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Leading at 400 Miles; G. Chevrolet, 2Nd; R THE WEATHER HOME EDITION Tonight, unsettled; probably 2 CENTS PER COPY showers Tuesday. Juliana Jlailß finite „ . IBy Carrier, Week, Indianapolis, 10c; Elsewhere, 12c. Published at Indianapolis, Entered as Second Class Matter, July 25, 1914. at- Subscription Rates. vol. xxxm. Ind.. Daily Except Sunday. Postoffice. Indianapolis, Ind., under act March 3, 1879. INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, MAY 31, 1920. | By Ma „ 50c Per Month; $5.00 Per Year. NO. 17. DE PALMA LEADING AT 400 MILES; G. CHEVROLET, 2ND; R. THOMAS 3D ENGINE MISHAP FORCES As They Wheeled Away in Gruelling 500-Mile Classic AUTOS WAIT AT K GATE IN TRIPLE WILCOX OUT OF CLASSIC LINE OF 2 MILES All Roads Leading to Speed- DEPALMA AND Millionaire's Son SPEEDIEST CAR way Jammed as Early as in Flying Start 5 O’clock. BOYER PUT UP DOESN’T ALWAYS RUSH AT CITY STATIONS *5 A W i . J,u V GREATCONTEST WIN—OLDFIELD One of the largest crowds in the history of the speedway race poured Time, Lead Race Most of Al- Barney Citer. Performance of through the dowjitown district as though Rene Thomas Takes DePaima’s Mounts in early as 5 o'clock this morning bound / Lead at One Stage. Previous Races. for the Union station and traction terminal in eager anticipation of get- SARLES GOES INTO WALL LIKES LOCAL ENTRANTS ting a place of vantage at the speed- way. BULLETIN. Bv BARNEY OLDFIELD. The crowd to fill th* streets At 400 first; Dun of Amerlemn Driver*. continued miles DePalma was > and stations almost until the time for Gaston Chevrolet, second; Rene INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY. the start of the race, whru suddenly ilia uncomfortable usiness section aL.pi*: Thomas, third. May 31. —Cool, but not 1 become deserted. weather—ideal racing conditions If not THOUSANDS GO OUT - ON SHUTTLE TRAINS. interrupted by shower* marked the ad- By EDDIE ASH. Beginning at 5 o’clock 144 -ars leav- Times Spo-ts Editor. vent today of the International Motor ing the traction station began a con- •intious procession speedway via SPEED- Sweepstakes, the biggest paid admission to the INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR Ben Hur speedway sporting event In the world. 'he and regular Mav 31.—With 350 miles of routes, one leaving the station every iu:n- WAY. slowly (he As I circled therirack in uie. the long grind completed. Ralph De- <nr f®. tb® -tart, th® stands P*Mmakinz The traction '.titicn was so crowded wore a batik of people, while pe<* Palma. driving a French Ballot car, !i• I that polic® were k*vt busy preventing tators standing an automobile* lined Chevrolet, an I in throng from c.ositg tiie and Gaston driving In- virtually the entlr® course tracks en- Li With cheers from a of 125,000 with Ramey Oldfield, veteran race tering station. dianapolis-made Monroe Every foot of th® two and a half mile ( crowd driver.i the car. were who set the pace tn a yellow Maruion Trains over tbr Big l-'our route began brick speedway had been scrubbed clean persons twenty-three drivers today putting up a sensational battle for touring car. dropping to one side and Joe leaving the Union -'ati >n shortly after last nlghr by an army of men working ; started the long grind in th- 500-mile FRAUD CHARGED the 500-mile sweepstakes race here JOE BOYER. DETAILED STORY Boyer, in a Frontenac. plunging into the 7 o'clock and continued running every by electric lights. international sweepstakes rare for prize* twelve minutes until noon. From the start of the 500 mile race. lead. this afternoon THEY'RE' HERE aggregating TO STOCK BROKER Rig leasing OF .*Ss.noo. The picture was snapped just as The first Four train for Joe Boyer, driving a Frontenac, set the FROM ALL OVER. THE RACE the speedway, which was supposed Rene Thomas, driving a Ballot, was The picture shows the start of the race starting flag was the to pace for the other a speed waved. Collins Accused of carry only speedway employes, third: Jean Chassagne. driving a Ballot, entries with The great host had begun to gather Walter carried closp to the record set by Ralph was tn fourth place, and Jo® Boyer, driv tip early in the morning, thousands of tour- 25 Miles Selling Papers. more than 7‘>o ticket passengers. along DePalma in 1915. /** Stolen For more -han a a up ing a Fronten'tc. wa> speeding in ists arriving from nearby points and Boyer, Frontenac. first; Klein, Kronte block and half fifth place Boyer's car was designed by Louis street the driving direct to the speedway. second; < hnsttngne. third; South Illinois crowd jammed Chevrolet of Indianapolis. nnr. Ballot®- Waiter C. Collins, 47. of 1-549 North The 350 miles was run at average mighty army Monroe, FACTS ON 500-MILE CLASSIC and. although the trains carried 1.500 an Then came the of motor Joe ThoAias, fourth. Haupt. Me street, (oday r an Boyer is th® son of a millionaire De- Race started at 10 a. m. Meridian is under arrest passengers each, it was not until aftef t 90.T9-tni!®s hour. lsts who spent the night here. t"or, fifth. Time, 10:37.31. Average. 90.21 fuglrive The crowd was estimated by speedway troit manufacturer. charged with being a from 9 o'clock that it began to decrease. They fairly choked the paved roads miles an hour. Distance. 200 laps of miles each. a* H® entered the racing game at th® in justice. Twenty-one agents were kept *s£'.ein!s 125.m. leading from the city to the say. is under iu ticket Boyer polls speedway in 191.5 as the track. Number of starters, 23. Collins, the police busy at the was forced into fifth place by the diana • -ere al- terminal station, while five The electri road* and trains 50 Miles diriment at Decatur. 111., following the necessity of taking on pas and oil. driver of Louis Chevrolet's Cornelian. Nations represented—France, Kngland, ticket booths were strung along the en- ums' a continuous procession all m°rn- Boyer, Frontenac. first; Klein. Front* Italy and United•States. ’ alleged sal® of snm® stoc k rn th® Mer- He race a speed, Bv airtue of his first pare. Boyer trance to the Union station. resumed the at terrific ;ng between Indianapolis and the speed- ('has*agn®. Ballot, third; prize money—sSs,ooo. Gtjteerv Company <*f pulled down \**veral thousand In nac. second Total chants Wholesale AUTOS IN TRIPLE "desvorinrr to regain the .lead dollars way. Gaston Chevrolet, fourth; Rene Thomas, Louisville. Ky which is said to have BOYER \ lap prizes. Prizes to winners—sloo per mile, $50,000. among LINE FOR TWO MILES. DRIVES Receipt* from the race are estimated fifth. Time. 33:05.30. Average, 90 67 divided first ten to been stolen two years ago. RACE. follows; A triple line of automobiles was wait- SENSATIONAL at 8400.000 of which $50,000 will be di- miles an hour finish, as $20,000, SIO,OOO, $5,000. $3,500, $3,000, $2,200, SI,BOO, The arrest was made by Detectives Boyer drove on® the sense i ing at the speedway when the gates of mojt three \ided in prize money for the firs' ten The track record for this was ' Giles and Coleman on information fur- laps and Jeane Chassagne, in a distance $1,600, $1,500 and T-1,400. opened at 6:30 o'clock. races ever seen on the Indianapolis 92.14 mile* an hour, by ! Quigley Hyland detective Ballot. *prarg into the leafi. ll® uae to finish. established lie | nished by th® _ line two along . citizen* of Indianapolis Lap prizes SIOO per lap, Indianapolis The stretched for miles track. hotly fought by- Boyer’s To this sum I’atma In a Packard in 1919 $20,000, awarded by the busi- agency of this city and the Standard to tetvm-mnte. th' UrawfordsvtHe road. 325 miles he had stopped hut Art Klein, around have .LM.onn In the form of S2OO d®te tlv® agency of Ky. and the pair roared added ness men and manufacturers to leaders during the race. Louisville. Another long line of cars jammed to neck and neck. to the leadpr in each iap. ! Collin* is new engaged in selling stork 75 Miles Accessory prizes awarded by manufacturers roads to the westward. DePalma had stopped twice, changing At the end of the first twenty-liv* ELI. Royer. first; Chaasagne. $15,000 of automobile | for farm implement company has mile* ADDITION* MY Frontenac. a and long had been filled over- Gres on both Royer was |e accesories using prodtirf. I*. building -* Hotels to again in 1 5® lead. aver •'RI/F.S TO 8190 o*Mh Ballot, second, Klein. Frontenac. third; to winners their office$ -In ih® K of inner ti k in lap flowing and many persons .slept in their i th--itad the first anil aged 90.21 miles an hour : ir Ilia: di added Gaston Chevrolet. Monroe, fourth; Rene Ray ) The detectives say Collin* as former’y '••Id It for eights even nilir-x heSen i>® .V essory manufacturer* bnve Former winners- Harround. Marracn. 1911; Joe Dawson, Na- cars near Sneedwav (Tty. |un'*. the total sritt Thomas, fifth Time, 19.59 M Average.) engaged In se'ling *to< k for the fqTm.) overtook him. leading unti he,was trough more to make 1912: Peugeot. 1913; j Other* w ho arrived in . Indianapolis hsy Jean Porporato. In a Grego.r*. was 90.61 tulles an hour tional, Jules Gotix, Rene Thomas. Deiage. 1914; Merchants Wholesale Grocery Company, forced to step'following the 130th mil® i, u<nev nenrly MOn.OOO.
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