Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1917 — Cooper First to Receive the Flag at Chicago Race. [ARTICLE]

Cooper First to Receive the Flag at Chicago Race.

Earl Cooper at the wheel of a Stutz was the first to cross the wire at the Chicago race Saturday. The young Californian averaged 102.5 miles per hour during the grind. Ralph Mulford, driving a Hudson, was only 46 seconds behind the winner, while Eddie Hearne was only 21 seconds back of Mulford. Sev-enty-five thousand spectators were present..