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Show MILTON FIRST IN AUTO RACE Makes 115 Miles an Hour in Sprmt Events on Los Angeles Course T.o.S ANOELES. April -i Tommy Milton won the championship sprint automobile I ii al the speedway Sun- ii.-, t lUin the second preliminary 25-mile sprint in 13 minutes. 1.49 seconds, an average of 115.02 miles ' an hour and the final 50-mile event In 26 minutes. 1.92 seconds, an av-- av-- ge of 115.2 mlle9 an hour. i Milton was said by A A A offi- . dais to have Established new world s records in both events. VIURPin COM! S SE4 OJi l Jimmy Murphy, w ho won the thylrd , 23-milc preliminary, was second In I the finals; Harry Hurtz. won second In the third preliminary, was third ; in th finals, arid Piotro Bordlno, who won lite first preliminary, was fourth.' Hiy. M Series w is fifth, l-'rank Elliott El-liott sixth and Art Klein seventh Milton, winner of the 1921 ham-plonship ham-plonship and already hading in th ! 1922 point list, added 10 poin: the result of these races. Ills prize ' money totaled $4500. fnrbhv gained $3.s.r.u and 100 p., ints; llsrtz. $1850 and 25 points; Bordlno $1750 and 66 polntfe; Elliott i I . ad B0 pOlnte S.-irles 1900; l Kb mi $35u and Jerry Wondcrlloh. ! $175. A winner of one preliminary was barred from other events except the final Mi-mile dash. ill that, the en- trants were the winners of fird and i i second places In the first three ppe-, ppe-, limlnarles and of first, second and ' third places in the fourth. RX CITING ICCHMSNTS There were two accidents that for few seconds threatened the lives j of many drivers Art Klein figured ! most prominent In both. In on" pre- i ! llmlnary his car broke an avlc but ho steered It off the track minus one I wheel In time to avoid hing struck by the others. In the twenty-sixth lap of the final Klein's car blew a lire, and began , to spin around Both Bordlno and E II iti crashed into Klein but escaped Without personal Injuries and with only slight, damage to their cars. Without stopping both continued to drive their battered racers around the speedway, while Klein, after going go-ing to the pit and chanjrlng tires, i went hack to the race and finished I last. oo |