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TWO MEN SERIOUSLY HURT IN 200-MILE RACE AT COLUMBUS• * » 40Lee Frayer and Ben Lawwell Injured by Tire Explosions. Wescott Wins Race.HARRY KNIGHT.This lad. driving a Weacott car. • waa a winner In the JOO-mlle rare at Cnlumbua.Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 4.—Lee Frayer. 1 river of a Flreetone-Columbu*. and Ben Lawwell, mechanician In a Butck. are lying eeverely Injured In their heme* here today aa the reault of tire explrt*|nna that occurred In the couraa of the MO-mlle automobile conteat yea-terday afternoon. Thev will be examined by phyelctana today to aacertaln whether either haa Buffered Internal Injur)*. Then the physicians Vlll make a statement a* to their chanee# for recovery.Thirty-one thousand person* witnessed the races and saw Harry Knight, of Indianapolis, In a Weaoott ear carry off first honors In the tOO-mlle contest. Eight cars were entered In this race, but only three finished. John Borst and Max Kroell In a Jackson car ran Ascend. while Max Borst In a Jackson finished third. The fastest rolls was made In 44 seconds, breaking the record for a contest mile on a dirt track. The time for the entire race was three hours and is minutes.SATURDAY'S RESULTS. Southern League.At Montgomery (Bllls-Moran) f 11Birmingham (Prough-Yanis).... t 4 1At New Orleans (Klawitter, Wag*ner-Nagle) .................... 14 4Mobile CDemai-ee-Mitchell) ......1 • 3At Memphis (Frits-Adams)....... 4 13 4Chattanooga (Covaleakle- Higgins) ..........................I 4 3South Atlantic v.sague. t Columbua (filttrvQ.fCrShe)......Jacksonville (Lee-Leery)........At tenniuh (0chals*GleM)......oiumbUt lt;Barr©nlrtinp-Pow©IH.Amarfe.n L.agua.ephen*!.....................7 IJ 4Dstmlt irwmmrtn.RtinAni ... I II AAt ft. (G«orf©, Ifamtltmi-fti
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Atlanta Georgian and News
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Mon, Sep 04, 1911
Page 11
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