Show LF LEWIS WIS TAKES ALTOONA ALTOONA RACE IN IN FAST TIME Batton Is Second In Auto Feature On Only I y Four Pour Seconds J Separate e Drivers at atthe atthe atthe the Finish SPEEDWAY S Pa June By 12 12 By The Tho Associated Press Dave Davo V LIs Is veteran vett-r vett n of oth the roaring motors motor motors won the milo mile automobile race roce by bi a scant margin owe Norman Normon Bitten of the Altoona speedway th this after arter- afternoon noon The Th fortunes of th the gruel gruel- gruelling gruelling cru lint l-lint ling contest swung Urne Ume Urn ana anu again a as the speed wagons wafon tore torn around the mile and a quarter board boord oval Ova but Lewis LeI and Batt Batten n drIvIng Ing I a nonstop battle batlle won the th prized positions Lewis aera er a n for the th 50 miles mile was close close to 11 miles an hour His Ifs time limo was waa two hours 13 minutes 24 seconds Batten Batten- crossed the line a few seconds behind Lewis Seventeen drIvers were sent away by starter Fred Wagner a ner but only 10 fin fin- finIshed 1 fin finished In- In At the th outset Peter po Do Paolo led ted the tho pack and he te- te re remained out In front until the th 5 52 mile 52 mile mark then the young youns Italian was forced to the pit by a a flat tire and he io could not not ot regain reg the lead Harry Hartz Harti stepping close behInd De D Paolo Poolo jumped lumped Into the lead position Frank Elliott arid aid Bennett Hill Hili were about a Quarter lap behind Hard Hartz at time Elliott was WIlS drivIng ahead at a steady pace and It IL did not take him long lone to overtake Hartz At this stage stag Norman Batten stepped up Into third place Fort 0 SO miles Hartz Elliott and Batten staged a close cloie battle roar roar- roarIng roarIng roar Ing across the line In front of the main grandstand only a few seconds apart DurIng the third SO 50 miles mIlea of the battle hattle attle Hartz again took the lead lend but at If 1 4 miles motor trouble caused him to stop ot at his pit He H lost SO 50 laps while whilO the engine was W being adjusted and could not overtake the th flying leaders At Af 00 mile miles Elliott was leading with Batten a close sec eec second sec second ond Dave Dare Lewis had been back hack In Inthe Inthe Inthe the field two laps but ho Ie decIded to open his motor and at 25 miles had closed the th gap cap to a fraction of ot ft II lap He succeed d dIn In cha Batten for tor more than 20 0 miles Both drivers setting a apace apace apace pace of some US miles an hour left left the th field fl ld far tar behind At 2 24 48 miles mUes Lewis shoved his motor to the limit and on the th back stretch lie he passed the th flying Batten Bt Ho He held his scant lead for the the two to laps and ond was given th the winning flag Four seconds after Lewis crossed the line Batten flash flashed cd home John Duff Durf a new comer corner in the racing world was as third two to t 0 laps lapI behInd the winner Ired Fred Corner Comer was fourth Eddie Hearn fifth firth Bennett Hennett Hill sixth Frank Elliott seventh Pter P ter De D Paolo eighth Ralph Hepburn ninth and Ben Ben- Benjamin Ben Benjamin jamin Jones t tenth nth Lewis took the tho th first prize of Batten latten and Duff Durr |