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Show LOU MEYER IS RACE WINNER Novice Ts Victor In Great Indianapolis Speedway Classic INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 31 Lou Meyer, an unheard-of novice, was the winner of the annual Memorial Mem-orial day. auto, race classic at Indianapolis-yesterday. 1 Meyer, who hails from Los Angeles, Ange-les, had a. lead of two and one-half miles over his nearest rival, Lou Moore of Hollywood. George Sou-ders, Sou-ders, 1927 winner, pulled up in third place, about five miles behind the winner.. . Meyer drove the entire distance without relief and finished the 500-mile 500-mile 'grind feeling fine. He only found an "angel" to back his entry in the race about a week ago, and was using an old cor in the competition. compe-tition. He gained about $35,000 for his victory. Meyer was never out of the first tenthroughout the race and in the last 32 miles went into the leach after Jimmy Gleafion and Tony Gullota had been battling for first most of the way. Both machines ma-chines suffered misfortune at the close, stalling only a few miles from the finish. Leon Duray, Cliff Woodbury and Cliff Bergere, the favorites, all were put out of the running by motor trouble early in the race. Duray, who was the qualifying leader, set a dizzy pace for 162 miles, but was forced out. A record-breaking crowd of 150,-000 150,-000 watched the speedway classic. |