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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1941
Page
5
The 1941 championship race over 500 miles at Indianapolis ends with Mauri Rose driving a repaired car to victory after car trouble and split-second changes. Lou Moore makes a late decision to swap drivers as Rose pushes the car to the finish amid a record crowd and high expectations.
In a dramatic Indianapolis race, Rose climbs from eighth to first after replacing Davis and overcoming carburetor trouble. Shaw suffers a near fatal crash, Mars and others clash, and Rose claims the 300 mile victory with a 4 20 36.24 time at 115.1 mph aboard the Davis Rose special.
Joe Werfel of Oak Street, veteran shooter, topped the field in yesterday’s 50 target reentry event at Syracuse Gun Club, finishing ahead of Tommy Herr and Ernie Thorstein. Straights were claimed by Herr, Thompson, and Werfel.
Mauri Rose and Floyd Davis shared victory in the 29th annual Memorial Day 500 mile race. Rose drove the winning car after Davis qualified and started it, the machine averaging 115.117 mph, second fastest in race history. Rex Mays and Ted Horn followed in runner up and third, with ten drivers sharing nearly $100000 in prize money. Nineteen starters were sidelined by mechanical issues or crashes, with Everett Taylor seriously hurt in a post race incident and listed as fair at Methodist Hospital.
Central New York courses saw their heaviest activity of the season with ideal weather fueling flag tournaments. M. J. Martin won Crumlins with a 19th cup finish, while Green Lakes star Larry Damiano posted a net 61 after a 76 round.
Record crowd at Belmont Park for Suburban Day as Chance Shot wins the Suburban Handicap. Mutual handle reaches 1 881 160 on eight races with a 355 806 Suburban handle, state takes a share, and profits abound. Chance Shot pays 17 20 for the win as Eight Thirty sits out due to injury.
In a tight South Side Merchants 6 Cortland Le gion 5 victory, Bob Savage hit a long eighth inning homer to lift South Side into a first place tie with the West End Cubs and Euclid in Section B of the Herald Journal League. The game featured strong late drama on the loser's diamond and highlighted key RBIs from Savage and Wells.
The St Louis Cardinals beat Cincinnati 4 1 then lost 3 2 in 13 innings as Elmer Riddle outpitched Ira Hutchinson. Bob Kingery and Bucky Walters helped Reds slow the Cardinals rally while Harry Gumbert earned his fourth win in the opener.
Christian Brothers Academy beat Utica Free Academy 6 to 1 in a non league baseball game behind Bill Walker two hit pitching into the eighth inning. C B A’s offense collected 6 runs on 7 hits while Utica Free Academy managed only two safeties as Walker allowed just two hits before leaving with a run run.
Dr Robert F L Westermeier of Buffalo outshot about 60 rivals in a warmup event, breaking 100 straight targets. Charlie Brown of Niagara Falls was close with 99, Roy Camp of Buffalo 98, and several others in the 94–96 range amid a crowded field seeking top marks before the championship.
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