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WEATHER Warmer today and tonight; Tuesday cloudy and warm with scattered showers; low tonight 45. 1 i Detail on Page 15 THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS HOMt EDITION 80th YEAR MONDAY EVENING, MAY 30, 1949 26 PAGES 5 CENTS JV JV uuu rz o) Jfl 1 Am) Mi wWA SB Mr MM 3D' EXTRA Pace Slows After Record Early Start Bv W. F. FOX. Jr.

The News Sports Editor INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR May 30 Bill Holland, driving Blue Crown Spark Plug Special No. 7, had swept into the lead at the 175-mile mark today in tha 500-Mile Race. His average at that point was 120.124. Two of his principal competitors, Duke Nalson and Rex Mays, were out of the race. Nalon's Novi, No.

54, crashed into the northwest turn after leading for the first 25 miles at a record speed of 127.723 miles an hour. The car: was badly wrecked and Nalson was burned slightly. Mays, driving Novi No. 5, was forced out when his car developed magnet trouble on the north turn. In the 76th lap (190 mile's) Mauri Rose, winner of th last two races and driving Blue Crown No.

3, a sister car to Holland's, took second place. Back of him in fifth place was George Connor in the third Blue Crown. No. 22. 1 ffiilh Oty'L INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, May 30 After leading the field for 25 miles with the record-smashing average of 127.723 miles an hour, Duke Nalon'a Novi No.

54 hit the northwest wall and went out of the 500-Mile Race today. The big racer caught fire and Nalon suffered burns which were not serious. Nalon had jumped into the lead at the start of the race, leading at the end of the first lap with speed of 126.564, also a new record. At that time he was 100 yards ahead of his teammate, Rex Mays. This 33d Speedway race began much akin to the engines that power these racing cara.

Ht turned the field 'if 32 loose at 80 miles an hour. One car did not start. It wai Car ST, Spldsr Webb in the Gran-cor Special. He had broken transmission. Racing planes flew north aa the 32 sun-Kissed racers cam south.

There waa a tremendoua as do most great events In this country with a playing of the "Star-Spangled Banner." It was 10:45 and the sun was brightly shining. The temperature was nearing 80 degrees. The national anthem was followed by taps a salute to our War. dead and to those too numerous daring young men who have met death doing what they love roar of motora. Tha first turn to do race fast automobiles Four-cylinder cars dominatea -the southwest was no- the field this year.

Continued on Page 6, Col. 4 Late Flash Two big fellows those Novi Mobil cars driven by Racing's royalty, Rex the King Mays and pennis the Duke Nalon were at the wheels of the most powerful Cars in the race. They are 8-cylinder engines as are the Maser-ati's labeled I Indianapuli Racing Cars. Inc. One 8-cyl-indrr car, the Brady Special, was entered this year The first 500 winner here In 1911 was a 8-cylinier Marmon.

Only one other 6. the Thorne car driven by George Robson In 1948. has won the race. Frank Parrish sang "Rack Home Again in Indiana." Then time bombs signaled the start of the motors. Wilbur Shaw rolled off in the pace car, an Oldsmo-bile 88 with a rocket motor Thirty-two of the world's fastest racing car begin Rex Maya, who waa leading the pack of growling racers at the 100-mile mark, stalled on the northeast turn.

The magneto quit," Mays said when be climbed from tha car. The entire Novi crew by mistake streaked to the southeast turn and then to the stalled car on the northeast curve. It waa not known whether the low-slung rarer could be repaired In time to get back Into the race. of the Speedway drove the sleek red pace car the first time around. AP Photo.

the speed dewrons on the way for what appeared to be a certain new record for the'2'A-mile brick oval. Wil- the 'grueling grind of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway today as the pace car pulls off the track and sends bur Shaf' three-time winner of the race apd president 3 Ca rs Out Ea rly i Out of Race Television Makes Debut With '500' SPECTACLE OF THEIR OWN 1 150,000 Speed Fans i Put On Super Circus Snectacu Crashes No. 37 Spider Webb, Grancor Special, broken transmission. Did not start race. No.

28 George Lynch. Auto Shippers Special, car sideswiped outside wall, spun off track on southwest turn. Vk. wiles. No.

10 Charley VanAcker, Three drivers, including Duke "May God watch over us all." Nalon, one, of the to? The powerful Novi. was 'a bad-win the 500-miie speed classic; iy battered wreck, twisted and Untold thousands of eager eyes watched television make its official debut in Indianapolis today, NEWELL them-. history-making I went out of the race in. spec-'charred. The wrecker removed giving And tlW 'Ifke speed "ringside seats at the start of Lat ntphl the car-craiy people took over IndianapolK'and madT ln ac-.

some alterations Reports coming into The News tacular smashups today. It over the ouUide wall and Only two were Injured, neither hauled it away, seriously. i Nalon'! mother. Mrs. Kate Na- Nalnn, leading the pack on his Ion, collapsed when she heard of from set owners reported perfect reception.

At press time, all was i Bf ROBERT The car-crazy people of this auto-worflhiping nation jammed the Speedway today 150,000 stron? for the final spectacle of their three-day jamboree: He nov had everything 1 it was a gigantic picnic, a clambake, a carnival, a hoedown and a drama ol speed and sua- 27th lap. smashed Into the out- her son's crash. Redmer Special, hit Inside e- talnlng wall on northwest turn. 27 milrw. I No.

54 Duke Nalon, Novi Mobil Special, crashed on north-' west curve, about 50 miles. No. 18 Sam Hanks. Love M. T.

Special, out of oil. 50 miles. No. 52 Manuel Ayulo. Shef-fler Offy, broken rod.

No. 60 -Bayllss Levrett. Offy Cart I wide for I ralles They turned We 16th Street Into a dormitory that extended more than 2 miles from the well aa the electronic marvel fed a constant picture of the speed classic into homes, clubs and Continued on Page 8, Col. She was standing near the wire fence back of the pits when meone said. "Duke's car is on fire." Mrs Nalon was taken to the Continued on Page 6, Col.

3 Continued on Page 6, fol. 3 NEWS FEATURES LEST WE FORGET "A Ht died to mak mn huly Ltt die (a mak men If." The Battle Hymn of the Republic. Snow-white against the green, rolling hills of Arlington the headstones mark the resting places of men of three wan who died to make men free Not far away. In Alexandria. -lies another marking the Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution All over America all over the world, there axe others Some gleam white; some are gray, worn with time.

The park facing the White House memorialises the Frenchman, Lafayette In tr park stands a statue to the Pole. Pulaski; another for the German. VonSteuhen "Let is die to make men fiee Why are men willing to die for freedom war but unwlll-ing to pay the smalift once to keep their freedom In peace? Why do they march, gun on shoulder, to battle but fail to march pen In nand. to the polls' Why do they fight through the flam and steel of the foreUner guns and bombs but cringe before the anticipated blast the embattled politician In their home town As we no nor tn Henchman Lafayette, the Pol Pulaski, the German Von Steunen, do forget that their countrymen, too, have often died freedom, and as often seen It snatched from them bv enemies from within? Freedom lost must be agalc won by the courage of those willing to tie Freedom won must be retained by the courage of those billing to lv by the ideals (or which the other died. Freedom rests not nn guns, money or modern plumbing.

Its foundation Is no ronger than the hearta of the men who would be free Wars end The battle for freedom never ends. it is tight to psu ot Memorial Day to honor our, dead and the families who gavj them to the cause of freedom. But my friend, vou cannot pav vour debt to them with garland of flowers, a moment of si'ent prayer, a parade and firing Look In the -nlrror into your own eyes. Ask younelf, "What an I doiiig. todav In mv town to hold aafe the freedom they held so dear?" "A lived (e mak men ftofy Lt ut five to mnko mn frtt." RfvntiM tnm tM San mm Paget pense all rolied into one Television took Its bow Holly wood cameras ground away Matted.

1 milling thousands waited eagerly for the sound and furyo7 racing motors the deep-throated roar that would carry U. Amusementa Dr. Brady FIELD CUT TO 32 CARS Prerace Warmup Puts Webb Out Comics Crossword Punle Speedway to Lafayette Road Thousands tried to Sleep In their cars that were up three -abreast and bumper Some "blacked out" car win-, dows with twspapera and blan-Lets. Some tried to sleep' on plctforrp atop the can. Some 1 Ut oiytlnnkets on the bard, cold' pavement sBut sleep was lust a word In the dictionary At one end of the dormitory'" the midget cars whined and snarled around the midget speedway The shouts of spielers called long lines of pedestrians to the wonders carnival, midway For 30c you could look at Adoii Hitler's personal armored car wax figures of Hitler and fat Uerman Goerlng sat In the back side wall on the northeast turn and his car burst into flames, spewing a fiery barrier across the track through which at least one other rarer sped.

Nalon, however, escaped with slightly burned hands and scorches on his body. Nalon Snapped Two heels Nalon's Novi Mobil Special' snapped one "wheel is he was coming into the turn. He' looked back, the Novi went Into a spin 1 and another wheel snapped. Flames burst out and fed by; gasoline, spread across the track. One driver roared through the flame, and the others shot around It at the edge of the Infield From stands it appeared that the entlr northeast turn was ablaze.

Nalon wa carrie-i Into the hospital and asked that his mother and "everybody" be told that he was alright. Shortly be-I fore the race he had aald In an Interview: Elv Caibertaon Editorial Jlmmle Ftdler Wayne Guthrie Herbert R. Hill Duncan Hlnet II 19 for miles over city and countryyf side. Jhey came from all over, from Texas. Ala-burnt Nehraka 1tit name youf ctate They came because they're "null about cars." because they live in the machine, age and are machine-mlndetf and because in a ahwdrtwo 'they.

prefer sleek chronitum-plated autos to homes and nvney In the' bank David Lawrence John Robert Power Emily Pot Radio Programs Society mission. The bad luck happened In a prerace warmup. One me-' rhamo remarked with an Ironic tone: "My heart was broken at he same time." The pit crew had worked month to get the car ready for i today, sweating out Ita practice 1 1 21 II. 19 8.9 29 Wesry mechanics pushed Spider Webb's Grancor Special to Its center spot In the ninth row of the starting field. They waited until the other racers had roared off and then rolled Webb's car hack to Gasoline Alley.

The stub-nosed Grancor, No. 32. was out with a broken trans Sport Star Gaxer seat For 10c you could try your J. 19 28 Tbonu Stokes Tabby Terns Continued on Page. 6, Col.

Continued Page Col. 1 PROGRESS OF 500-MILE MEMORIAL DAY SPEEDWAY RAGE 509 Mile 459 Miles 400 Mile 350 Mile 300 Miles. 259 Mile 1J Mile Holland No. 7 Carter No. Rose No.

'J Connor No. 22 109 Mile Wallard No. 6 Mar No. I Holland No. 7 Carter No.

17 Roue Ne. 209 Mile Holland No. 7 Ro No. 3 Carter No. 17 wood, 77 Connor No.

22 Fohr No. Chitwood No: 77 Fobr No. SO Miles I. Nalon No. 84 l.

May No. wallard No. 8 Holland No. 7 Connor No. 22 7.

8. 10. Speed 12S.119 m. p. h.

Connor No. 23 Rattmaa 84 Parson No. 12 rhitwftod Na.77 Pardons a. No. 11 Rwttman No.

94 Jarkso) No. CI Rtttlmaa No. 84 Andres Ne, 9 Jarkaoa No. 61 Parson No. 12 Manti No.

98 Speed 11)13 Saa. ph. Speed 120.379 m. p. Speed 12027 ra.p.m.

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