The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana • 1

The Indianapolis Star PR I CE TW( CE TS SATURDAY MORNING MAY 31 1913 VOL 10 NO 360 SHOP EARLY Consulting the latest bar gains in The Star freshly prepared for the morning paper SHOP EARLY SHOP EARLY Consulting the latest bar gains in The Star freshly prepared for the morning paper SHOP EARLY' Triumphant moments for the french king of racers RNCHMAN WINS RACE HKE BSA aW wgHM GOUX (AT LET) AND ZUCCARELLI ATER THE RACE IVE MCE MEN HURT IN DAV'S SPEED BATTLE Mechanician Lee Dunning of Wrecked Mason Car May Die of Injuries i WEATHER ORECAST Generally fair Sat r'asf AIR for India ii for Kaumlay and Sunday: I urday except' pus i stbly local showers or thunderstorms Slight I change in tempeva I lure Sunday fair orecast for Indi anapolis and vicinity for today: TTiibably fair and continued warm THE OURTH JULV ORATOR 5 WILL HOW JSCIN TO'TUNt DRIVER TOWER IN HOSPITAL ATER SPECTACULAR SPILL Three Employes Suffer Slightly and a ew Visitors to Speedway Are Overcome by Heat ATMANAC THE DAY Sun rises at 4:18 Sun sets at 7:07 WEATHER CONDITIONS YESTERDAY Pre dpi tat Amount during the twenty four hours ending at 7 in 0 Total amount since Jan I 1913 2160 Accumulated departure from normal since Jan 1 (excess) 457 7 a 71 I Highest 87 7 rn 74 Lowest 68 Eor the Same Date Last Year 7 a rn 5 3 Highest 68 7 63 Lowest' 51 A mechanician was probably fatally In jured and a driver seriously injured dur ing the 500 mile race at the Motor Speed way yesterday wvlieu their ear left the track at the south turn and catapulted through the air turning over twice The injured: LEE DUNNING 'mechanician on car entrv No 6 2206 'Wabash avc rue Chicago: left breast crushed jaw vbroken and internal injuries: probably 1 fatal JACK driver Mason car No New Tork: right log broken and pos sible internal injuries serious MANY HEAT PROSTRATIONS I A number of minor accidents and heat I prostrations were recorded during the day I Minor cases receiving attention were: BOBBS Dallas Tex member of Tulsa racing team right shoulder dislo cated JAMES BEGGS New York member Isotta ranchini racing team overcome by bent not serious BARROWS Indianapolis over come by heal not serious WILLIAM 'HORNLEIN Atlantic City cut on hands by harli wire fencp I BOB EVANS Muson racing crew crushed thumb DR CARPENTER 105 East street city: overcome by heat COOK Philadelphia overcome by the lient PAUL STEVENS New York over come by heat Crowded onto the sunny field ci packed into the south turn bleachers without ooveriiig the heat became intense Many women became faint and were rushed into the shade Those suffering from the heat who were given treatment at the emergency hospital in charge of Dr It Allen were able to leave the hospital The accident to the Mason car oc curred in front of the west end of the bleachers and was witnessed by thou sands The car was well up in the run ning and looked a contender for the hon ors of the day If was grinding along at I seventy five miles an hour and had just reached the short stretch in front of the bleachers when it was put out of the race When within 100 yards of the bridge over the small run beneath the track it swerved There was no sound of a burst ing tire The front wheel gave way sud denly and the car despite its speed rushed toward the retaining wall HITS SOT EARTH It then rushed backward toward the In side of the track and struck the soft earth 'on ihednside of the track and turned over pne complete somersault was turned according to witnesses before the car struck the earth nose pointing down The machine hesitated a moment then turned on Its back and lay there Tower and his mechanician were not thrown from the car but went down with it When the racer turned over a second time both men were discovered bv those near at hand When help reached him the driver was barely conscious and was half buried in the mud TOWER TRIES? TO STAND When the emergency ambulance got lower to the hospital he did not realize that he was seriously injured As he was lifted from the auto he made a brave attempt to stand but was too weak and when laid upon the cot he closed his eyes and all but fainted As the assistants started him toward the Im provised operating table he roused him self and said: a minute turn round don't carry me in feet first thia time" When injured leg had placed in splints he was taken to a cot beneath a tent on the edge of the hos pital grou nds where he could see the cars as they rose on the embankment to take the curve Lee Gunning mechanician was brought to the hospital a few minutes later and after being given medical at tention was placed on a cot near Towe) Later when Bob Burman was ivlievod at the wheel of the Keeton he too came to the tent and lay on a col near Tower and Gunning for an hour Io rest In less than a minute alter the acci dent to the Mason dozens of persons surrounded the men and the machine and it was with difficulty that they were reached by an ambulance Tower exhibited his nerve a moment after the spill when lie remarked to by standers got one broken leg and another won't kill After the race the two mon were re moved to the Methodist Hospital It was said that condition was not improved last night Experts at the Speedway were unable to tell exactly what caused the accident The theory was advanced that Tower drove too close io the edge of the em bankment leading from the track and went over Those who were on the spot however pointed out the tracks made by the wrecked machine which led from the (enter of the track directly to the embankment of the inside An examination of the ear was made but it was said that it was impossible to tell whether breaks had been made be fore or after it left the track It was concluded by those who made an inves tigation that a bad double skid two laps previous had weakened the car In Indianapolis Today Indianapolis vs Pittsburgh (ederal League) Riverside Beach 3 rn Young dance for The Star Sum mer Mission und Academy afternoon Improvement Club tag day Indian) Nature Study Club meeting Garden of Bhds and Botany: cars leave Traction Terminal Station at 8 a in a nd 9 a WITNESSEDBY 90000 MIGHTY THRONG GOUX MAINTAINS HAILS GOUX AS SPEED 7659 NEW SPEED KING MILES AN HOUR rench lag Held Aloft by Victor Draws Rounds of Thunder rench Driver inishes Race in 6:31 :4345 Dawson's Rec GOUX CROSSING TAPE A WINNER iMflfcWtiiilM jMb jaB 1 I A A vxss 5k i 'Ve'XXJf 7 7r ous Applause SPEEDWAY INSPIRING SCENE AS WORLD'S CLASSIC IS RUN i Intense Enthusiasm Aroused by Heroic Effort to Keep Honors Here BY MYRON GREEN Two iLi'ffl won' Ihinillod bnfmo (lie ryes of 90 ODD spend I li usla st but the vlclnr In (he 500 mile Speed way race yrsl arday held slott the flag of Uiaiue tiles Gnux the driver in a rem ear had wn The pent up cx cllemeiil and eritliiisliisni that had hren healed to a nervous fervor ly 1 he lung I hours of thu contest was spent in hys terical nppla use as a new pllt In search for A merle! laurels dialied Dialer the GOUX WAVING RENCH AND AMERICAN LAGS ATER RACE checkered ling Then (Jotix howltig Ids appreciation held up his rountry's idors ITolmigril cheering was followed by a Winning Drivers Cars Time and Prizes in 500 Mile Race Pos Driver Car Elapsed Time Ave Per Hour Country Prize 1 Goux 2 Wishart Peugeot No 16 Mercer No 22 6:41 4345 7659 rance $20000 6:45:06 7406 United States 10000 Merz Stutz No 2 6:50:3575 7307 United States 5000 4 Guyot Sunbeam No 9 7:05:0810 7058 England 3500 5 Pllette Mercedes Knight No 23 7:19:2555 682 Germany 3000 Wilcox Gray ox No 12 7:23:3890 678 United States 2200 1 Mulford Mercedes No 29 7:27:1785 671 Germany 1800 8 Dlsbrow Case No 31 7:30:5093 666 United States 1600 Clarke Tulsa No 25 7:49:21 639 United States 1500 Haupt Mason No 35 7:53:31 635 United States 1400 lagged Burman (United States) 180th lap STRICKEN AT DINNERL NEWSPAPERMAN DIES Manager of Chicago Press As sociation Is Attacked While Dining at ortune Home Sayler manager of the Chicago Press Association was stricken with apoplexy while dining at the home of Wil liam ortune 963 North Pennsylvania street last evening and died early this morning at the Methodist Hospital Mr Sayler was seized while he seemed to be in the best of health 1Ip was given medical attention by Ur Henry Jameson and Dr A McDonald who expressed their belief that he was In a serious con dition and should be taken to a hospital Air Sayler came from Chicago to see the Speedway race and went to the track as the guest of Mr ortune 'He was especially interested In the race and when he returned from the Speedway was still in good spirits While dining he became Ill suddenly and did not regain his senses His brother Richard Sayler of Sheloy vdle was called and he and Mrs rank Millikan of Indianapolis a niece were at the hospital when death came Mr Sayler began Ids newspaper career here as a political correspondent during the Harrison campaign and In 888 went to where he and several asso ciates founded the Chicago ross Associa tion He was librarian for the Indiana Society of Chicago Mr Sayler was born In Shelbyville Ind and was an intimate friend of the late Charles Major He was 50 years old Word of his illness was telegraphed to Mrs Sayler in Chicago and to John Sayler a son who as a represen lat ive of Purdue University participated in a meet yesterday in St Jamis Both are on their way to Indianapolis It is proliablu that the funeral will be conducted in Shelbyville GIRL IS INSTANTLY KILLED alls rom Bicycle Under Wheels of Auto Truck NEW ALBANY Ind May Alice Ernl 8 years old daughter of Dr rni was instantly killed this after noon wlien run down by an auto truck She was riding beside the truck nil a bicycle when her wheel went from under her and she fell under the machine Goux New Speed Kin Has Always Chosen Motors for His Playthings rom Childhood He Has Been Reared in the Shadow of Peugeot Automobile actory Twenty eight years ago in the village of Valentigny (Doubs) rance in the beau tiful valley of the Rhone there came to brighten the home of one Anatol Goux and his wife a baby boy They were sure that some day their son would be a great man Their faith was well founded for yesterday their boy was declared winner of the 500 mile race at the In dianapolis Mol or Speedway and was heralded as the greatest race driver In the world When other boys in Valentigny were playing marbles and quoits Jules Gmix was tinkering with a tiny motor Jlis father gave it to him as a pliythiug and It (harrrmd the lad The motor came from a great factory In Beaulieu where Peugeot motor ears are made The elder Goux for more than thirty live years was super! nt of I ho Peugeot factory and only recently retired from active service at the plant As Jules grew older his Interest in motors and motor cars increased and he became a frequent visitor at the factory Later his faflier gave him employment there during his vacations After he finished his school course lie entered the business and began to study it from the ground up BECAME HIS HOBBY Thus he learned to know every part of the great motor car It became his hobby and he studied It continually As a result many of his suggestions were carried out In the manufacture of the cars and thanks to Jules Goux as rnucn perhaps as any one else the Peugeot car stands at the head of the list of international race cars today Goux drove his first race In 1905 when he won art eight tulle 1)111 climb at Bel fort rance receiving the Lodorlln (Jup as a trophy rom that time on victories came easy for the daring driver gained confidence in his ability early' and being fearless drove for nil he was worth iu every race in which he entered Since the hill elimil) at Belfort he Ims iinimxi dl fourteen firsts one second and four thirds out of a total of some thirty races in which he lais entered Ills itmoids have ibeen made In long disiancr o'cais us well i as in contests over shut ter rmiles His best pcrtorinance was the breaking rif the world's spri'ilwhy rf at fifty and 100 miled at the Uro'd landa track In Hnglulid uti April IB his y' in the sumo car which he droe in vest ct day's contest His record Uune litty was and for udlcs 56 lie lias driven 1UG rnihs iho yards in uiie Imm the best iiHlmmanre rec ord Diirmg pi art ic rtptKi aL the Speed way the last week iloux exceeded the 1 tin mile ii a liuu i i)i mj several occa sions NEED SPEED did not have io go fast to win yes terday" he explained through bls mtcr pretcr as he tat waiting fur dinner at the Columbia Club last nlghL With Goux were Charles Sedwlck directin of the Speedway Guy Monahan of the Pre mier Company Eslejly manager of the local branch of the liusloue Company Zucca reill pilm of Peugeot 15 Begin Goux's mechanician and A Kaufmann' United Stales irpresenia tive of the Peugeot factory and man ager of the Peugeot racing 1miii Tins little supper party marked cele bration of Ills victory rGoux acted as If he had xpeeted a victory from the start and the ouhmme of the race was no surprise "I did not have to go he re peated 1 had to do was to drive know my ear It Is jusi like a child If you know Imw to tjost It 11 will re spond immediately That Is the secret of success la i omobihi racing know your car" In Ids races during a period of eight CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 COLUMN 6 moment of sllciu'e as the rlamorlng spre laiors realized that Americans in the )m had lost the honors of llio day Then as if the first shunts of (be crowd woro being erhood rlimlng brokr forlli anew as an Amri'lran tribute despite the disappointment was paid the game driver who had won bis own virtory There was no one exrrpt bls own entm trvmon to rusii frwnrd to rongrat In I Goux hut vrrt brlrss his rfcrplioli at the pits Kis entlmslnsth and sport a rtilar The manam of the renrh raring cnev rushed forward and planted a warm kiss on the greasy fare of the driver and Ills inoghanirlnn although almost exhausted Sr I zed Ids hamls and while jumping up and do wn joyfully calle! to i I iicsw he Ictyry GOUX SMILES AND SMILES As for Joux lie smile I until It seemed ho would Injure Ids faer while the rare spectators observed Ids greeting will) amusement 1 1 railed for his usual nourishment a cake of chocolate and a bottle of vine At one time during the race had thrraenr! to quit driv ing If his manager did not provide him with xyiur a ml it was necessary to'search the gruml stands tor a bottle of rare vintage In order pacify' the T'rcnch thirst All estimates heard on the number of persons attending the race indicated that the crowd was the largest in the Speed way's history The weather proved that the weather man Is not a good foreteller of Himshine a rb a sky during the entire day luring (housands to the oval track The crow) was gonil natm cd find orderly Only mini during the day were there signs of serious trouble Late in (he aft erimon fiovera) men tried to rusb a gate that was barred by' a gmirdsman attempt was nrisueenssful ns there wev enough bpeeial police on lie grounds to take cart of any rnergt ncy Tt a nspoi't a io ri facjljtlcs to the Speed way were better (han Iu former years nn there was riot as much 'rwding at the Difratice gates and fhe tram os of the grand stands as usual crowd began to arrive early and it was not un til noon that the grand tnds were filled ENTHUSIASM NOT SO MARKED Enthusiasm was not as rampant as nt the two other f00 nillc races that have bi cn run al the Speedway The race was not as sjo ei amla i ns In former years and the time was not as fast The drivers were given the nstomaty ova tion when the long Jln of 'nmiors swung into mvtloj) and rushed under the wire in a cloud of smoko with the roar of thunder Wagers wore made that aoeldents would occur In the start anl the gram! stands hummed with expectancy Guyot In Ids Sunbeam led the thundering line of motors down the stretch ns the slanting hoiiil) was tired A soore of other cars Hashed past the grand stands in quirk sijrccsslon and as the cloud of smoke was llfioj above the track the contest ants spoil on their way In safety 'The crowd was I lion seated and ox crpthig the ovations given Hob Burman In Ids Keeton Special (here wm liillu applause At the beginning of the rarfj CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 COLUMN 41 ord Still Stands WISHART IN MERCER ENDS SECOND MERZ RUNS THIRD Guyot Driving English Car Gets ourth Place ive Others Complete Grind BY A BLAKELY I hiving mm of the nji'Sl or I ph iiwes ever seen on the I nd In mi po is Speedway Jules Goux pilot of the Peugeot ar held the who thrnnghmit (In 500 1 1 1 II race yesterday aftirioon and finished first In lln I ii (n ia I ional Sweet is! a It es In 6 3 1 1 3 15 a speed of miles an hur Thu "glory nf Ids perl ni'imifme hs slightly dulled however Iu view of the fart that the rrcriml fr Hie vent set last year by Joo Ihiwsmi In TJa I mn I 8 was not Hppi otmlieil 'The mark of 6:2100 or 7872 ndlrs an Imitr still Ktiimln ami an Anmrmau rar holds it Srcoml place was won ly VVhdiart In a Mereer third went to Merz hi the I li a mi polis ma I Stutz and fourth to Guyot In the English Smdiea AMERICAN CARS SHARE Plhttc lii a Mercedes nigh Wilcox in the Gray ox Mulford In a Mercedes llisbmw in a Ease in a find Haupt In a Mmum llnlalicd In the mi med Goux is ilrher by bls victory by money find trophies ahi rd at xhiui I el $85000 lli: won (he first prize of $20000 several nemssory prizes and captured trie Jbmiy Brassard the Prest Li trophy mid Hm Whmdcr Heheblcr $10000 cup held until yesterday by 1lm Mormon car He will lake his trophies abroad a mb hold them until raced for again Tw Ainrrlriiu ears were next In ths prlzv winning list ami then I he Englishunbeani carried away Its por'lou The two German rars the Merercdrs and (ho Mercedes Knigh were the only foreign cars tn finish leaving six of the ten places to America The day was ideal for the long grind although too warm for any record break ing perforins nee trouble caused by the exrrsslve heat and speed slowed the race to a certain extent and kept the winner from breaking the record An cnormoms rrowd saw thn contest esti mated at 90000 They gave tlielr cheers to the Stutz driver Gil Anderson who seemed to have a cham to win be fore engine trouble eliminated him in the j87th lap A deep silence reigned In Hie RtandM when Goux passed but when he crossed the tape a winner they ehe? rd him to 1 he limit DRIVES BURNING CAR Charley Merz pilot of Stutz No 2 elect rifle I the big crowl by finishing his last four mih to gain third place with his engine in (lames Harry Martin his mechanician the boy who rode with hawHmi last year fought' the lire and then cinwled out on Hie hood ns the pits were neared ami loosened the straps ho that "the pitmen cmild get at the flames Bob Burman took the lead in the first few laps iiml for the 'first 100 miles set several records for curs of his class After that he dropped lower and lower In standing and through numerous mis fortunes Just missed getting In the money Jh 'was flagged fitter the tenth rar had crossed the xx ir with twenty laps to Btirmiui drove a great race find with a better cur would limo made a tine showing lie overonme difficulties as fast as they sirose but he could not control time Thu minutes slipped away while he was repairing his mount ami cost him one of the prizes GUYOT DRIVES STEADILY Guyot In the Simbeam also drove ft steady race and seemed to keep the same puce from start to finish He refused to hurry ami allowed ear after car to pass him Very little tire trouble bothered him and hmJ fie speeded up the English car CONTINUED ON PAGE 9 COLUMN 4 Local Car Which inished Third i I 7 t'MMi 1 SESMaHMMMMMtjHMIMtaMMMaamaMMMVMM CHARLEY MERZ DRIVING STUTZ (NO 21 WHICH INISHED THIRD MECHANICIAN IS SIGNALING OR LET REAR TIRE Lucky Discovery of Wine Saved Day for Driver of Peugeot Just as American history is emblazoned with the words of Patrick Henry "Give me liberty or give me so now is Indianapolis Motor Speedway history emblazoned with words quite as enthusiastic "Donnes moi une I bouteille de vin ou je suis i Translated into idiomatic English these words mean "Rustle me a pint of wine or and they wbre uttered most earnestly and emphatically by Jules Goux the Drench speed demon winner of 500 mile race when he came into tlie pits for the first time for a change of tires Jules is a native of sunny rance and since childhood lias been accus tomed to ga rgle his tonsils in the sweet ambrosia of I he Midi As soon as his car stopped in front of the Peugeot pits (loux leaped to the ground and in accents the sincerity which none could mistake demanded a bottle wine None was on hand so pitmen were sent to the grand stand in search the necessary bottle of liquid encouragement Luckily one of the pitmen happened on a party of men from Pittsburgh who had placed a number of betson Goux They came to the rescue and instead of one bottle furnished the excited pitman with half a dozen con taining the most select vintage of la belle rance Hack to the pits the pitman hurried Jules saw him coming and snatching a bottle from him as lie reached the Hack cracked the neck of the liotlle on the retaining wall and permitted its contents to trickle down his throat whetting Lis tonsils as it went Then back into his seat lie leaped and from that time on the outcome of the great motor struggle was little in doubt CAR 1 HAT IGURED IN SPECTACULAR SPILL fetX fi" ft fir MT WRfcfiK MASON NO NflBpi MllllMKWW VwA 5 4 'WaligT rife rjaCTMc 1.