Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-09-02 | Page 6 | 70,000 Fans See Ray Keech Win Speedway Race

Fans See SeeRay SeeRay Ray Keech Win Speedway Race SYRACUSE N. N Y Sept 1 CAP AP Ray Keech who attained a speed of mIles mIles' s' s san an hour at Florida last winter today wrested the mlle mile dirt track championship from h hie youthful Russell a brother Philadelphian before a crowd of persons His time was 1 hour 19 13 minutes and seconds EARLY LEADER For more than half haU of the century century cen- cen tury piloting Ira Valls Vall's speedy Miller special appeared a asure asure sure victor but after a a. thrilling battle the veteran Keech cut In ahead of him and rapidlY widened the gap was nearly halt haH a mile behind when the race ended The huge crowd was treated to a thrill early in the race raco when three of the speeding n machines crashed near the three quarter pole Miraculously Mirac- Mirac no one was The accident occurred when then Charles Ganung of Katonah blinded by dust at the end of the back stretch crashed through the Inside fen fence e rebounded and turned around twice MEYER SKIDS The White Stutz special piloted by Louis Meyer of Los Angeles glanced Ganung's rear end and skidded Into the o outside fence while rank Frank ot of Philadelphia trail trail- ig In his Marvel special hit Meyer and also crashed Into the outside fence Ganung escaped with a cut cuton cuton on one hand while the other drivers were uninjured