Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 128, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1919 — MULFORD UP; DEPALMA NEXT [ARTICLE]

MULFORD UP; DEPALMA NEXT

AT THE 150-MILE MARK IN TODAYS GRIND AT INDIAN. ’ APOLIS OVAL Ralph Mulford, at the wheel of a Frontenac, led the field of thirtythree starters at the 150-mile mark in the eighth annual 500-mile sweepstakes classic at the Indianapolis pvUl. Ralph DePalma, the doughty Italian and general favorite with the public, was pushing the Frontenac entry hard and the sentiment of the crowd was that he would win. DePalma is at the wheel of a twelve-cylinde? Packard. 'Mulford, the- leader, has long been known as the “Morning Glory,” being a brilliant starter and pace-setter, only to fall by the wayside later in the race when his mount wilts beneath his terrible pace. Aside from the intense heat, the weather is reported as ideal and to the liking of the drivers.