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(Continued From Page One) the first 23 laps of the race and a consolation award from the
Rex will receive $1600 in lap and qualification prizes and Lee Wallard will get $1900 for leading 10 laps. Mays and Wallard also will receive consolation
prizes. Holland made one pit stop during the 200 laps. That stop took 46 secorids and came on his 147th lap. He needed a new right front tire and gas. The left front tire was changed as a precaution. He was off again without getting out of the Blue Crown Spark Plug Special, the same car which carried him to second place the last two years, Broken Magneto Strap ‘After he went into the lead, Holland was pressed by only one driver, Rose, in the companion Blue Crown. Rose finally wént out of the race with » broken maghetd strap on his 193d Ing while running 50 seconds behin Holland in second place. When Rose went out, Johnny Parsons in the Kurtis-Kraft No. ead of Rose. Actually he had been gaining slightly on Rose but it is doubtful if he
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in Methodist he was taken crashed into the wall on the The: car burst a 10 hapa, ueat pointed_the Wrong way against
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Johnny Parsons to Collect $15,000; $20,500 Put Into Consolation Purse attempting to keep pace with the 8%
record-breaking Nalon spun on rest on the infield apron. He suffered a broken ankle. On his 11th lap, Acker hit the northwest wall and spun and somersaulted Sova the home stretch coming to a stop unside down on the infleld side. The driver was taken to the Speedway hospital with bruises. Sets Blistering Pace Late in the race Duane Carter spun the Belanger Special 17 in almost the same spot at which Nalon crashed. However, Carter
and was unhurt.
from ‘the start until his car crashed ' against the wall, His time for the first lap was 1:11.11
ing the track record of 123.02 only a few car lengths behind.
pace, At five miles and at 10 miles he set new records, 126.210 and 126.707 respectively. It was the same at 25 miles. Duke was burning up the track for 8, ney new record at 127.723 miles an hour The previous record of 124.51 had been set by Jimmie Snyder in 1939. Nalon Laps Field At 20 laps or 50 miles Nalon was lapping the field. His speed was 125.110, another new record,
with trafic. Several times he signaled Starter Seth Klein to move cars out of his way. Then his crash came, as he was run-
t ning comparatively alone on the 8% track.
Mays took over the lead after the accident. The standings at that point were Mays, first; Wallard, second; Holland, third’ Connor, fourth; Carter, fifth; Rose,
L sixth, and Parsons, seventh.
The speed had dropped to 119.276 due to the accidents. But he was h|pressed by Wallard, Then Wallard captured the lead from Mays on the 36th lap as the two cars roared down the homefn. ob > of dt had done a briln ‘of driving to come up from 20th place at the start. Shoots Into ‘Lend Lee Wallard retained the lead through the first century mark and on through 125 miles. Then on the 54th lap he stopped in the pits. He came out again quickly and made another, but he had to come in and was pushed back to the garage with
ed|s fuel leak.
Holland, close behind: Wallard, shot into the lead when the latter's in pit jtop was ‘made.
Lt yi H na in the oh Jole Chitwood held second po-
ost sition for a time during the last
half of the race but lost position
lwhen he stopped in the pits.
Parsons, driving a smooth race, passed Chifwood, Fohr and Connor during the grind to wind up
.|in second position.
Jimmy Jackson and Johnny Mantz, sixth. and seventh fin-
Disaster struck first yesterday |ishers, respectively, drove the en-
in the sscond Wp. George Lynch,
tire race Without a Nop.
How They Finished
Here’s how the first 10 finished:
Fit Driver, Oar
No. 3, driven by Mauri Rose, out on 1934 lap, magneto trouble,
Speed Elapsed Time
No. 4, driven by Bill S8heffler, out on 161st lap, broken rod.
No. 5, driven by Rex Mays, out on 498th lap, magnefo trouble.
No. 6, driven by Lee Wallard, out oa 56th lap, fuel leak,
No. 8, driven by Mack Hellings, out on 173d lap, valve trouble, No. 10, driven by Charles VanAcker, out on 1lith lap, hit
driven by Hal Cole, out on 118th lap, broken rod
the wall, No. 14, bearing insert.
No. 15, driven by Freddie Agabashian, out on 40th lap, over-
heated motor.
No. 17, driven by Duane Carter, out on 183d lap, steering folumbus
link trouble.
No. 18, driven by Sam Hanks, out on 21st lap, out of oll.
Charles Van
was able to keep from crashing ;
or 126.564 miles per hour, break- £
Each lap Nalon quickened the
but he was becoming impatient]
the southwest turn and came to i
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Nalop set a blistering pace §
set by Mays in 1948, Mays was SE
miler. The sleek burned, Behind Nalon comes
Duke Nalon, driving the No. 54 Novi, roars to " rom as the field gets away for the 500. Novi set a record for every lap until the 24th when Nalon hit the wall and his car “Rapid” Rex Mays in the other Novi, which quit on the 49th lap. 7 Third is Johnny Parsons with Jack McGrath fourth and Bill Holland fifth,
President Ford Frick today could in his circuit's history.
Boston Braves were in a triple deadlock for the league lead. Furthermore, the onrushing Cardinals were in fourth place and the Cincinnati Reds in fifth, both of them just two games off the pace after yesterday's full slate of Memorial Day doubleheaders. The Dodgers and Giants split their games in the Polo Grounds, Brooklyn taking the opener, 2 to
ble Jackie Robinson homered to beat Relief Pitcher Dave Koslo. 4 In the second game, the Giants, with: Johnny Mize and Whitey Lockman getting two-run homers in the first two innings, won a 7 to 4 decision. Cards Still Humping The Braves defeated the Phils, but|7 to 3, at Philadelphia, then lost the second game, 6 to 5, in 10 in-
scored on a long fly. Clint Conatser set the 11-hit pace for the Braves in the opener with a homer, two doubles and a single. The Cardinals, who have won seven out of their last eight games, overpowered the Reds, 8 to 6 and 9 to 2, getting 12 hits in the opener and 13 in the second game. A five run sixth inning, in which Hal Rice pinchsmashed a two run homer, overcame a 8 to 1 Cincy Ipead in she opener and the Cards clinched it with two more runs in the seventh. Homers by Ralph Kiner (No. 11) and by Wally Westlake before starter Cal McLish could get a man out started the Pirates to
Dodgers, Giants and Braves Tie for Senior Loop Lead
By CARL LUNDQUIST, United Press Sports Writer | . NEW YORK, May 31-If Memorial Day, instead of the Fourth|~ of July were the traditional occasion in which the team in first i place is supposed to go on to win the pennant, National League
For three teams, the Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, and
1, in the 13th when the indomita- Indians,
nings after Del Ennis tripled and provide Mel Parnell with his sev-
anticipate the. most terrific finish]:
after the Cybs won the opener, 8 to 5, with a six-run sixth inning. Frank Gustine got a two-run triple and Roy Smalley homered in the rally. Westlake hit an inside-the-park first game homer that Hank Edwards got hurt trying to field. He| fell down on his trick shoulder and will be out of action indefinitely. The Red Sox and. Cleveland both = reviving after slow starts, swept double-headers in the American. Boston topped the Athletics, 10 to 2 and 4 to 3, and Cleveland won from the last place Browns, 2 to 1, in 12 Innings and 5 to 0. Ted Williams gave Boston a dramatic secchd game triumph| with a two-run homer in the eighth, his third in three days, and his 12th of the season, to
enth victory. Gene Bearden outpitched Ned Garver for a five-hit decision as Cleveland ‘took the extra inning opener on Ken Keltner's scoring fly with the bases full.
Yanks Spiit Lead
The Yankees had their first place ‘lead over second place Boston cut to 44 games when| they divided with Washington, losing a 6-to-2 decision to Walt Masterson, then roaring in with a 20-hit 13-to-3 second-game victory. The hustling White Sox handed Hal Newhouser his fifth defeat and his third in a row, beating Detroit, 2 to 1, at Chicago as Bill Wight scored his fifth victory after the Tigers came from
an 8-to-8 victory at Pittsburgh
behind to take the opener, 3 to 2.
Bill Holland, Blue Crown Special..... 131327 4107.15.97 ry Johnny Parsons, Kurtis-Craft Special. 119.785 4110.26.97 AMERICAN ACCA opis Shi Hem. Leuni pitcher; Jan. 8. George Connor, Blue Crown Special... 119.595 4:10.50.78 T |pniiacetnia Tr. SO 4. Myron Fohr, Marchese Special........ 118.791 4:12.32.65 ih OO dl 1 5. Joie Chitwood, Wolfe Special. ........ 118.757 4:12.36.97 : Dion and. Febbelis. Losing Biteer 8. Jimmy Jackson, Howard Keck Special 117.870 114.31.00 ; ii* . (Second Game) %. Johnny Mante, Agajanian Speclal..... 117.601 4:16.06.01 : Bhiladeiohta ........ om [a 8. Paul Russo, Tufty Ofty Special... 1186 4as1Le AMERICAN fmague Sw id Parnell and Batt.’ in Tufty Ofty Special and was flagged po on fH Sy Wmatn 3.1 gg hb Sack in ninth place on his n : # fi, Ben oh Wiggs 1 Josie RE ‘ayrae. © 10. Norm Hower, Troy Ol Special, Elva, PH olf Vie Epa 1 08 th 1 a oft the track in 10th place on WS NATIONAL . YW a Aa lo. p NATIONAL HA er on Evin “Who Fa x valde t and 564 * rs Bes PORE yaaa vane ‘How Thev D me ey ropped du 4 3% Jonb. Ea oun pitcher, “ % EE}
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No. 38, driven by George Fonder, out on 116th lap, broken valve. No. 52, driven by Manuel Ayulo, out on 25th lap, broken con-
necting rod.
No. 54, driven by Duke Nalon, out on 24th lap, hit the wall
No, 57, driven by Jackie Holmes, out on 66th lap, broken or,
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No. 69, Srv by Bayliss Leverett, out on 53d lap, shock wt
Records Shattered at "500°
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Miles BRI FRPP 126.564 Nalon : iy Sansamneansrersianes 126.210 Nalon “ee 1 Nalon
Old Records 123.02 Mays 1048 124.619 Mays 1040 | 124.262 Bergere 1
Records
119.436 Rose 1948 110.574 Rose 1948 119.717 Rose 1048
124.517 Snyder 1939
119.276 Rose 1048
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WED. NIGHT
INDIANAPOLIS
Photo by Vietor Péterson, Times Staff Photographer. Linda Darnell delivers the winners’ kiss in her best Hollywood manner to Bill Holland, winner of the 33d Speedway Classic. Holland does his best to co-operate. Miss Darnell also presented the Reading, Pa., driver with the Borg-Warner trophy.
Photos by John
and seven other men who worked
in vain. They finished yesterday in the money.
oré than $1750 in and accessory
lect a little Speedway pr money. The Troy Oil Special, No. Tl, represents an investment of $10, 000 in cash and countless hours of labor. Houser, who has been trying for several years to obtain a mount
| [for the “500,” drove a great race ¢ |yesterday. He had two pit stops,
The orange and yellow car is completely hand-built, Friznds of Langley and Houser have trooped
ruary to work on the car. Langley’s force was composed of Red Rantz, James and Lewis Langley, brothers of the owner; Ralph 'Fisher, Jimmie Keaton, Thane Houser, former race driver and Norm's father, and Bill
: | Spangler.
They were able to complete construction of the car only a week ago. They took it to the Speedway and immediately began to iron out the flaws. It was the 33rd to qualify, as Houser wheeled it around the oval at an average speed of 127.746 miles an hour to gain the third place in the eighth
row,
At tonight's victory dinner & when the prize money is passed § out, Langley and Houser will col-. }
to the garage daily since Feb- |
TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1940
*40, 000 Tonight
it's the end of the line for Bill Holland in his No. 7, Blue Crown Spark Plug Special as he | crosses the finish line affer the 500 gruelling miles. Holland raises his hand in answer to the applause | and cheers of the crowd as Assistant Chief Starter Bill Vanderwater waves the checkered flag, | Holland took three more ope before stopping.
Spicklemire, Times Staff Photograpiiers |
| Homemade Car Places 10th: Local Owner Grabs Snooze
By JIM HEYROCK A big “Do not disturb” sign was pjosted in Joe Langley's house at 5724 Madison Ave. today as the owner of the 500's 10th plate winner attempted to catch up on sleep he has lost since last Fe But Langley and his driver, Norm Houser, of 4645 Ralston Ave.q
night and day without pay in the
| little garage in back of the Langley home, knew their work wasn't
NORM HOUSER
Langley used all the money he could find in building the car. The Offenhauser engine alone cost $5886. As Langley says: “We didn’t have money for new parts even if we had found something wrong before the race.” But No. 71 has only started, It's now going to the 100-mile AAA championships at Milwaukée next week and then to the 100e
miler at Trenton, N. J., June 10.
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