Foyt Wins After Chaotic Indy 500 Day of Crashes
The report recounts a deadly opening at the Indianapolis 500 with Jim McDonald and Eddie Sachs killed in a Lotus Ford blaze. A crowd of 300,000 watched as Lotus Fords struggled, Offenhauser rivals gained, and crashes destabilized the race amid broader reflections on road carnage and legality.
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Indianapolis
Offenhauser
Jimmy Clark
Bobby Marshman
Lotus
Lotus Ford
Eddie Sachs
Foyt Wins Memorial Day 500 Amid Fatal Crash
A. J. Foyt Jr. captures the 500 mile Memorial Day run in a record pace as two drivers die. Eddie Sachs of Detroit perishes and rookie David MacDonald dies after a fiery second lap crash that halted the race.
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Dale Burgess
Associated Press
Indianapolis
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A. J. Foyt Jr
Eddie Sachs
Detroit
David MacDonald
el Monte
Calif
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Foyt
Parnelli Jones
Foyt Wins Indy 500 With Obsolete Offenhauser Car
A. J. Foyt Jr. of Houston drove an aging Offenhauser roadster to victory in the 48th Indy 500, earning $21,900 in lap prizes and adding the race purse near $200,000. He praised his crew and noted the second lap wreck that killed two drivers shook him, while insisting the old engine is not finished.
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Unser
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Speedway
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Bobby Marshman
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Houston
Offenhauser
Mets Rally Past Giants Behind Fisher Six-Hit Pitching
Joe Christopher drove in three runs and Charlie Smith two as the New York Mets defeated San Francisco 6-2 for the second straight game. Smith hit a two run homer in the fourth in a win aided by Jack Fisher’s six hit effort. Willie Mays opened the scoring with a triple and score. The Mets also announced the acquisition of Frank Lary from Detroit on a conditional basis to be activated Sunday.
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Charlie Smith
New York Mets
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Frank Thomas
Rod Kane
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Giants
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Jesus Alou
Jim Davenport
Frank Lary
Detroit Tigers
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Yankees
Minneapolis visitor triggers Miami Beach barbershop chair
Thomas Scott, hotel barbershop operator, recounts a caller who identified as Patrick Connolly from Minneapolis requesting a chair at 5:15 PM. The man reportedly arrived exactly at 5:15 and sat down, prompting Scott to note the incident as a curious Wanted ads moment.
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Patrick Connolly
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