile 1ndianapo. lis speedway classic = but the name of Q hometown boy who carries rabbits foot was engraved on the memories of i62,0oo people.
 The second name was that of Mauri Rose, a younRish veteran who divides his time between racing automobiles and building alrplane engines. Rose has 6 simple phi losophy; If at first you don't suc- ceed you should try and try again Yesterday he tried for the seventh time to win the worlds premier speed classic and the seventh time was good,
 The way he did 1t was somewhat complicated. First he was forced to tho SidellneS -- and apparently out of the race when his ow1, car developed trouble on the 0iSt jap of the 4i00,000 grind and could not be repaired in time for him to continue. Then, 10 rounds later he took over Davis machine aS relief driver and slowly but surely brought 1t home in front.
 The rules say that the man who starts in the winning car gets of- floial credit for the triumph. But around the deserted pits of the track and all over this town today that was oil the credit Davis got As far aS the record number oi i62, 900 spectators were concerned as far as the rival drivers were con- cerned and as far as the owner oi tho winning car was concerned - Rose was the boy whose skill and daring won the race,
 Owner Lauds Rose
 Lou Moore, the man who built the slim blue and red machine which proved the fastest and Stoutest iil the 32-car field, didn't fainee words when he rushed to the winners cir cle as the cheokered flag fell after -four hours, 20 minutes and 36.24 seconds of nerve-wracking coanpeti' ton which cut i7 of the starters out of the race and sent four men to the hospital.
 "When sent Rose In to replace Davis," he said, "the car was 18th and running at an average of il4 miles on hour. We made no change in the car - In fact, not even gas was added - yet Rose brought 4 home Q lap on top end at times wound 1t up to i22 miles an hour You can quote me as saying thai Rose won the race and that I give Davis little of the credit" Moore,S summary was perhaps the most accurate. Wilbur Shaw the pre.race favorite and three. time winner, was out in front anc winging away on his road to . fourth triumph when Rose climbed Into the Moore car and started out Q second time, and slowly began clos ing the wide gap. It was at the half-way point of 250 miles that he brought his new machine into the first 10, and from there on h' gradually moved up.
 Nice Finish
 At 800 miles he was fourth be- hind Shaw, Cliff Bergere and Rex Mays, and ct $50 miles he hat closed ground but had no i'm. proved position. Then came the big break. Shaw, holding what appeared to be Q safe lead, went crashing into the fence on tht l5lst lap and couldn't come back for another try. Rose moved tt second behind Bergere - ant in just 50 more miles he had taker the lead. He never let 1t go unti he sailed past the finish line anc clinched first prize of $20,000.
 The four men who crashed were Shaw, Joel Thorne, Emil Andres and Everett Saylor. The first three suffered superficial injuries but Saylor was in serious condition with e complication of head, chest and back injuries.
 Roses average speed was 1l5.lti MPH, far off the record held by the late Floyd Roberts.
 Back of the winner were Mays | $i0O00; Ted Horn, $5,O00; Ralph Hepburn, $500; Bergere, $3,000' Chet Miller, $2,200: Harry McQuinn | $500; Frank Warne, $l,600; Pau Russo. $500; and Tommy Hinner' schitz.
 Rose himself had little to say
 It was just the rabbit foot ana the Shaw crash which did it." |