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Indianapolis Veteran Is Race WinnerRose Takes Command After Mays Is Hurt; Leads All the Way(CnnHflllrd O' WSlt;* 1I)(lust In passing the Chicagoan on the south turn of the track and it wasn't until the dust hml nettled that the fans were aware of what He* had done,At the end of the first 10 miles, Mays kept his lead, with Katon pressing him, Connors In third, position, St-npp In fourth'.When the 20-mlle mark was reached, the first three places were becoming settled, with He* still biasing n fast pace In clinging firmly to the leadership. Union, ever determined to close the gap nud Connors kept staying hoi on Salon's rear wheels.Hose' Jumped Into fourth place at the conclusion of the first quarter or the :acc.Jtajs was missing when the cars came around on the 29th lap and It was apparent he hod been In an accident on tile north turn of the track. A vast share of Hie Crowd, full of anxiety, began surging 10 the point of the mishap. He had been trying to lap Ihc entire Held and had crashed Into the coucieie wall. An ambulance was dispatched to the scene. The crowd hoped that the injury would not be serious and entertained a hope that be would be able to continue the race he had started so brilliantly. He wasn’t seriously hurt hut his ear was smashed.Solon took over the leadership. Mays’ car was lowed to the pits.While the accident situation was being cleared up on the track the j drivers held their positions they enjoyed at the time of the mishap and none were allowed to dose any gaps that existed in the field while the repair crew and physicians were removing Rex’s car and examining him.Ac the half way iUFtnn.cc oi the race tvas reached, nose moved up from third position into second place, ahead of Connors ’and seemingly determined to calclt the fast-moving Malon. who was intent on capitalizing on Mags' ill fortune and his own good luck In being in the runner-up spot ai the time of the crack up by Rex. Stapp was in fourth place and Ted Horn, fifth.Halon’s time lor the 50 miles was 39 minutes tom and 92 hundredths seconds. This was unusually fast time In View Of tile fact that the field was slowed down considerably, owing to Maya' mishapOn the 55th lap. Nalon was forced to tile pita by engine trouble, and Hose moved into the lead.Rose began stretching out his lead at the 65-mile and had a half mile margin on 1ns closest pursuer, Connor, with Stapp trailing the la'ttcr.Rose had almost a mile edge user Stapp fit third place at this point. Stapp ivas forced by motor trouble into the pits In the liStli lap and lost i groans, Ted Ilorn taking over third plate. Stapp resumed racing shortly.George Rob-on. mopped Into the pits at his 66th lap and decided to call it a da; when his me sot gate him trouble. Hose Increased his lead to about a mlie and loo yards over Connor as the Ta-milepost was reached. Mauri passing the latter at the north lues and getting a big hand from the crowd when he whirled oast tnc granqstand. Horn still held third place. The time lor Rose at this point was 59:36 72Mays walked from the emergency hospital 1(1 the pit, in front of the grandstand and was gives a tremendous ora linn by the ciuinl when he waved mg hand to the spectators from Across the track. Except for minor Injuries. Rex was none the worse for his disastrous experience.Regaining some ground, Horn gave the fans a thrill uu the 35th lap when he passed iiaurl Rote to reduce EDinc or the lap lead the front-driving pilot had held.Mays had th cpulu position In the first row as the field lined up fnr the long grind nt a o’clock, after tlie time trials hart been completed with Rose, winner of the race in liras, and Caution, 1934 llctor, hoping to repeat their previous performance.Stapp, who snored a victory ill the 100-mile Milwaukee race list week, was hi the third tier of cars when the cars were maneuvered into tlulr positions on the basis of their qualifying times.Mays, holder of the record for the one mile qualifying time, 39 seconds fist, didn’t equal it in winning the time trials yesterday. Ills record was mnde in a previous meet Mays needed 40 4 seconds yesterday. Behind him, in me order of their times In the qualifying were: Union, Chicago; Connors. Indianapolis; Horn, Hollywood; Rose, Indianapolis; Etapp, Hollywood: Davis, Springfield, III.; M’Gurk, Los Angela,; Robson, Huntington Park, Cain.; Barringer, Houston; Brisko, Milwaukee; C-notlon, Detroit; Durant, I’.-isndcrn, and Atidrcs, Chicago.
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Syracuse Herald Syracuse Journal
Syracuse, New York, US
Sun, Sep 03, 1939
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